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Colour trends in the home. Find out where we're headed...you might be surprised.

Chatelaine editor Alex Laws conquers her unruly locks in Toronto hairdresser Brennen Demelo's Blow-dry Boot camp

After my recent experience with food poisoning, I’ve decided to go vegetarian. The mere thought of meat still makes me queasy. The one problem is that there is nothing in the world that makes me happier than a good hamburger.

Empowered patient: Think this chronic illness affects only the elderly? Think again

Start doing this workout now and have a back view to show off by the time you break out the tank tops and summer dresses

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Can you indulge in tabloid gossip and still keep your hands clean? I don’t know. But I will confess that after reading about the dark world of gossip reporting this weekend, I came away feeling as if my Us Weekly addiction was the seemingly benign gateway to some perverse underworld where anonymous cheats and liars are paid to expose famous cheats and liars.

Over at Salon.com, Alexandra Gelfenbein has written — "But Mom, what if I don't want to get married?" — about how one learns to be single in a sea of advice about how to get and keep a man. At 27, she's tempted to keep her Russian Jewish mother happy by continuing to date a nice Jewish lawyer who looks good on paper but leaves her cold every time she kisses him. Her mother likes to say things like, "And you wonder why you aren't married yet?" and give her lots of helpful advice, like that she shouldn't introduce any of her prettier friends to prospective suitors. (Oh, moms!)

Great ideas on how to sport this summer staple item from casual boho-chic to peppy office prep

I knew that sitting is bad, but I figured I got a “buy” on this because I’m not overweight and I exercise a whole lot. It turns out I was wrong, because even for the active lots of sitting is terrible for you.

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Kids bring a lot of joy into our lives, but they can also bring a lot of stress into a relationship. Find out how to carve out couple time alone so you can keep your connection alive.