Feeling anxious about your health? These five do-it-yourself health checks should ease your mind - and help you keep tabs on your body

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Health

Nicole Palacios; Illustrations by Sarah McMenemy

Get ready for shorts' season with these leg and butt exercises

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This is my new favourite soup. And, no, it's not because it takes less than 15 minutes to make from start to finish. Although, I must admit, I find short prep times in a recipe very appealing on a busy weeknight. A bag of frozen shrimp (uncooked and peeled) is my new 'must-have' freezer item.

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Recipes

Home editor Virginie Martocq shares her top tips for an easy festive table

Living

The mug and the microwave return as I test the five-minute French toast. Find our why I had to develop a new and improved five-minute dessert

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5-minute French toast in a mug versus 5-minute apple pie in mug, and in the microwave

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Five self-health checks

10-minute workout

Restaurant-style ginger-scented shrimp and mushroom soup: Day 17

Holiday cheats

Two-minute French toast in a cup vs. five-minute apple pie in a mug