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Beauty from Within
Few of us are willing to accept the signs of aging without putting up a fight. Nutricosmetics are today\'s secret weapon supplements for healthy skin.Few of us are willing to accept the signs of aging
White Winter Wonders
Despite their paler hue, naturally white foods such as coconut, egg whites, and cauliflower are loaded with nutrients and are anything but bland. The festive colours of the holidays are entrancing, bu
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Fake Don't Bake
We\'re all aware that baking in the sun can cause cancer and premature aging of skin. Tanning beds are no better. The safe answer for your lily-whites is to use a self-tanner. Sunless tanning products
Soak Up Serenity
A hard day at work, a stressful meeting, screaming kids ... all wonderful reasons to pamper yourself with a relaxing soak. Discover the delights of a bathing experience enhanced with natural soothing
Why Your Joints May Pop and Crack During a Workout
Snap, crackle, pop — does it ever sound like you may have breakfast cereal in your joints as you’re working out? All that popping and cracking is normal to some degree, but there are factors tha
Whole Grain Noodle Soups
Put away that Campbell’s can and warm up with globally inspired whole grain noodle soups. These five soups are filled with produce and pasta—including gluten-free options—for a complete meal to warm y
Connecting with Your Chakras
Where\'d you get the candles? asked my seven-year-old daughter, Emily, as she eyed my brightly coloured chakra candles on the edge of a tall dresser. I thought I\'d hidden them, but they were spotted b
12 of the Best Workouts For Weight Loss
Whether you’re looking to lose a lot or a little weight, exercise is an important component of any weight-loss plan. But not all workouts are created equal when the goal is shedding pounds. Ahea
Common Sun Sense
Somewhere between tanning with pure baby oil and slathering on the SPF 50+, appreciating sunshine got pretty complicated. With all the conflicting reports on sun benefits and risks and sunscreen confu
10 Tips to Overcome a Weight-Loss Plateau
So you stopped drinking soda and bringing ice cream into the house, and the weight started to peel off. This boosted your confidence, so you joined a gym to burn some extra calories on the stati
The Long-Term Effects of Losing Weight, Even When You’re Young
When it comes to weight loss, many people set goals based on time frames — to lose one pound a week, for example or a certain amount within six months — and that can be very helpful for staying
Top 5 Natural Health Trends for 2015
The Canadian Health Food Association has just released their 2015 list of natural health trends - so lets make this year the healthiest one yet!With 2014 officially a thing of the past, many of us ar
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Flat Belly Diet: What You Need to Know
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Meatless Monday: 10 Beautiful Beet Recipes
Sweet, burgundy beets can make any recipe beautiful.Valentine’s Day may be over, but we can still enjoy romantic red foods. Perhaps the reddest food of all, beets are savoury enough for pasta and swee
Topical Antioxidants
Skin performs many important physiological functions and is extremely susceptible to free-radical damage. To function optimally and stay healthy, your skin needs nourishing with antioxidants from the
15 Things Nobody Tells You About Weight Loss
It’s easy to go into a weight-loss journey with all sorts of expectations about what you have to do to lose weight, how you’ll feel along the way, and when you’ll be satisfied with the results.
5 Surprising Holiday Diet Busters
Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine found participants started gaining weight in October and continued seeing incremental gains in their weight through the New Year. The ac
3 Ways to Tighten Loose Skin After Weight Loss
Shedding pounds takes dedication, patience and persistence — especially if you’re going about it in a safe and sustainable way. That’s why losing even 1 pound is a success. However, losing 5–10%
Special K Diet: What You Need to Know
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The Downside of Sugary Sport Food For Athletes
Athletes need to keep energy levels high during training and competitions — and an obvious, convenient part of that includes consuming sugary sport foods. These sport foods — Think: bars, gus, g
9 Spring-Time Walking Goals to Stay Motivated All Year
Walking outdoors is one of the easiest and best things you can do to improve mental and physical health. Especially as the weather warms, it can be a nice change of pace to swap the treadmill fo
Holiday Appetizers
These holiday appetizers look elegant, but they\'re made with whole food ingredients that make them as healthy as they are attractive.Entertaining during the holiday season doesn’t have to mean loading
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Bathing Beauty
Lather up with these relaxing and healing bath time benefitsLather up with these aromatherapeutic and healing bath time benefits.SweetsCraving calorie-free sweets? Lush offers a delicious selection of
From Confusion to Clarity
Stephen was considering what looked like a fairly straightforward decision-a move from the hustle and bustle of Vancouver to the quiet peace of a spectacular oceanside home on a nearby island. He felt
Give Dry Skin the Brush Off
Mid-winter and my skin felt so dry and rough, I was starting to feel like an armadillo. I was advised that a dry brushing treatment was just what I needed.Mid-winter and my skin felt so dry and rough,
Cold Weather
Cold weather can mean aches and pains. But there\'s no need to hibernate! Ease the pain naturally with these tips.Love it or hate it, cold winter weather for many people means aches and pains. Instead
Sun-Kissed Skin
The sun can be your skin\'s worst enemy. So use these natural and non-toxic sunscreens and stay safe while enjoying your summer.The sun can be your skin’s worst enemy. It can encourage premature aging
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Holy Traffic Jam!
Your six-year-old dawdled all morning and now youre stuck in traffic, late for an important meeting. Your heart pumps, your adrenals churn out that stress-induced villain, cortisol, aided by that dou
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Wildlife Wednesday: Utah Prairie Dog
Trouble began for these little prairie dogs way back in the 1920s. Find out why theyre still trying to dig their way out almost 100 years later.What’s behind a name? In this case, the first pioneers
3 Metabolism-Boosting Micronutrients For Weight Loss
When it comes to boosting your metabolism, every grocery or drug store carries plenty of weight-loss supplements that make bold claims, but there’s a better place to direct your shopping cart: t
Vitamin D
Vitamin D doesn\'t get a lot of respect. Oh, sure, we need this nutrient to build strong bones. But what else has vitamin D done for us lately? Well, word has it that the sunshine vitamin is looking fo
The Natural Makeover Diet
Our faces dont lie. You can determine the state of a womans health simply by looking at her skin, hair, and nails. Try as we might, no amount or makeup will work to change those suitcases under our