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Willpower Does Not Exist

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By Theresa Albert, Toronto Nutritionist, www.myfriendinfood.com  We think we are in complete control of our senses but there’s a new study that proves just how unperceptive we can be about our food intake.  Now we are learning that the color of cutlery influences our perception of how food tastes. One study finds that size shape and weight of the spoon affects how people assess flavor. Some assessments went so far as tasting “expensive” because the spoon was heavier.  What it tells me, …

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Lyme Disease Prevention During Camping Season

As Canadians and Americans send their children to camp or head out for annual camping trips, local public notices flood the airwaves — or inboxes — with warnings about all manner of insects and the diseases they …

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The January blues, aka post-holiday depression, seasonal depression, winter blues, or what I like to call temporary insanity, can be a common occurrence after the festive season comes to an end. It's natural to feel a …

How to Find Zen In The Laundry Basket

©Remon Rijper If there is a more Sisyphean task than laundry, I don’t know what it is. There is no such thing as being caught up on laundry; someone always needs clean underwear and socks, and then the towels need …

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There are curled, dried up maple leaves on my driveway this morning and I can hardly smell sunscreen on my kids anymore. There's been no sticky burnt marshmallow crust in my hair for almost a week and every store I go to …

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"One is never over-dressed or underdressed with a Little Black Dress." — Karl Lagerfeld The holidays are just around the corner which means an onslaught of holiday parties and dinners. The next three months, …

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