Health & Beauty Archive

  • Imagine what it would be like never to hear music again, or the sound of a bird, or a baby crying. Most of us take the...

    Are people shouting at you? Maybe it’s your hearing

    Imagine what it would be like never to hear music again, or the sound of a bird, or a baby crying. Most of us take the...

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  • Last September, while training for a bike race in Collingwood, Tracy Dort-Kyne crashed into a tree which left the 42-year-old single mom a quadriplegic. She spent...

    Miracles happen at Lyndhurst Rehab Centre

    Last September, while training for a bike race in Collingwood, Tracy Dort-Kyne crashed into a tree which left the 42-year-old single mom a quadriplegic. She spent...

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  • Some docs are using surgery as a last resort There’s a new breed of cosmetic doctors these days. They’re trading their scalpels for needles and while...

    Forget the knife

    Some docs are using surgery as a last resort There’s a new breed of cosmetic doctors these days. They’re trading their scalpels for needles and while...

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  • Your skin is dehydrated,” says Maxine Warsh, carefully examining Ruth’s face. “It needs water, but it doesn’t need oil. Dry skin needs oil.” It’s a neat distinction.

    Better looking through electricity

    Your skin is dehydrated,” says Maxine Warsh, carefully examining Ruth’s face. “It needs water, but it doesn’t need oil. Dry skin needs oil.” It’s a neat distinction.

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  • It’s not just the holiday credit card bills, the ever-plummeting wind chill or the few extra pounds packed on courtesy of festive indulgences. To add to the general ickiness, you’ve practically mangled your dry, scaly legs from scratching, and your face is so raw and wrinkly that you look like one of those apple head dolls you used to marvel at when you were a kid.

    Hydrate, not hibernate

    It’s not just the holiday credit card bills, the ever-plummeting wind chill or the few extra pounds packed on courtesy of festive indulgences. To add to the general ickiness, you’ve practically mangled your dry, scaly legs from scratching, and your face is so raw and wrinkly that you look like one of those apple head dolls you used to marvel at when you were a kid.

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  • With a dozen surprisingly limber people stretching amid the lonely canes, walkers and empty motorized scooters scattered about the studio, it doesn’t take long to realize this class at Body Harmonics is not your typical workout.

    Studio offers mobility help

    With a dozen surprisingly limber people stretching amid the lonely canes, walkers and empty motorized scooters scattered about the studio, it doesn’t take long to realize this class at Body Harmonics is not your typical workout.

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