Bedtime Reading

If your pillow talk is usually something like, “Where’s all this hair coming from?”, then you’ll want to read my new article about female hair loss. The story, “Vanishing Act,” appears in the January/February issue of Best Health magazine. I talk about common causes of hair loss in women, along with treatment options. (You can read an online version here.)

Speaking of pillow talk – the fun kind, this time – you might also be interested in my story about sexual fantasies for Toronto’s NOW magazine. Thanks to a recent University of Montreal survey, we can say with confidence that those daydreams we think are weird… are actually weirdly common. Check it out here.

Feeling Hormonal?

For women, hormones come up in conversation all the time, whether we’re premenopausal or reeling from hot flashes. But how much do we really understand about the interactions between our hormones, bodily systems, daily habits and life experiences? You’d be amazed at what scientists are learning – and what we can do about it. Grab the Winter 2015 issue of Glow magazine while it’s still available, and turn to “Hormone Therapy” to find out how hormones affect us at every age and stage.

Cheer Up, Warm Up and Eat Up

There’s a lot to fascinate you in the December/January issue of Zoomer magazine! My “Get Happy!” feature starting on page 44 explores the role of ginkgo biloba in brain health. Then I share incredible new research on the links between our moods and the microbes in our bellies. Finally, I explore the importance of positive thinking in weight management and healthy eating.

Also in this issue of Zoomer, read some tips for saving home heating costs without turning your thermostat way, way down. And what superfoods are celebrities snacking on these days? Can their fad food choices truly transform our health, or is it all just hype? Read all about it on page 65!

A New You in a New Year

I was delighted to be a part of Craig and Marc Kielburger’s “Brain Storm” column for The Globe and Mail. The co-founders of Me to We and Free the Children canvassed a few kindness experts – including me – about injecting more common courtesies into our day-to-day routines. They asked readers to weigh in, and the results were published in the newspaper’s January 2 edition. It was inspiring to read these ideas!

If you’re looking at ways to stay (or get) healthy in 2015, you might find a few pearls of wisdom in my latest stories on the Best Health website. In “8 Ways to Feel Full Faster,” you’ll read strategies for eating fewer calories – without feeling deprived of food. And in “10 Tips to Help You Recover from a Cold, Faster,” you’ll find a few tips for speeding up the course of a miserable cold (and preventing the next one).

Swish!

If you’ve ever wondered how ski hills are built and who designs them, what the recipe is for artificial snow and how long it would take to ski down the world’s longest run, then you’ll want to get your hands on the newest issue of OWL magazine! I answer all your burning questions in “High Tech on the Hills.” It all starts on page 10 of OWL’s December issue.

I’m also proud to announce that the new anthology, Global Chorus: 365 Voices on the Future of the Planet (Rocky Mountain Books), is now in its second printing! The first print run sold out in two weeks. More copies are expected to be available in early January. Editor Todd MacLean is now crowdfunding to make a documentary about the project. Global Chorus is a collection of brief essays on our planet’s environmental future – I’m honoured to be involved in 1/365 of this beautiful book!

Bermuda Shorts

Bermuda is beautiful. I know, because I’ve been there. Sure, it’s got the surf and the sandy beaches that we expect from a southern destination. But it’s also got a heck of a lot more nature-heavy attractions. Whether you’re into landscapes, cave formations, trees, flowers or wildlife, you can’t help but be enchanted here. Check out my story, “5 Activities for Nature Lovers in Bermuda,” in Up! magazine’s online newsletter.

November Health News

Have you picked up the new November issue of Zoomer magazine? There’s something for everyone here, from a report on diabetes breakthroughs (“True Blood”) to research on impaired driving (“Car Caution”), from the medicinal uses of honey (“The Bee’s Knees”) to identifying Alzheimer’s (“Memory Loss: Earlier Detection”). If you haven’t grabbed this issue, the time is now!