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How much do you know about COVID-19?
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Coronavirus Update: How to Handle the ‘Pandemic’
In the wake of the recent coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic we must all remember to stay calm and listen to the advice of authorities who have been working around the clock. The world faces a global standstill as the reactions to the recent ‘pandemic’ have reached the world news. Stock markets are on the brink of some of the greatest crashes of all time, global sports leagues close down and displace fans for coming weeks, and whole countries have been quarantined as precautionary measures. The coronavirus or COVID-19 is a respiratory illness that emerged in December 2019 from the Wuhan area of China. As of March 12, 2020, it has infected…
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Why Starving Your Way to a Size Zero is Not Helping You
“Maybe, if I don’t eat for one month straight, I could totally rock that bodycon dress at the party”. We’ve all been there, haven’t we? Starving our way to a perfect fit every now and then, believing that not eating for long hours is the fastest way to lose that extra inch. Well, sure–it might be. But it is also the fastest way to disturb your body’s metabolism–which could lead to something worse. Nourishment is a complex mechanism, which involves much more than just eating food. It is a combination of your psychological state, situational conditions, and biochemical signals being sent from your brain to your body and vice versa.…
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How Can Bowen Therapy Help Heal a Concussion or Traumatic Brain Injury?
Some people may have heard of Bowen Therapy for musculoskeletal pain but may not be aware that it also can be very helpful for concussions.
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An Uncommon Community: The Danforth’s Big Carrot
At its core, the Big Carrot is about helping people make better choices about what they choose to eat, and that makes the Common’s biggest store highly uncommon.
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The Top Organic Beauty Products that will Beautify from the Inside Out
There are so many benefits to switching over to all-natural, cruelty-free and organic products. They are Earth-friendly, so not only are you saving your skin and body, but you are also serving the greater good.
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Blue Cross Animal Hospital: The Best Vet for Your Pet
How much do you care for your pet? For most pet owners the answer to that is a no-brainer—a lot. In most households, pets are treated as family. To some, they are as treasured as children. Having an intense love for your pet inclines you to want a vet that treats them with the best care. The Blue Cross Animal Hospital (BCAH) does just that. On a sunny Wednesday afternoon, I met with Dr. Hazel Eaglesome—who has worked at Blue Cross Animal Hospital for over 28 years and has been the owner for nearly 20—to talk a bit about her practice. The moment I walked in I felt comfortable. It…
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8 Ways to Set Goals and Stay Motivated
Every new year, we use our resolutions to admit to the world ways in which we want to better ourselves. For a lot of us, it’s about being healthier, wealthier, and wiser. But, by the time we’ve gotten all of the turkey and wine out of our system, our resolutions have begun to waver and fade. Here are some tips to bolster your determination without burning yourself out: 1. Think of it as a Challenge A “goal” is an ideal image that floats above our heads, nice and neat like a finished painting. For all its positive connotations, thinking of a resolution as a goal can disconnect it from the…
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5 Places You Can Go to Escape Your Cellphone
In this day and age, we live by the internet and especially through social media. We eat with it, we sleep with it, and we even walk our dogs with it. For many, it takes as much as the inability to connect—being physically unable to access social media—to make us log offline. Below is a list of places and events in Toronto that either do not allow for the use of cellphones or simply do not have WiFi or connection signals, giving you the ability to escape from your cellphone, even for just a few minutes (or hours). The Subway For just $3.00, you can travel underground on Toronto’s subway…
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The Work Initiative Network Focus on Mental Health
Serving over 37 thousand people across East Toronto, Woodgreen Community Services has a variety of programs, such as child care assistance, immigration services, and employment resources. The programs fall into a few different sections: Children and Youth, Health and Wellness, Homeward Bound, Seniors, Employment, Housing, and Immigrant Settlement. The Work Initiative Network (WIN) falls into the Health and Wellness section. This program helps people who have dealt with long-term mental health challenges return to the workforce by focusing on employment training. It works on a referral basis, as it is a partnership program with the Michael Garron Hospital, CAMH (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health), Alternatives, Woodgreen, and Reconnect. WIN works closely…
