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Dr. Mehmet Oz (aka one of Oprah’s friends and medical advisers) mentioned during a show that to maintain optimal health our bodies needed a number of important elements: food, water, sleep and sex. I totally understand the first three elements, but I was a bit taken aback by the last one. I’ve never heard anyone proclaim before that more sex can help you maintain optimum health and weight. Now, given that Dr. Oz is a top American heart surgeon and he’s certainly on Oprah’s speed dial, I had no doubt this man knew exactly what he was talking about (he is also a vice-chair of surgery and professor of cardiac surgery at Columbia University).

Don’t sweat the small stuff; don’t sweat the big stuff, but you DO need to sweat. I’m a hardcore spinner and 45 minutes on a bike 3 to 4 times per week with a hardcore instructor will work up a serious sweat and get me in my happy zone. I know that a lot of you might be gym-phobic and simply not like to partake in any sweat inducing physical activities, but you might want to actually still consider dropping into a gym every month to sweat.

The Toronto International Film Festival might be over and major celebrities hiding behind their shades might not traipsing through the city streets but that’s no reason to give up wearing sunglasses. It’s an obvious association for most of us: when the days get longer and sunnier, we automatically start adorning our favourite designer shades. But, since the danger associated with UV exposure affects us year-round, it’s important to continue wearing your shades during the autumn and winter seasons.