Health

Just like Peter Rabbit, who loved to dig a hole in the vegetable patch, we are going to dig holes in this vegetable medley and poach our eggs to protect the lipid-rich yolk from oxidation. Three tablespoons of shiitake mushrooms pack more than 90 percent of your daily recommended intake of vitamin B5.

Dear chocolate, Forgive me, for I’m long overdue in writing you this letter. While I’ve cherished and adored you for most of my life, I’ve never quite come out and expressed to you why I love you and why you bring such happiness to my life.

It seems reasonable to assume that if beauty products like soap and shampoo are available for purchase on store shelves in Canada, they must be safe. But the truth is that manufacturers must only avoid a short "hotlist" of harmful ingredients, which does not include several that have been banned in the EU.

Reading a recent article in the New York Times health blog about the growing stigma of being overweight made me sad.

Meghan O'Rourke, author of The Long Goodbye, explains the experience of grieving her mother's death and how and when she started to feel like herself again.