How to Survive Daylight Saving Time: Start Early (2026)
Daylight saving time is coming, and it’s my least favorite version of the dreaded time change. Losing an hour ruins the sleep of everyone in my household. It was one thing when it was just a pair of irritated adults, but now we have a 3-year-old who doesn’t understand what daylight saving is or why […]
How to Monitor Your Blood Pressure at Home (2026)
The Apple Watch is not calibrated with a cuff. It takes 30 days of cardiac data from the existing optical PPG sensors, analyzes it, and gives you a probability that you might have hypertension. It’s also significant that this is the first year that the Apple Watch has had a true 24 hours of battery […]
Which Water Filter Pitchers Filter PFAS? How to Check
It’s boom time for water filters, ever since the EPA announced that as many as 10 percent of US water systems may have unsafe levels of PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” in the water. Lead pipes are still all over the place, even if they’re no longer in Flint, Michigan, as of July 2025. […]
How to safely clean infant feeding items in an emergency
Learn how to clean and sanitize items used to feed your baby with safe water in an emergency. Germs can grow on baby bottles, nipples, sippy cups, cups, bowls, and any other containers used to prepare and store infant formula, baby food or breast milk. All these items need to be cleaned after every use, […]
How to have the best sex of your life even after years together, by world-famous intimacy psychologist PROF NICOLE McNICHOLS… who knows exactly what works (and what doesn’t!)
It’s ironic to think that when I was asked to take over teaching Psych 210 – a course on human sexuality at the University of Washington which has since become the largest of its kind in the country – my own sex life was in shambles. While my doctoral training had included research on sexual […]
How to train your brain the same way you train muscles
If you have ever lifted a weight, you know the routine: challenge the muscle, give it rest, feed it and repeat. Over time, it grows stronger, writes Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse. Of course, muscles only grow when the challenge increases over time. Continually lifting the same weight the same way stops working. It might come as a […]
Here’s how to start your backyard vegetable garden
If you want healthy food, experts say to eat what’s local, organic and in-season. Those foods benefit the planet too, because they are less taxing on the soil and they don’t travel as far. It doesn’t get more local, organic and in-season than a backyard vegetable garden. At this time of year, many backyards across […]
How to Stick to a Workout Routine, According to Experts
There’s no way around it: working out regularly can be a drag—and knowing how to stick to a workout routine is an entirely different barbell to wrestle with. No matter how strong your resolve, or how many tricks you pull to keep things interesting, hitting the snooze button or watching football on the sofa always […]
Shovelling snow can put strain on your heart. How to stay safe as millions dig out
As people in Eastern Canada dig out from heavy snowfall — record-breaking, in some places — health-care professionals are reminding Canadians “be kind” to your heart when shovelling snow. According to Environment Canada, snowfall totals at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Sunday hit 46 cm, the “highest daily total snowfall on record.” Snowfall amounts closer […]
How to Meditate (Without an Om in Sight) (2026)
Launching straight back into work in the New Year can be challenging, but learning how to meditate can help you stay focused. Feel free to roll your eyes right about now, but numerous studies have shown that meditation can boost creativity, improve sleep quality, and manage stress. “Meditation is a practice to calm the brain […]