Gyms in Toronto have closed their doors due to the state of emergency brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, but some have decided to move their classes online and some are even offering group classes through Zoom. If you want to get your heart rate up and get your sweat on, you’ll want to check … Continued
By Erin Neilly
With the legalization of cannabis and the opening of the city’s first legal dispensaries, cannabis culture continues to expand, and it’s shaping the way we date, relate and have sex. Daters can now specifically seek and meet like-minded singles with apps like 420Singles and High There, and data suggests that Canadian daters are overwhelmingly cannabis-friendly. … Continued
We talk to Dr. David Jenkins of the risk factor modification centre at St. Michael’s Hospital and the University of Toronto about his sensible, science-based advice for healthy eating.
Dr. Jess shares the good news that a healthy relationship is good for you and offers a list of tips for making your marriage a happy one.
It’s been impossible to avoid the perpetual hubbub over what we put inside of ourselves (e.g. the alleged health hazards of eating wheat). But according to two of our country’s top environmental thinkers, Bruce Lourie and Rick Smith, we’ve got even more work cut out for us.
With Halloween only a couple of weeks away, we got to thinking about artificial sweeteners and whether they’re better or worse for us than the real stuff (sucrose or granulated sugar). So we consulted Toronto-based naturopathic doctor and best-selling author of The Carb Sensitivity Program, Dr. Natasha Turner, about the matter. Here’s what she had to say.
There are so many different types of yoga now offered in Toronto that it was only a matter of time before yoga instructors decided, or needed, to think of themes for students. I’ve seen postings for “Yoga for Couples,” “Acro-Yoga,” and “Yoga Noir” (yoga in the pitch-black.)
At least twice (maybe three) times a year, this mommy takes herself on solo vacations, anywhere from five to 10 days. I love travelling as much as my daughter loves french fries, which is to say, “an obsessive amount.” My daughter is in overnight camp right now. I’m in Playa Del Carmen (the Yorkville of Mexico).
Summer’s dog days are here, and with that precious heat (the kind that never lasts long enough in this country) comes the inevitable need to get outside and soak up some sun. Sounds perfect, right? Not so fast: There’s a few important things to be mindful of, namely spreadable infections, diseases and germs, all of which can be easily contracted if you’re not careful. Here, Dr. MacDonald fills us in on how to stay infection-free during the season of the germ.
“Are you stoned right now?” I ask Lu, owner of The House of Yoga, a studio located in the back of a head shop on Bloor Street West. It’s not meant to be a rude question. I just need to know what I’m dealing with. I’m about to participate in ganja yoga, which is pretty self-explanatory: you do yoga stoned on cannabis. Enough said? Well, not really. It’s quite fascinating, I quickly learn.
If you had Toronto’s top nutrition expert, Dr. David Jenkins, Canada research chair in nutrition and metabolism, cornered, what would you ask him?
In this tough economy, many people have juggled their priorities, putting more emphasis on making ends meet and allowing things like their impact on the environment to slip down the list. But Adria Vasil, a Toronto-based environmental writer, is on a mission to reverse that.
