Looking back and looking forward

Looking back and looking forward

January is a time to restart, renew and re-evaluate what you define as worthy for the 12 months ahead. Time marches on, with newly-defined resolutions or mantras that leave you feeling a year wiser with intent to make the one ahead bigger, brighter and bolder. This...
Counting calories

Counting calories

Calories-still hung up on the term? Chances are, that if you grew up in the 1920s and onwards, calories had a significant impact on your eating habits. The calorie was engrained in the minds of dieters across the North America, a continent in which ironically also...
Seasonal eating

Seasonal eating

As we marvel at the palette of leaves turning this fall season, it’s hard to not notice the varietal availability gracing our market shelves. When you purchase produce that’s in season, it has richer flavor, is healthier and usually more affordable. Food is easier to...
Secrets for living with stress

Secrets for living with stress

Stress is a word we can all relate to, typically in a negative context. We often refer to stress associated with some kind of unfortunate event relatable to our lives. Typical examples of distress can be anxiety or concern, perceived as outside of our coping...
Getting enough Vitamin D?

Getting enough Vitamin D?

It comes as no surprise that vitamin D takes centre stage while most North Americans are on a quest for immune prosperity. Appropriately named the sunshine vitamin, it’s the only nutrient produced in your skin in response to sunlight. As a fat-soluble vitamin, it...