Quotes of the Day

Your landlord can ask the RTB for an Order of Possession in the following two situations; 1) Your landlord served you with a Notice to End Tenancy and you failed to dispute it within the required timeline; 2) You did dispute the Notice to End Tenancy, but the RTB has refused to cancel the notice. Even after getting an Order of Possession, the only legal way a landlord can forcibly evict you is by obtaining a Writ of Possession from the BC Supreme Court, and then hiring a court bailiff to enforce the writ. If you stay past the date on an Order of Possession, you will be liable to pay the landlord compensation for the extra time you stayed at the unit. As well, if the landlord has to resort to hiring a court bailiff, you will be liable for the court bailiff fees. [2015] - Kris Anderson

Hibiscus delivers the tart cranberry-like flavor and bright red color of Red zinger tea. Also known as roselle or jamaica, hibiscus tea has been enjoyed around the world for millennia as both a delicious hot or cold drink and an ancient medicinal remedy. In How Not to Die, I covered its blood pressure benefits, working as well as, or even beating out, some anti-hypertensive medications in head-to-head clinical trials. In How Not to Diet, I describe its role in AMPK activation and in improving blood sugars, LDL cholesterol, artery function, and weight loss, with or without another herbal tea, lemon verbena. [2023] - Michael Greger

A positive, healthy lifestyle including a well-balanced calcium-rich diet, plus plenty of exercise, helps to build strong bones during your youth. Two types of exercise are particularly important; weight bearing with impact - on your feet with some impact or force behind it (e.g. running, jumping and jogging) and muscle strengthening exercise that works all the muscles quite hard. [2019] - Diana Moran

A coupon boosts response between 25 and 100 percent. Asking the reader to send in a letter reduces response but produces highly qualified leads (people with genuine interest in the product). [2005] - Robert W. Bly

The sugar alcohols sorbitol and xylitol are harmless in themselves, but they aren't absorbed by the body and end up in the colon, where they can draw in fluid and cause diarrhea. This is why they're only used commercially in small quantities, such as in mints or chewing gum, as opposed to beverages. A related compound, however, erythritol, is absorbed and may have the harmlessness of xylitol without the laxative effect. Erythritol is found naturally in pears and grapes, but industrially, yeast is used to produce it. Erythritol doesn't cause cavities, and it hasn't been implicated in fibromyalgia, preterm birth, headaches, hypertension, brain disorders, or platelet disorders like other low-calorie sweeteners. [2015] - Michael Greger