I consider recycling the “R” of last resort. In an ideal world recycling is what you do with stuff at your home or office that you end up with, in spite of your efforts to reduce, reuse and repair. Recycling is important, to be sure, and we still have much […]

This tops my list of the things I didn’t know I didn’t know: Some cell phone cases cause your phone to emit more radiation. Cell phone use and radiation has been a much studied topic. The World Health Organization considers the radiation emitted by cell phones to be a possible […]

Easy ways to make your barbecue favourites safer and better for you.There’s something liberating about barbecue season. Enjoying a meal outside on a lovely summer evening always feels like the ultimate in relaxed eating. But not everything is rosy when it comes to using a backyard barbecue. Cooking over a […]

I consider insect repellent a necessary evil. Back in the day when the only grief from mosquitos was itchy bites, more often than not I chose not to bother with the stuff. But today, with disease-carrying mosquitos and now tick concerns, protecting yourself from pests is a serious health issue. […]

When you’re grocery shopping, do you look for cage-free, free-run, organic or “just the regular” eggs?It can get confusing, all of that terminology at the grocery store.According to a recent article in the Globe and Mail, how laying hens are raised is becoming big business. Most of the major fast […]