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It’s Evaluate Your Life Day This is a day to pause and ask the big question “How am I doing?” If it sounds a bit overwhelming, it doesn’t have to be. Like many daunting tasks, it’s easier if you break it down into small steps.
In today’s post, I’ve got a free printable checklist you can use to quickly assess seven important areas that affect your overall wellbeing. The checklist will help you get started on creating an action plan to make changes.
Garlic. There’s no better way to add extra flavour to your favorite dishes. With Halloween on the way, repelling evil spirits and vampires might be top of mind. But garlic can protect against more than just scary creatures. Eating garlic is good for your health.
Exercise. We know it’s good for us. But less than half of North Americans get the recommended amount of physical activity. As I continue my Breast Cancer Awareness Month series, today I’m exploring the link between exercise and cancer.
Exercise reduces the risk of many cancers. It can also improve recovery by helping cancer patients tolerate treatments. And, it can significantly lower the risk of cancer recurrence. Let’s take a closer look.
Today is Thanksgiving Day here in Canada. A day to give thanks for the blessings in our lives. 2020 hasn’t been an easy year and this won’t be a typical Thanksgiving celebration for most people. In the spirit of gratitude, today’s post will focus on finding things I am thankful for.
In an earlier post Foods That Fight Cancer, I shared a list of 12 foods with cancer-fighting properties according to a book written by Richard Béliveau and Denis Gingras. In today’s post, I’m going to explore the science behind one of the items on that list, green tea. I’ll also look at how I’ve added it to my daily diet thanks to the magic of matcha powder.
There’s nothing like a homemade meal but sometimes you just feel like a break from cooking. Eating out or getting takeout food is such a nice treat, especially at the end of a long week at work. My family enjoys getting takeout, but we don’t like when it comes packaged in plastic, or the dreaded Styrofoam, containers.
Welcome to week three of the Eco-Friendly Living Blog Takeover. If you missed last week’s post, it featured four writers who shared their thoughts and tips on waste reduction and eco-friendly living.
This week, I’ve got four more great writers sharing their ideas on how a sustainable lifestyle can save money, conserve water, and even keep cats out of your garden. I’ve also got a special treat – a poem written for us by my friend Pat Keachie.
Climate action and other environmental issues are hot topics these days, thanks in part to the attention drawn to them by teenage activist Greta Thunberg over the last few years. As with any hot topic, many companies jump on board and make claims related to sustainability. But are these claims true? Or is it just greenwashing?
Who would have thought even ten years ago that so many of us would be working from home—either on a full-time or hybrid basis? How sustainable is your home office space? Read on for 7 tips for a greener home office.
Welcome to the second edition of my Eco-Friendly Blog Takeover. If you missed Week One, it featured submissions from three bloggers who shared their thoughts and tips on waste reduction and eco-friendly living.
This week, four more great writers share their tips. Please take some time to explore their work to see what they’ve got to offer.
