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When I turned 40, my husband and I decided to treat ourselves to a blow-out meal at one of Toronto’s top restaurants. We each had starters, main courses and dessert along with a few glasses of wine.

Over the past several years, there have been multiple studies that appeared to point in a positive direction: that having a little bit of meat on your frame — not obesity, which has been repeatedly linked to an early death, but just the extra pounds that signify a commitment to eating dessert — made an individual a better candidate for increased longevity than their rake-thin peers.

How to make a healthy pumpkin pie and the easiest gluten-free crust recipe ever!

What's the ultimate kitchen? We think we've found it – with fresh, show-stopping design and every detail thought out

Earlier this month, Statistics Canada announced that Canada now had its lowest ever recorded rate of smokers: only 17 percent of Canadians aged 15 and older were smokers in 2010, down one percentage point from the year before.

My brain feels like it’s going to explode — I suspect I'm about to become a madwoman, leaving my house in my bathrobe and screaming while running up and down the block.

As Benny’s journey nears its end in West of Wawa we try to figure out if she's really on the road to recovery.

At the recent Kingston WritersFest, Ben McNally, owner of Ben McNally Books in Toronto, and official bookseller at Toronto’s International Festival of Authors, took to the stage to talk about his book picks for fall 2011.

I come from a family of four children, two girls and two boys. My parents, who have been married for nearly four decades, are loving, attentive and hyper-involved in all our lives. I’ve never doubted their affection for me—it borders on obsession, frankly—or their authentic investment in my happiness.

Writing in this week's Globe and Mail, Sarah Hampson had an interesting story about happiness in relationships: "Happiness in couples is contagious. So is misery."

Every family has their own traditions and favourites, and whether you’re feeding picky eaters, or celebrating twice, here are some holiday staples, two ways.

The secret is that there are no secrets. Spot reducing doesn't work, but lowering your overall body-fat percentage can help you slim your waistline