Best Health

Best Health magazine is dedicated to helping you “Look Great, Get Healthy, Eat Well and Embrace Life.” A new magazine from Reader’s Digest, it brings an inspiring voice to today’s contemporary Canadian woman. It’s filled with the latest health news, fitness tips, relationship and weight loss advice. Best Health stands apart with inspiring and approachable healthy lifestyle information on all aspects of your life. It’s like a day at the spa, not a trip to the clinic. You’ll appreciate its cutting-edge, no-nonsense information, delivered in the warm, upbeat tone of a well-informed friend.

CREAM OF THE CROP • Fight harsh winter weather with the most nourishing and moisturizing hand creams.

FROM THE EDITOR

Reader's Digest CANADA

Best Health

GOOD NEWS FOR LIP BALM ADDICTS

FIVE LIP PRODUCTS TO HEAL YOUR POUT

Preservation • With her gorgeous beadwork, med student Jamie Thompson creates anatomical works of art—and makes Indigenous hospital patients feel more comfortable.

CURRY

I ate oatmeal for a week. Here’s what happened.

Then I ate salmon for a week. And here’s how that went.

CAN FOOD AFFECT THE QUALITY OF MY SLEEP? • IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NATURAL CALM

SHOULD I TRY A NIGHTCAP?

ADULT BALLET

THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF BALLET

A 5-MINUTE BIKE WORKOUT

CYCLING WITH APPLE WATCH

ECO-FRIENDLY TOILET PAPER

VARICOSE VEINS

SKIN TAGS

Life Lesson • I WAS FIRED BECAUSE OF MY MENTAL ILLNESS—SO I FOUGHT BACK.

In Conversation • SCIENCE WRITER CAT BOHANNON ON HOW SEXISM HELPED OUR SPECIES THRIVE AND WHY THE UTERUS IS A WAR ZONE

Sounds Like Fun • Welcome to the female-friendly world of audio porn.

WHAT IS VABBING?

Where to find the new age of audio erotica

A showerhead vibrator

Recipes • In her new cookbook, Everyday Mediterranean, registered dietitian Vanessa Perrone delivers simple, satisfying recipes built around plants, legumes, seafood, healthy fats and other hallmarks of Mediterranean cuisine. Here are some of our favourites.

The Best Size-Inclusive Activewear

HEALTH HEROES 2023 • Meet nine changemakers and determined advocates working to build communities, welcome newcomers, raise awareness of health-care gaps and change the way we think about end-of-life care

Farrah Khan • FOR HER SEXUAL HEALTH ADVOCACY AND SHARING HER CANCER JOURNEY AS A QUEER PERSON

Lori Nikkel • FOR REDISTRIBUTING SURPLUS FOOD TO PEOPLE WHO NEED IT

Hadal El-Hadi • FOR HELPING BLACK PHYSICIANS THRIVE

Rachel Asiniwasis • FOR CONNECTING INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES TO DERMATOLOGY CARE

Nadine Persaud • FOR MAKING PALLIATIVE CARE MORE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL

Tegan Killi and Cara Rathwell • FOR STARTING A SUN-PROTECTIVE CLOTHING COMPANY TO REDUCE SKIN CANCER RATES

Allison Crawford • FOR HEADING UP A NEW SUICIDE PREVENTION LINE

Anaïs Montenegro • FOR HELPING TRANS MIGRANTS FIND FRIENDS, SHELTER AND GENDER-AFFIRMING HEALTH CARE

A GOOD SORT • Melissa Dilkes Pateras gained a huge following on TikTok for her funny tips on housecleaning and basic home repair. In this excerpt from her new book, A Dirty Guide to a Clean Home, she offers clear-eyed strategies for organizing even the most intimidatingly chaotic closets and junk drawers.

The Biggest Clutter Culprits • These are the items that take up way too much physical—and sometimes emotional—space.

More Clutter Culprits…

My Favourite Tools For Organizing • The key is figuring out what works for you and your space; whatever that is, that’s the right answer. These are some that I love.

“I DIDN’T KNOW HOW TO BE HIS MOM ANYMORE” • KATHY WAGNER’S HEARTBREAKING MEMOIR EXPLORES HOW...