Put on your flannels and get cozy, because the first step to weight loss is a good night’s sleep. This is what a recent study at the University of Chicago has shown. When 10 healthy, but overweight, subjects had eight hours of sleep (consuming 90% of what they normally needed to maintain their weight without [...]

An old favourite to enjoy this weekend. Happy Halloween! Ingredients 3 tablespoons margarine, melted (or olive oil) 1 teaspoon seasoning salt 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt 4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce 2 cups raw whole pumpkin seeds Directions Preheat oven to 275 degrees F. Combine the margarine, salt, garlic salt, Worcestershire sauce and pumpkin seeds. Mix thoroughly [...]

World Osteoporosis Day: October 20th, 2010 Close to 2 million Canadians suffer from osteoporosis, a disease which weakens your bones and makes them more likely to break. Bone is constantly changing: cells called osteoclasts remove bone, while osteoblasts form bone. In normal bone, these two actions are balanced. In osteoporotic bone, osteoclasts remove bone more [...]

2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1/2 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup white sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups apples (about 1 medium apple) – peeled, cored and shredded Directions Preheat oven [...]