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Travel and vacation is all about taking a break from the ordinary, but it’s often difficult to stick to your diet and wholesome nutrition when on the road and travelling with kids. There are restaurants, drive-thrus and buffet lines, time zone interruptions, cultural culinary delicacies and busy schedules. However, holidays shouldn’t un-do your family’s health… …

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I make no secret or excuses about my love for the sunshine. I gladly escape cold Toronto winters in favour of warmer locales like California, Hawaii or the Caribbean. Yet, you’ll never find me slathering on conventional sunscreens. This is because there are plenty of safe, chemical-free sunscreen options available, foods we can eat to… …

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Spending time in nature has a multitude of benefits, but sometimes the outdoors can have its drawbacks – especially if you’re in a spot that is crawling with bugs that love to feast on warm-blooded people like us. Itchy, painful and inflamed bites can certainly put a damper on your forest bathing experience, but making… …

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Most of what I’ve written here, I recently shared in my monthly note with my insider crew – my subscribers. About once a month, I send a personal note about what I’m thinking about and working on. This note had such a strong response that I thought it would be beneficial to share part of… …

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What I eat and where my food comes from are very important to me, and I know these are things many of you value as well. As much as I enjoy growing my own garden, both outdoors and indoors, I’m not as consistently skilled at keeping everything alive and thriving. So when seasonal produce is… …

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#StayHome was the anthem heard worldwide in 2020. Even as things started to open up again in parts of the world, most of us have been continuing to spend all day, every day in our homes. This means that we need to be mindful of the physical health of our living space to ensure it… …

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