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Toast with the Most: 4 Ways to Upgrade a Morning Classic

Your plain ol’ toast is getting a facelift in the most fabulous and healthy of ways. Now, there’s no end to the possible combos here, but in keeping with typical tradition (that is, a pretty quick & easy breakfast bite), we aimed for optimal tastiness and healthiness without getting too complex. There’s...

5 Sources of Wellness Support (When You've "Tried Them All")

Pause for a moment and reflect on your wellness journey. Has it been linear? Or dotted with bumps and detours along the way? Congratulations, you're human. You also powered through 2020, with your grace and spirit (mostly) intact. Sticking to a wellness path isn't always a walk in the park. Instead, it...

Try Not Going Back for Seconds Buckwheat Tahini Tabbouleh

Counter to what its suspicious name might suggest, buckwheat is actually a wheat and gluten-free grain. It’s an excellent replacement for bulgur (or cracked wheat) in typical tabbouleh and offers a whopping amount of fibre and nutrients. Stock your pantry with buckwheat to make cereal, porridge and, of course, this tasty take...

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A Mindfulness Meditation for When Your Resolutions Are Not So Resolute

The beginning of the year came, and you fell prey to the tempting nature of resolutions. You reviewed the year that came and saw a bright shiny year in front of you. This year, you would do what you say you would. No ifs, ands or buts. It happens to the...

this kombucha-based smoothie recipe is as fresh as can be

Bring On the Booch! Bright & Bubbly Kombucha Smoothie

Inject a little magic into your smoothie routine and reach for a bottle of kombucha as your liquid base. Not only does it add a tongue-tingling effervescence, but you’re also getting a nice dose of probiotics to enhance the digestive process (which may be working overtime this year!) I chose lemongrass...

Stay Warm, Stay Full, Stay Healthy - What to Eat for Warmth this Winter

Stay Warm, Full & Healthy - What to Eat to Keep You Toasty in Winter

For some lucky residents of the northern hemisphere, February means a welcome transition from chilly winter weather to the glorious thaw of spring. But for many of us —Alberta through Eastern Canada—this can be the most bitterly cold month of the year (we kid you not, it's -21℃ as we write...

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Mind Declutter: 7 Misbeliefs That Are Robbing You of Your Joy

Your entire life is a reflection of your beliefs. You can either choose to breeze past that sentence or pause for the “whoa.” Science explains this connection (thanks, science) by describing beliefs as filters for our perception, which determine what type of information enters our brains. Contrary to the long-held opinion on...

Flowing Through Uncertain Times by Tapping Into Your Intuition

Whatever normal life looked like is gone forever. How are you coping? Which systems or ways of being are you leaning on to help you navigate through these uncertain times? During periods of crisis—like a pandemic—so many of us rely on logic, science, and rational thinking to better understand and make...

A Mindfulness Meditation for Empathy

When people in our lives go through times that are excruciatingly difficult, it is normal to feel powerless. We can’t grieve for them and sometimes we can’t even make them feel better. When you truly love someone, it’s as if you can feel their pain directly. Empathy means “feeling into” as opposed...

Rustic Tomato Tart with Basil Cream

Since the whole crust of this tomato tart is made from nuts and seeds (and a little oat flour), it seems a good time to discuss the mystifying distinctions between the two. The difference between nuts and seeds is a lot more complicated than you might have thought. Seeds are the small, embryonic...