Health

Want to prevent needing to use a wider belt notch? Make these two easy steps to help curb weight gain.

Quite often my almost four-year-old son and I wrestle. Not Hulk Hogan style—he’s three after all—really it’s more like I wait on the couch while he takes a running leap at me and then tries to pin me down. We tussle, we often snuggle (But not too much mommy! Remember we’re wrestling!) and tickles are involved. And while I like this little routine we have, it turns out it’s also making me a happier mama.

I'm spending a little time dwelling on my loveliest moments of 2011, so the whole thing doesn't just pass by in a messy blur. In part one, I talked about the wonderful rustic farm I visited with my family in the south of France. And for the remaining installments, I'm looking back at my other favourite travel moments of the year. This time, it's schvitzing in Istanbul.

What side of the bed do you sleep on? Me, I’m a right-side girl, at home or when sleeping over at a friend's or family member’s house. I need to score that right-hand-side because I’m also a right-side sleeper who prefers to face out of the bed rather than into it. I don’t know why but I also don’t question it—it just works.

For most people, the big concern is that junk food will go straight to their thighs. But did you ever stop to consider what those delicious little morsels might be doing to your brain?