Breeeeathe deeply!
health tips
Do you get an unusual amount of tension in your shoulders and neck? Have you ever had a respiratory ailment and had a hard time recovering from it? Is your mind always racing? Are you unable to relax, prone to anxiety? If so, it might be time to take a deep breath.
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Creative culinary passion
with Chef Patrick Louch
As the Executive Chef at the Delta Rocky Crest Resort on Lake Joseph in Ontario for the last 8 years, Louch has tantalized the taste buds of thousands of gourmands.
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Saving grace
the joy of dance
Adults, looking for new ways to fine-tune their bodies and minds - practicing pliés, pirouettes and relevés - are finding unexpected surprises.
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Staying warm
from your toes on up
Whether you’re building a new energy-efficient home from the ground up or simply want some ideas for greening your next renovation, you can keep warm for less money.
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Energy bars:
power foods or candy bars?
You’ve heard it before: eat midday snacks to boost flagging energy and keep hunger at bay. But with jam-packed, hectic schedules, who has time for veggies and hummus or a homemade smoothie?
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Equal opportunity disease
Heart disease now kills as many women as men
Heart disease is now the leading cause of death for women in Canada. Approximately 37,000 Canadian women will die this year from heart disease, compared to 5,300 who will die from breast cancer.
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Finding your cup of tea
Second only to water, tea is the world’s most consumed drink, and Canadians enjoy almost 9 billion cups a year. It’s no wonder. Besides allowing us to slow down and take a break, your cuppa tea is chock-full of health benefits.
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Looking and feeling better:
tips to lose that last 15 pounds
Mulling over your personal health history, can you pinpoint a time in your life when weight started to ‘creep up’ on you? Did an emotional or stressful trigger spark the number on the scale to climb? Or was it the hectic pace of life that put your health on the back burner, until one day you woke up and realized you didn’t feel like the vibrant, fit person you’re meant to be? The good news: your body has an amazing forgiving and restorative nature.
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Sensitivity Training
How to deal with reactive, misbehaving, finicky skin. As Canadians, we have learned to tolerate winter, but not necessarily what it does to our skin. Brisk, cold winds, sub-zero temperatures, and over-heated indoor spaces can take a toll on even the healthiest looking faces. Dry air coupled with environmental factors can turn normal skin into misbehaving, highly-reactive, sensitive skin.
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Winter fit
Burn calories & have fun too!
With winter on the doorstep, fitness expert Cherilee Garofano encourages us to take advantage of this perfect outdoor playground for fitness and fun.
The physical movements of winter sports support cardiovascular health while also burning calories. Being outdoors also boosts your body’s ability to manufacture important Vitamin D, even if only your face and hands are exposed on an overcast day.
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Recipes from Friday Night Dinners
Tamarind and Coconut-glazed Chicken Thighs
Wheat Berry, Lentil and Chickpea Salad
Grilled Tuna with Salsa Verde
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