Health

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

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.

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.

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."

One of our favourite Canadians, Trish Stratus, started her career as a fitness model before joining the World Wrestling Federation.