Health Canada recently warned Canadians not to buy or inject unauthorized peptide drugs sold online, naming products that include BPC-157, CJC-1295, ipamorelin, TB-500 and retatrutide. The advisory notes these products are being marketed online and on social media for anti-aging, weight loss, injury recovery, sleep, mental focus and general “wellness,” and that Health Canada has…

Trees and flowers aren't the only things popping this time of year. Local superfoods are now making long-awaited appearances at farmers' markets, grocery stores – and in some cases your own backyard. Julie Daniluk, a Toronto-based registered nutritionist, health educator, writer and TV personality is a big believer in the ability of food to maximize…

Lately, there has been a lot of news about declining alcohol sales in North America, and speculation as to why that might be. As director of the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria, I consider this an important development and a topic worth exploring given its implications for health and…

The key to better wellbeing is acting like an Italian grandmother, according to social media’s “nonnamaxxing” trend. Proponents of the trend say that adopting the lifestyle habits of an Italian nonna will help improve your health and mental wellbeing. The core principles of the trend are simple: make time for your friends and loved ones,…

[caption id="attachment_646282" align="alignnone" width="1080"] Deagreez/Getty Images; Svetlana Khoroshilova/Getty Images (tea cup)[/caption] Spilling the Tea A 10-year study out of Flinders University in Australia that looked at bone density in post-menopausal women found tea drinkers had slightly stronger bones than those who didn’t enjoy teatime. Researchers followed 10,000 women aged 65 and older for a decade…

When we talk about foods that are good for vision, we often think of carrots or spinach. However, there is another superfood that deserves a place on your plate: avocados. Rich in essential nutrients, they help protect our eyes from aging and support their proper functioning. And to combine the useful with the pleasant, discover…