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When you sit all day at work, you can’t help but wonder how it’s affecting your health. We’ve read countless articles about the negative impact of a sedentary lifestyle on our overall wellness, but we wanted to know what we could do specifically for our back to help lighten the load.

A recent study (via The Atlantic) offers some sound advice for those trying to eat a healthier diet and stay on the right side of the scale—get a good night’s rest as often as you can.

We all know that Dad is king of the grill. And though he may be quite happy assuming the role of burger-flipper, you can help take the grunt work out of the task by having the grill clean and ready to go.

The insurance website, Insure.com, has come out with a new index that puts a monetary value on dads in North America. So how much is a father worth in a household these days? It doesn't seem like much.

Patrick Flanery’s literary interests are wide-ranging; he shares his five favourite books and explains why they are so important to him.

What if your last name prompted a joke wherever you went? It just might make you prouder

It was a night that called for a big salad: we were just coming down from the high of mini-sous chef’s 4th birthday party extravaganza (read: food smorgasbord), and sticky pink icing was practically oozing from our pores.

This book is as loose and sexy and dark as an early Lucinda Williams song. I can’t wait to get swept up in the journey.

Nothing brings your favourite childhood author to life like reading his personal autobiography.

This book has everything a girl could want.

This book feels like an intimate journal that you can't stop reading.

Fashion yourself an early-bird-gets-the-worm type? Or maybe you’re better around the 10 p.m. hour—brain firing on all levels, energy high, you’re ready to go. But have you ever connected your happiness to your waking inclination? Because a new study shows that those who are bright-eyed and ready to go early in the morning are happier people.