Live Well Do Good

Welcome to this website, which is a source of tips and ideas on the theme of "Living Well, Doing Good." 


What's new:

Charitable Donations:  Top Ten Canadian Tax Tips   Newly updated for 2013.

Political Contributions:  Top Ten Canadian Tax Tips   Newly updated for 2013.

Is "Portlandia" the new "Ecotopia"?   What does a current TV show have in common with a novel from the 1970s?

Nestlé Fitness 14 Day Weight Loss Program – What’s Wrong Here?   I did not make this up. A major corporation says you can lose weight by eating more of its sugar sweetened cereal instead of real food.

Living Well While Doing Good   It is with great enjoyment that I review a book on the same subject as this website.

Books for Winter Reading   These books from the past few years have led me to a better understanding of the world. 

Diets Don’t Work . . . But What We Can Do Instead   We should throw out the whole idea of the obesity epidemic and the goal of losing weight. Turns out we can almost always improve our health by ignoring our weight altogether.


Some Featured columns:

Live Well, Do Good   Reflections on global citizenship in the 21st century.  

Tax Time Offers Folks a Chance to Reflect   Our income tax return tells a lot about what we value as we go about our lives.  

Learning to Step Lightly   “Buy Nothing Day” challenges us to stop spending for one day. A new book by Manitoba author Mark Burch invites us to consider living more simply all the time.

Tours, Book Bring Cemetery to Life   Invitations to connect with this part of our community.

Healthy Eating – 15 Tips   Great and really usable ideas from a Registered Dietitian. 


website sections:

"Living Well, Doing Good"

"Thinking Globally"

"Acting Locally"

"FOOD"

"Death"

"TAXES"

"Citizen Active"

"Manitoba history"

"Reviews"

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