Health

We've been told that money actually can buy some happiness: especially if you make up to $75,000 a year (and can take care of all of your basic needs), and if you spend that money on helping others. But how do the poorest people in the world experience happiness? Here, I talk to Katherine Boo, author of Behind the Beautiful Forevers, a new non-fiction book about the men and women who live in a Mumbai slum called Annawadi.

Consider this advice: 1. Make your life better by acknowledging how bad it really is right now 2. Don’t be afraid to be yourself as you are at every moment of your life — even when you are miserable, fat and alone 3. Self-knowledge isn’t just power — it’s freedom

Eating out is one of the primary causes of obesity in North America thanks to the wallop of calories served in restaurant food. Dining outside of the house used to be an expensive and rare treat but now, with 24-hour access to fast food and pizza delivery, it’s commonplace. Even if you go to the grocery store it’s quicker and easier to buy something frozen in a box and fire it into the oven or microwave.

"What is happiness? It’s a moment before you need more happiness." -Don Draper My favourite TV ad man spouts memorable happiness quotes often on Mad Men. 'Happiness is the smell of a new car and freedom of fear', he preaches. Or, as he told Dow Chemical executives in last week’s episode, 'happiness is the moment before you need more happiness'.Watching Don and his fellow ad execs is an exercise in what we think will bring us happiness versus what really does.

Larry kicked my butt. To be totally honest, I thought I’d breeze through my first session with a personal trainer — I ride my bike five months of the year — but I was in for a big surprise. I showed up at the cozy gym at my Bahamas resort, and soon learned that there are plenty of benefits to having a personal trainer, even if you already have an exercise routine.