Put Down the Sugar Bomb: 5 Healthier Ways to Beat the Afternoon Slump
If your body came equipped with sound effects at 14:30 you’d hear that powering down sound. Before you reach in desperation for that hidden stash of sugar bombs, check out these healthy ways to get over the afternoon slump hump.
1. Drop and Give Me 20.
Push-ups, squats, sit-ups – pick your...
Get ready for an autumn flavour explosion. Thanksgiving's just a few short weeks away so 'tis the season of cranberries. You can find them fresh at this time of year in some stores, but if you can't, guaranteed they'll be in your freezer section (we'd steer away from canned or...
7 Ways to Put the Brakes On Self Destructive Habits
We all do it - most of the time, without realizing; we forget to be awesome. It's not easy always being your best you, but it's time to get out of your own way and leave these 5 roadblocks in the dust.
1. Stop Should've, Could've and What-iffing.
Every time you spend...
Contrary to popular belief, summer does not end when school gets back into gear. There are still several weeks in September of glorious weather, long days and optimistic outlooks.
However, we can't ignore that we live in a country where seasons happen. Autumn will come along, as it always does, and we will have...
Swap Sweet for Savoury in this Protein-Packed Oatmeal with Lentils
The only thing we did differently in this already healthy dish was to add an egg (which, obviously, de-veganized the recipe).
Our egg addition had little to do with any health considerations but rather a craving for a nice, runny egg yolk atop this lentil-oat concoction. That's probably THE most taboo...
Our 5 Fave Tried & True Ways to Effortlessly Form a New Habit
Want to become an avid runner? Or go 100% organic with your beauty routine? How about switching to a primarily plant-based diet? Craving no screen Sundays? Apartment composting, anyone?
Making a new or breaking an old habit is tough stuff! Oh, the temptation to stay just as we are.
We're creatures of...
Think the A-list is where it’s at? Then maybe it’s time to give the B-listers a closer look.
The small but mighty egg is rich in protein and contains all eight B-vitamins, making it a vitamin B super-food. B vitamins are instigators in many of our bodies’ enzymatic reactions that help...
How Yoga Can Extend Far Beyond Your Daily Downward Dog
If you had more hours in the day, there’s no question that some of them would go towards your yoga practice.
Rather than separating your laundry into whites and darks, you have separated it into yoga clothes and everything else. Your Sanskrit is on point (Eka pada what?). You love your asana...
3 Tricks You Can Start Now to Upgrade Your Bedtime Permanently
It’s official: according to science, none of us are getting enough sleep.
We’re going to bed too late, getting up too early, ‘binge sleeping’ on weekends and we’re lying awake on weeknights, thinking about tomorrow’s to-do list.
It’s time to take back the night. But not in a crazy party way. In...
A simple, nothin'-but-whole-foods, ultra-creamy treat.
Raspberries are sky-high in vitamin C, manganese and fibre, plus they harbour loads of anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. They also contain the phytonutrient 'rheosmin' (aka raspberry ketone) which is reported to increase fat cell metabolism helping to decrease the risk of weight gain and 'fatty liver'...
