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Holiday Season All About Choice
December is party time with holiday work events, family dinners, and invitations to friends’ houses. Though this can be fun, sweets and treats,...
Time to get gutsy for Crohn’s and colitis
Most everyone knows that this month is Movember, putting the focus on men’s health. The public and media attention that has been brought to this is...
Delicious Healthy Spread
I just got a Vitamix. Thank you Airmiles! 🙂 As a result, in just one day I made a variation on this recipe, guacamole, salsa, and black bean...
Healthy Workplace
Ok, so it's now November and this posting comes a bit late, but the original was posted in 24 Hours in October. And a healthy workplace is important...
Brain Food
Whether studying for mid-terms, going to work, or winding down for the day, your brain is necessary for everything you do. At work 24/7, the brain...
Health through Vancouver’s cold, damp
My November 7th article about staying healthy through Vancouver's fall and winter months: Vancouver and the Lower Mainland have two distinct seasons...
Better than a Pumpkin Spice Latte: A Pumpkin Spice Green Smoothie
What's better than a pumpkin spice latté? A pumpkin spice power smoothie! Why? Because... 1. Though the caffeine of a latté will give you energy...
Zucchini Cakes from Cooking Journeys
I'm off on holidays this October, heading to Italy! So, I thought my good friend, Chef Luisa Rios' recipe for zucchini cakes would be a great recipe...
Natural medicines good defence for flu symptoms
We face it every year. School season starts and shortly after, so too does cold and flu season. It might seem inevitable that you are going to get...
Immune Boosting
When I was a kid, I tried to bargain my way out of any injections or blood draws. I once succeeded in talking my way out of a blood draw, much to...
Heartburn, Indigestion, and Bloating…oh my!
Commercials showing an image of fire superimposed over the chest of a man eating his second big chili dog tells us that we can eat anything we want,...
Computer and Commuter Pain
As summer holidays come to an end, many people are now back to spending hours hunched over a keyboard, pounding out letters and numbers, slouched...