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Eat yourself Younger!

Amazing anti-aging herbs and spices Did you know that you have many herbs and spices in your pantry that can help fight the signs of aging? Just a teaspoon of these herbs every day can help you to look younger while adding flavour to your favorite dishes. Of course, fresh herbs are more potent, but you can lean on dry herbs too. Basil Basil [http://www.herbcompanion.com/herbal-living/amazing-health-benefits-of-basil.aspx] is delicious and versatile. It’s also super easy to grow in a container

The Three Best Canadian Money Blogs

It’s not easy managing money, and there’s a lot of conflicting information out there for people who don’t have a solid background in it. My wife calls it the WebMD problem: if you have a sore arm, and you look it up online, you might find out your sore arm is just a sore arm, and you might find out you’re having a heart attack. Maybe it’s neither, but the internet can lead you down some dark rabbit holes, my friend. Same with money advice. The good, the bad, the Nigerian princes—they’re all out

In Praise of the Tiffin

With all of the options for packing your leftovers these days, it’s easy to get lost in a mountain of plastic. And as recent reports suggest, much of this plastic leaches into your food, which can be cancer-causing. But then I discovered something, while out for dinner with a friend at an Indian restaurant. Ladies and gents: the tiffin. I’d seen them before, but I’d never considered how awesome a tiffin could be, so I bought one and I am hooked. I also looked a little deeper into how this great

Football brings light to developing countries

Innovative students at Harvard University [http://www.harvard.edu/] have found a new and innovative way to put to good use the energy expended when playing football. Football is one of the most popular sports in the world, especially in developing countries. These areas have two things in common; a lack of electricity and a need for soccer balls. Lack of electricity often hampers the studying of potential of students in developing countries. Once the sun goes down, few households can afford the

The Homebuyer’s Dilemma: To fixer up, or to not fixer up?

Like many Canadians, I once dreamt of owning my own home. Eventually I was able to buy a condo in an okay building, and I’m still sitting on it with fingers crossed that the value will go up, but my hopes of own a freestanding structure get a little less as years go by. That’s why I was interested in this article in the National Post [http://business.financialpost.com/2012/09/01/the-pros-and-cons-of-buying-a-fixer-upper/] the other day that talked about fixer uppers. I figure that if I ever do