Health

Suffering from the painful symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome? Two new studies show that finding relief may be a case of mind over matter.

Did you know that heart disease and stroke are the number one killers of women? Measha Brueggergosman, Canadian soprano and spokesperson for The Heart and Stroke Foundation's The Heart Truth campaign, explains her own health-related struggles, Becel's February heart-healthy initiative, and why all Canadian women need to starting listening to their hearts.

I’m closing in on 44 pretty fast, and I am not yet in the best shape of my life. I think it’s going to be a few more years when I peak; I’m planning to do an Ironman triathlon – just one – and then I’ll fight a valiant delaying action against age. If I live to be a hundred, then I might start easing off.

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I am currently trying to starve a cold (due less to science, and more to a phlegm-induced lack of appetite), so I guess this might count as good news. According to recent research reported by USA Today — "Could 'extreme' low-cal diets bring longer, healthier life?" — living in a state of constant deprivation might help extend your life. (Though it's debatable just how happy you'll be in the meantime if you have to forsake fried chicken, key lime pie and pork belly sandwiches. But maybe I'm just projecting.)