Year: <span>2024</span>

Cranberries are a superfood. They are known to fight urinary tract infections. They have anti inflammatory properties. Cranberries promote heart health. Researchers are even exploring a potential role in reducing cancer risk. But a myopic view that sees only the nutritional value of cranberries misses the larger not-so-pretty picture. It’s a cruel irony that so...

Recycle: To treat or process used or waste materials so as to make suitable for reuse; to alter or adapt for new use without changing the essential form or nature of. Former Mayor Don Atchison has thrown his hat into the foray and we now have four souls offering themselves up for public service to...

The number of people living with dementia worldwide in 2019 was 57 million. That number is expected to rise to 153 million by 2050. A recent article in the Lancet (Dementia Prevention Intervention, and Care report of the Lancet Standing Commission (Volume 404, Issue 10452, P572-628, Aug. 10, 2024) is an incredibly detailed review of...

I was sitting at my computer working on a column, when I glanced to my right, where a birthday card was perched. It had been there for a few days, but this time the number on it jumped out. “I am 70 years old,” I muttered. This can’t be. There are days when I feel...

The housing crunch faced at all levels in many parts of the province is not going away, and the industry needs policy changes to advance building, a coalition of industry groups says. According to the groups, the province needs between 60,000 and 80,000 new homes by 2030 (a number agreed upon by Canada Mortgage and...

When Ken died in February 2021, we had an outpouring of messages from readers, with many telling us how much his columns meant to them. In light of that, we thought we would go back through our files and re-publish some of them. Ken would be flattered by the kind words readers expressed. We miss...

Toronto Blue Jays are doing it right. When a Major League Baseball team like the Jays falls flat on its face, it not only disappoints fans from Deer Lake, Nfld. to Duncan, B.C., and all points in between, but it makes a mess of its owners’ bottom line. Rogers, the media company that calls the...

Horticulture therapy (HT) is a formal practise that promotes a natural sense of wellness. The focus is on goal-centred activities with defined outcomes that encourage participants to engage in the natural world around us. In a previous column, HT was the focus and this week, the share is going to be more about specific types...

Honey is rich in nutrients and antioxidants, has antibacterial properties, and can play a role in diabetes management as part of a balanced diet. Honey comes from a nectar that is produced by the flowers that attract bees to them. Bees take this nectar from the flowers and store it in their stomachs. After that,...

You’ve made significant changes to your diet, swapping out processed foods for nutrient-dense, whole ingredients. You’re “eating clean” by any definition, yet the weight isn’t melting off as you had hoped. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone— and importantly, it’s not your fault. The truth is that even the cleanest diet won’t automatically lead...