CNN Underscored • 3rd November 2020

7 Canadian Brands Leading the Natural Skin Care Trend

The worldwide trend of natural skin care has grown in popularity in recent years, and Canada is leading the way. Consumers are moving away from products that contain harsh chemicals and are instead looking to source natural, plant-based solutions to common skin care issues.

Canadian Traveller Magazine • 11th September 2020

Wetsuit Wisdom

My first surfing lesson was an exercise in teenage humiliation. We shuffled around anxiously on the cold sand of a Welsh beach, pre-dawn, waiting for the wetsuit shack to open. Our teachers tried their best to cheer up the group of 14-year old students on an adventure sports field trip, but there was no escaping the horror that was about to unfold.

Edible Vancouver & Wine Country • 21st April 2020

Tea: Farmed and Foraged

Early morning as the forest mist rises around Whistler, Isabelle Ranger, founder and owner of Namasthé Tea Co., and her partner Cédric Gervais, can be found talking to the plants.

Edible Ottawa • 21st April 2020

A Country Boy in the Capital

Callaloo has proved to be so popular at the market that next season Burrell intends to buy a glass-doored freezer to sell it year-round. “To be jerk, it has to have that flavour. All the ingredients are from my farm, except one thing in there, it's a spice, that I get from Jamaica. That's what gives it that authentic smoky flavour,” he says.

Edible Ottawa • 21st April 2020

Traditional Miso, Canadian Flavors

From green beans in a miso sesame sauce and soboro don to miso corn muffins, the fermented bean paste adds depth and complexity to everyday dishes.

The Conversationalist • 13th March 2020

Nose to Tail With a Lady Butcher

With environmentally conscious, humane butchery, Hannah Miller stakes a position between factory farming and veganism. Picture a butcher and what do you see? Perhaps a burly mustachioed man swinging a meat cleaver into a carcass. Hacking away, smeared in blood, working in a quick and inelegant fashion. Heaving body parts up onto his thick shoulder and then slamming them down onto a cutting table.

Edible Ottawa • 14th October 2019

For the Love of Kale

Of the many dishes served that are beloved by the Quirky Carrot customers, here are two of their all-time favourites.

Marijuana Doctors • 28th September 2019

CBD and Anxiety

Interest in CBD or cannabidiol, available in oils, gummies, drops, and even mints, has exploded recently. The chemical has been added to a huge range of products and marketed heavily as a supplement to cure everything from insomnia to arthritis.

Forbes • 20th February 2019

Visit The Largest Spa In North America

A scream breaks through the peaceful sanctuary and several bathers look around to see what, or who has created the ruckus. A splash from the cold dip pool and a very quick run to the safety of the sauna reveal that it was just part of the thermal cycle, here at Spa Nordik.

Ministry of Hemp • 15th February 2019

CBD In Canada: Why Can’t I Easily Get Legal CBD In Canada?

In October of 2018, Canada joined a very niche club, becoming only the second country in the world (after Uruguay) to legalize recreational cannabis. However, if you thought that meant the streets would be paved in green leaves up north, you would be wrong.

The Boston Globe • 25th January 2019

Businesses Envision a Boom in CBD, The Non-intoxicating Oil From Hemp

Touted as a wonder drug capable of easing anxiety, reducing inflammation, and preventing seizures, cannabidiol, or CBD, has been growing rapidly in popularity. Following approval of the 2018 federal farm bill, the American hemp CBD market alone is projected to reach $20 billion by 2020.

Self • 19th January 2019

What It’s Like to Fill in the Gaps in Your Health History When You’re Adopted

For the first 18 years of my life, my family history was a complete mystery. I was adopted as a baby, and while at times that reality has been painful, I was extremely fortunate to have been raised by two of the kindest people who were simply meant to be parents. But despite having an idyllic childhood, I spent a lot of time imagining my birth family. I wondered what they looked like, what their voices sounded like, and if they shared my interests and passions. What I never really wondered abou

Nutritious Life • 4th January 2019

Miscarriages: Everything You Need to Know Before You Get Pregnant

Pregnancy can be a time of great joy and anticipation, but it can also be a time of worry and stress—for about a million reasons. One of those reasons is the fear of miscarriages, which can be traumatic events that affect women in many different ways.

HuffPost Canada • 27th November 2018

I Tried A CBD Massage For My Chronic Pain. Here's What Happened.

The frenzy over CBD (also known as cannabinoid, the non-psychoactive component found in a cannabis plant) isn’t slowing down. Canada just legalized the use of recreational cannabis, including CBD, allowing residents to try CBD products to improve issues like anxiety, sexual performance and poor sleep. Many wellness centers are also jumping on board, using products like CBD oil ― arguably one of the most commonly used forms of CBD ― as a way to alleviate customers’ various ailments. One of those

The Atlantic • 15th November 2018

Digital Reminders of a Lost Pregnancy

Squinting at the blurry image on the sonographer’s screen, Cindy Marie Jenkins—flanked by her husband and her young son—scanned excitedly for signs of life. Her first pregnancy had been so straightforward that this seemed like a special moment the entire family could share. But as the minutes dragged on, the sonographer became very quiet, leaving to find a doctor who delivered the news: There would be no baby.

Lonely Planet • 2nd November 2018

Wellness Escapes

I wrote two chapters of the Lonely Planet "Wellness Escapes" book. 1st Edition- Nov 2018 ISBN: 9781787016972 Curator: Lonely Planet 256 pages, 256pp color, 0 maps | Dimensions: 171mm × 216mm "United States: Canyon Ranch" pg. 31 "Portugal: Six Senses Spa Douro Valley" pg. 146

Birchbox Magazine • 1st November 2018

7 Ways Diversity Creates a Happier, Healthier Workplace

While conformity can be essential to keep companies running smooth—for instance, it’s helpful if everyone is on the same schedule—that doesn’t always go for the people within them. Diverse employees bring different life experiences, views, and opinions into the workplace—and when we’re exposed to new or even differing points, we learn and develop.

Metro Newspaper UK • 23rd October 2018

Why Are Millennials Having Less Sex Than Their Parents Did at the Same Age?

Free-thinking liberal millennials, also known as the ‘hook-up’ generation, are swiping right on multiple partners and swinging from the chandeliers every weekend, right? The truth is actually way more vanilla. In fact, according to two studies by Mumsnet and the journal Archives Of Sexual Behaviour, those born after 1990 are having less sex than their parents did at the same age — and even coupled-up millennials are experiencing a sex drought.

HuffPost • 17th September 2018

Is The Convenience Of Meal Prep Kits Actually Worth The True Cost?

Something has to give. Our modern working lives are busier and busier, but we still crave time for family and recreation. It’s no real surprise that we’re beginning to delegate the chores that take up our precious Saturday mornings ― sending out the dry cleaning or hiring a service to tidy up our homes ― and we can now outsource grocery shopping and meal preparation, as well.

Lift & Co. • 17th September 2018

Pregnancy and Cannabis: Is It Safe?

Becoming a parent completely changes your life in every imaginable way. But for women, those changes start right at the beginning of pregnancy. As soon as it’s announced, women are bombarded with official recommendations, advice from well-meaning neighbours, family and friends, and sometimes even complete strangers.