Health

I believe deeply in the principle that practice makes perfect (just ask my kids). But there are occasions when the principle falls flat. Take the piano, for example: you can practice and practice and practice, but if you're consistently hitting the wrong notes, all the practice in the world won't help; in fact, it may actually hinder, as your muscle memory takes on all the wrong notes.

Mark this down as another reason to build that strong circle of friends and family: women tend to enjoy and are happier in their retirements than men, reports a study by the BMO Retirement Institute, a division of the Bank of Montreal. Why?

Like me, you might be one of those cynics who cringes when the chime sounds at the end of another sweat-inducing yoga class to indicate that meditation time has begun.

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder affects adults too. Here's what you need to know.

Ms. Chatelaine for the month of May, Alejandra de Miguel, owner of Vintage One Wines, a bespoke winery in Toronto, talks about her family legacy and Argentinian wine pedigree.