Quotes of the Day

Coconut oil and MCT oil are both great ways to help reduce your levels of inflammatory omega-6. MCT simply stands for medium-chain triglycerides, specialized fats that have been naturally extracted from coconut or palm oil. Not only is it nearly impossible for your body to store MCT oil as body fat, but peer-reviewed published research also shows that MCT oil increase metabolism, reduces body fat, and improves insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance. [2019] - Mira Calton

A handwritten signature in blue ink is 21 percent more effective than one in black ink. [2009] - Leil Lowndes

Start exercising your jaw to develop the muscles of mastication (chewing) that strengthen your jawbone and provide the architecture for your airways. Since you can't take your jaw to the gym, the best way to strengthen it is to eat raw tough foods like carrots and celery with every meal. They'll keep your jaw joints strong and healthy. [2018] - Steven Lin

Make sure your multivitamin is delivered in powdered form in single-serving packets or in a capsule proven to disintegrate in 20 minutes or less and is coated with shellac or wax. The multivitamin shouldn't contain sugar (e.g. sucrose, maltodextrin, fructose, fruit juice, corn syrup solids, high-fructose corn syrup, cane sugar, tapioca syrup, or corn syrup), preservatives (sodium benzoate, BHA, or BHT), binders/fillers/flow agents (e.g. magnesium or calcium stearate, disodium hydrogen phosphate, talc, polyvinyl alcohol, cornstartch, sodium starch glycolate, crospovidone, croscarmellose sodium, or gellan gum), artificial colors/sweeteners/flavors. [2019] - Mira Calton

Check out "Tax Planning For You and Your Family" prepared by KPMG and published by Thomson Carswell for easy-to-understand, digestible explanations and advice. Another accounting firm, Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, also has a helpful "Tax Planning Guide", which you can download at https://www.rcgt.com/en/. StudioTax, available at www.studiotax.com for free, regardless of your income level, is a great, easy-to-use program. TurboTax and H&R Block Tax Software are also programs that we've reviewed and rated as very good. The CRA's website (www.cra-arc.gc.ca) is among the better tax websites, believe it or not. [2019] - Eric Tyson