Are You As Fresh As You Think? The 411 on Fresh vs Processed Food
When Hamlet went crazy he muttered, “words, words, words.” Does it say something about us that we get what he means?
Sometimes we think that we’ve figured out our world by placing labels on it. Yet people still seem to maintain their own definitions.
Ask 100 people what processed food is and...
This tweaked dish is full of intriguing and mysterious ingredients that are worth a little investigation.
Let’s kick things off with wild rice.
Rice sound kinda ho-hum to you? Not this rice. In fact, wild rice is rumoured to not actually be rice at all! (Or even a grain for that matter.)...
Mindfulness Powerhouse Trish Tutton Wants You to Leave that Over-caffeinated Hustle in the Dust
Trish Tutton often speaks of a moment many of us have experienced. A moment that amid all the craziness, you find yourself coming up for air and realize you're not living the life you want.
Your life is fine, but not exceptional, and you can't exactly remember how you got here....
Go Beyond the Multivitamin: Supplementing 101 for Greater Health
It feels like you have to take a Rosetta Stone course in order to go shopping for supplements.
Have you been so daunted by the choices that you walked away, empty-handed, figuring you'd just eat better and you would be fine? Or is your multivitamin the easy route out?
You shouldn’t need...
Sweet, juicy pears, tart, probiotic-rich kefir, and the warm, earthy hints of cinnamon and cardamom come together to bring you a smoothie that tastes like Autumn.
Kefir, a fermented milk beverage, makes up the protein component of this green goddess drink, and its slightly sour flavour profile is a result of the...
The other day, a new friend was telling me about how she is friends with almost all her high school friends. I was in awe. With eight major moves since high school, I have made a lot of friends along the way. Due to geography and diverging life circumstances, I...
meditate, verb: think deeply or focus one’s mind for a period of time, in silence or with the aid of chanting, for religious or spiritual purposes or as a method of relaxation*.
The definition of ‘meditate’ can leave you with a bit of a “huh?” sensation. It can leave you wanting...
Crispy, Clean Salt & Vinegar Kale Chips (...in just 15 minutes)
Seriously, chips that are actually good for you?! And not in the shiny-packaged, health-washed, still-doesn’t-expire-for-ten-years sort of way. These are for-real good for you
They’re chips, made from real food (green vegetables, even!), prepped in your own kitchen in about 15 minutes, that have the same chip feel and taste without all of...
If your laundry bag is full and you have genuinely nothing to wear, you may find yourself grumbling, “Guess I have to do laundry…”
Have to. Should do. There’s got to be a contrast to these lines of thinking.
Laundry is laundry no matter how or when you do it, but the...
There’s something about fall that just screams, “EAT PUMPKIN-SPICED EVERYTHING, NOW!” in your ear, with every amber-coloured leaf you crunch under your boots.
What’s up with that?
Enter Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), an art and practice cultivated over thousands of years that may just have the answers to your autumn cinnamon craving.
Autumn...
