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.

An Unabashed Endorsement

FROM THE EDITOR • Sisu is the Finnish term for a unique inner strength that helps you face life’s challenges. Practicing small stressors can help you build up that sisu so you can deal with the bigger ones.

Best Health

SHOULD YOU BREAK UP WITH MAKEUP?

AUTHOR RACHEL AVIV ON HOW A MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS AFFECTS OUR SENSE OF IDENTITY

Eat More CLOVES

HOW DO I BUDGET FOR WELLNESS WHEN I’M TRYING TO CUT BACK ON EVERYTHING?

I TRY TO BUY ORGANIC, BUT IT ALL ADDS UP SO QUICKLY. WHAT’S WORTH SPENDING ON AND WHERE CAN I SAVE?

Get Into It KICKBOXING

THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF KICKBOXING AND MUAY THAI

A Primer On INDOOR AIR QUALITY

Do It for the Climate ECO-FRIENDLY COFFEE

So This Is Weird IV DRIP BARS

A “RELAXATION, MAX HYDRATION” IV DRIP

Gray Love: Stories About Dating and New Relationships After 60 narrates older people’s experiences looking for love. In this excerpt, cellist Susan O’Malley describes yearning for and discovering a new kind of intimacy with a fellow widow.

WHAT AGE GROUP HAS THE BEST SEX?

A science-backed, data-forward, awfully sobering guide for women who drink alcohol

SUPPORTING MY HUSBAND THROUGH HIS DEVASTATING ALS DIAGNOSIS AT AGE 37

Crash Course WHAT IS ALS?

In New Indian Basics, Arvinda and Preena Chauhan, the mom-and-daughter duo behind Indian spice brand Arvinda’s, share 100 dishes straight from their home kitchen. Here are three cozy vegetarian recipes—and a festive dessert—to try.

Goods • 8 Ways to Get Your Vitamin Zzz

TEN iNSPiRiNG CANADiANS WHO STEPPED UP FOR OUR BEST HEALTH iN 2022

SHOCK AND AAAH • Cold-water swimming has seen a boom in popularity over the past several years, with its enthusiasts saying it helps with mood, energy and even menopause.

CONNECTIVE ISSUES • What it’s like to live—and date—with chronic invisible illness at midlife

Evelyne Nyairo • The Ellie Bianca founder on the magic of shea butter and how it can financially empower women