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How to Create an At-Home Fitness Retreat
It’s likely we won’t be going on a typical vacation, let alone an organized fitness retreat, anytime soon. But since we could all use a break, going on a fitness retreat from home sounds like th
Saunas & Spas
Need an excuse to book an appointment? Saunas and spas offer a host of health, beauty, and wellness benefits.Warming up and rejuvenating in a sauna or spa sounds like the perfect antidote to snowy or
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Is Flavored Sparkling Water Killing Your Weight-Loss Goals?
Take a stroll through the bottled water section of any grocery store, and you’ll notice bottles and bottles of different types of water. Sparkling, flavored, mineral, electrolyte — you name it.
It’s About Thyme
It\'s about time you discovered the health benefits of thyme. Besides its anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties, it adds subtle flavour to a variety of delicious dishes.The Rolling Stones had it
What’s the Deal With Fish Oil?
Among the supplements lining grocery store shelves, you’ve likely come across fish oil. Thanks to its high content of omega-3 fatty acids (found in the diet via fatty fish) for centuries, resear
Rethink Your Skin Care Routine
Your skin absorbs up to 64 percent of what you put on it. Put your skin on a diet of natural skin care treatments to avoid taking toxins in through the skin.Just like your body and the foods you put i
Wildlife Wednesday: Sloth Bears
If youve ever had a bad hair day, these members of the bear family are living, walking proof that it can always be worse.Are they bearlike sloths? Or slothlike bears? For quite some time, even resear
Junk Food is More Expensive than Healthy Food
A new USDA report measures the cost of healthy foods versus unhealthy foods - those high in saturated fat, sodium, and added sugars - and finds junk food costs more.Does someone you know hit McDonald’
Sunscreen Savvy
What exactly is wrong with chemical sun protection products? They contain harmful chemicals and are made to be absorbed into the skin. Once these chemicals are absorbed, they transfer easily to other
Copper reduces hospital-acquired infections
Hospital-acquired infections is a serious problem. Researchers say switching to antimicrobial copper in hospital rooms may dramatically decrease the number of infections.Copper is a valuable metal. Ju
Why You Shouldn’t Use Exercise to ‘Earn’ Your Food
Have you ever said to yourself, “I can only go out for dinner with friends if I go to a 60-minute cycle class first”? Or, “Once I run off 600 calories, I can get my favorite dessert from the bak
Saunas & Spas
Need an excuse to book an appointment? Saunas and spas offer a host of health, beauty, and wellness benefits.Warming up and rejuvenating in a sauna or spa sounds like the perfect antidote to snowy or
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What’s the Risk of Going Back to Group Fitness Classes?
Online fitness classes have helped you stay fit — and sane — since the COVID-19 pandemic began, but using your living room as a fitness studio was meant to be a temporary fix.
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The Do’s and Don’ts of Stretching As a Warmup
Static stretching (holding a slightly uncomfortable stretch for 15–60 seconds) has taken a beating in the world of sports science over the years. What used to be everyone’s go-to warmup has now
Pretty Party Feet
Pretty up your feet with a pedicure before the big party. Don\'t have time to hit the salon? Give yourself a relaxing do-it-yourself pedicure at home.Warm woollies help keep our toes warm–and hidden–in
Melatonin
Not only is melatonin the biological timekeeper for our bodies, responsible for the wake/sleep cycles, but it also has a close relationship with cortisol, our stress hormone. Insomniacs, shift workers
Kitchen Corner: Mega Milks
Fresh, delicious, dairy-free, homemade milk is quick, easy, and awesome. We promise.Smoothies, oatmeal, morning coffee, sauces, and yes, even the occasional dessert, milk is a daily, sometimes hourly
8 Ways to Curb Holiday Weight Gain
It’s mid-December, and the holiday season is in full effect. Many of us are making plans to spend time with loved ones, whether via virtual dates or small family gatherings, and checking off sho
Spooky Colours, Spectacular Taste
Orange is the new black, and black is the new orange in our recipes that feature these Halloween-inspired food colour combos. Black cats. Orange pumpkins. Black and orange are undeniably the colour sc
Your Best Summer Skin
Flaunt glowing, healthy skin this summer. Cleanse, exfoliate, moisturize, and protect your skin so you can put your best face forward.Summer is a time to flaunt glowing, healthy skin. Hemlines are sho
7 Thought Distortions That Sabotage Weight Loss
Losing weight and keeping it off requires making sustainable healthy habits when it comes to nutrition, movement and self-care. Regardless of how much weight you may be looking to lose, a critic
Kitchen Corner: Tummy Tamers
Tummy trouble strikes us all, often at the worst times. Luckily, a few remedies to soothe those angry innards are sneakily hiding in your kitchen.Gas, bloating, heartburn, plus a few unmentionables ..
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7 Summer Strategies to Make Your Healthy Habits Stick
Summertime, with its fresh fruits and veggies and weather that begs for outdoor activity and mood-lifting vibes, should, in theory, be the perfect backdrop for weight loss. Still, “there are man
Time-restricted Eaters Lose Weight Even Without Changing Diet
\"\"You can eat what you like (even this goofy pancake) and still lose weight, as long as you restrict your window of eati
Pumpkin Power
Pumpkins are so much more than Halloween decorations or Thanksgiving pies. These pumpkin recipes will introduce you to the famous squash\'s savoury possibilities.The quintessential autumn squash is the
Organic Chic
If you think bamboo is for pandas and hemp is for rope, youll be surprised at the booming organic clothing industry. Its great for the environmentand even better for fashion-conscious shoppers.If y
Back to Normal
One day, out of the blue, Vics world went dark and silent. He was rushed to the hospital, where it was determined hed had a stroke. A second stroke followed on the heels of the first, and when he fi
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Tilling Togetherness
Hot town! It\'s time to shake off the dust, bust out of your tiny-but-affordable apartment, and join the steamy chaos of summer in the city!Hot town! It’s time to shake off the dust, bust out of your t
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Soak Up Serenity
A hard day at work, a stressful meeting, screaming kids ... all wonderful reasons to pamper yourself with a relaxing soak. Discover the delights of a bathing experience enhanced with natural soothing
Wildlife Wednesday: Rockhopper Penguin
Like other penguins, rockhopper penguins have traded flying in the skies for flying in the seas. But they have plenty of traits that set them apart.Like other penguins, rockhopper penguins have traded
Eat, Drink, and Exercise
Weight Watchers, Atkins, South Beach, Zone, and Bernstein diets are in mainstream practice. Yet research is clear that as long as we are dedicated and compliant, any weight-loss diet will work. Unfort
Flourishing Florals
A tisket, a tasket, a beautiful hanging basket. Find these at your local nursery selling for top dollar or, with a little patience and imagination, you can create a fantastic arrangement of colours an