by Helen Lamanna, AdvisorAnalyst.com
Here are this week's reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have a splendid weekend!
Cucumber Water: 7 Refreshing Things You Can Do With It
Youāve probably been hearing a lot about cucumber water lately. The refreshing beverage that was once found almost exclusively at high-end spas is now becoming mainstream. In fact, itās popping up everywhere from weddings to backyard barbecues.
So whatās so great about cucumber water?
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Whatās next for the Canadian dollar? | BrighterLife.ca
The Canadian dollar will hit US98Ā¢ at the end of this year, the result of multiple economic headwinds and tailwinds. Thatās according to the April edition of Scotiabankās Foreign Exchange Outlook, released this week.
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Five DIY summer drinks to keep you healthy and hydrated - Chatelaine
Here are some of my favourite healthy and delicious alternatives that will keep you both hydrated and nourished this season ā did I mention theyāre much more cost effective too?
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Top 5 Benefits of Vitamin B12
A deficiency in vitamin B12 can result in a host of illnesses like anemia, fatigue, weakness, constipation, loss of appetite, weight loss, depression, poor memory, soreness of the mouth, asthma, vision problems, and a low sperm count. However, vitamin B12 deficiency is rare as the liver stores enough reserves to last a couple of years.
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Sugar Overload Stresses Heart: Study
Addicted to sugar? A new study finds that eating too much sweet stuff will not only contribute to weight gain but can set people down a pathway to heart failure.
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Joseph Cardillo, Ph.D.: Beats to Beat Your Migraine: A Sample Playlist
What if you get headaches? The right piece of music can make you feel euphoric in just moments. Much of this effect is due to an increase of various neurotransmitters such as dopamine. If you could scan your brain amidst such an experience, it would look uncanningly similar to a scan of a person using cocaine.
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Martha Stewart on Being 70: āWe Have a New Generationā | ExtraTV.com
On āa new generationā in aging, Stewart said, āSeventy is nothing like the 70 or 20 of 40 years ago. We have a new generation. I donāt have a name for the generation, but I would say that 70 is the new 50! Not everyone wants to retire, and very few people want to slow down.ā
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Once You Hit 75, Eat All the Donuts You Want, Says Science
When you're old, screw itāyou might as well hit up the 4:45pm Country Kitchen buffet to load up on Jello salad every day of the week. Your nearly eight decades of life have earned you the right to eat what you want. But seriously, science now says that once you hit 75, the benefits of eating healthily go out the window.
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Thereās good news and bad news about eggs - The Globe and Mail
Here we go again. Thereās another study about eggs that might make some of you swap sunny-side up for a whites-only omelette.
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Food debate boils again: good egg or bad egg? - The Globe and Mail
Over the next 20 years, a mountain of research showing that eggs do not have a major impact on cholesterol levels, combined with pricey marketing campaigns from egg producers, helped to clear their name. Now, eggs occupy coveted positions on brunch menus across the country and are even growing in popularity as producers fortify them with omega-3 fatty acids and offer organic, cage-free and free-run varieties.
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Dr. Oz's 10 Favorite Superfoods | The Dr. Oz Show
This antioxidant, antiseptic and anti-inflammatory spice gives curry its distinctive taste. It's a prominent medicinal tool in ayurveda, the ancient medical tradition that began in India, where turmeric is widely used and the prevalence of the four most-common US cancers is 10 times lower. Researchers attribute part of this to curcumin, a compound gives turmeric its deep golden color, and studies suggest curcumin may protect against cancer and Alzheimer's and also improve circulation, prevent blood clotting and tame a variety of pains
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Can snoring be stopped? | BrighterLife.ca
The end result is that she ends up with lousy sleep. āA partner [of a snorer] can lose on average two to three hours of sleep a night,ā says Dr. Adam Moscovitch, medical director of Sleep and Fatigue Services at the AIM Health Group in Toronto.
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Unretirement ahead for more than half of Canadians
The study also asked those who expect to be working at 66, why they believe that will be the case. Will they keep working because they want to or because they need to? Here, too, we see a sharp contrast between our first two years of Unretirementā¢ research and the three years since.
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