Healthy Living

Spring Cleaning with Chef Steven

Spring Cleaning with Chef Steven I’m not gonna lie. This winter has taken it out of me and I’m guessing a lot of you feel the same way. So, what do we do when we find ourselves exhausted and in need of a bit of rejuvenation and internal spring cleaning? As a chef,  food is Spring Cleaning with Chef Steven

Homemade Elderberry Gummies

With a toddler in the house, I’m no stranger to cold and flu during the winter months. Making your own immune-boosting gummies at home is a fun and interactive kitchen activity that results in delicious treats the whole family will enjoy! I love using Flora’s Sambu Guard Elderberry+ Liquid Formula for Kids because it contains Homemade Elderberry Gummies

Red Beet Cranberry Sauce

  Red Beet Cranberry Sauce This cranberry sauce recipe with Salus Red Beet Crystals is a vibrant twist on a classic holiday favourite. The addition of beet crystals not only enhances the sauce’s colour and flavour but also provides a natural boost of antioxidants, making it both delicious and nutritious. Whether served with turkey or Red Beet Cranberry Sauce

Community Gardens: What are they and how to join one

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If you call Toronto home, we don’t need to tell you that creating a bustling garden to call your own is out of the realm of possibility for many of us. According to a 2017 census, more Toronto residents live in apartment buildings than in single-detached houses, most of which offer balconies but little greenspace. Community Gardens: What are they and how to join one

How to continue eating well on days when you don’t feel like cooking

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Cooking can be exhausting. If you’re the primary cook in your household, you’re probably no stranger to how much of an undertaking it can be or how deserved taking a break feels. After all, preparing a meal doesn’t start the moment you enter the kitchen; first, you need to determine what you want to make, How to continue eating well on days when you don’t feel like cooking

Four easy ways parents and caregivers can stay sustainable on a budget

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It’s hard to truly grasp the impact that small-scale changes to your everyday life can have on the environment at large; still, no matter how minuscule something seems, change is imminent. Similar to how saving a couple of dollars where you’re able to can really add up to something big down the line, making small Four easy ways parents and caregivers can stay sustainable on a budget

Why Seventh Generation?

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When Seventh Generation was founded way back in 1988, the founders – a handful of dedicated Vermont entrepreneurs and activists – chose a name that they understood to come from the Great Law of the Haudenosaunee, from a passage which instructs that “in our every deliberation we must consider the impact of our decisions on Why Seventh Generation?

Demand Period Equity. Period.

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Here at The Sweet Potato we’re big proponents of menstrual equity. Easy access to affordable, safe period care is essential. We want to see increased education and empowerment so folks can decide for themselves how to take care of their menstrual health. This is all integral to ending the stigma around a totally natural and Demand Period Equity. Period.

Natural Pain Relief

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Pain is an inevitable part of life. Thankfully, we’re lucky enough to have at our disposal a number of natural methods to relive it! Ginger : most people know about garlic’s ability to reduce nausea and soothe gastric upset, but did you know that it’s also been shown to fight pain, including joint pain and menstrual Natural Pain Relief

The healthful benefits of GT’s Kombucha

Mounting research is pointing to the importance of maintaining a healthy human biome. That is, maintaining an optimal ratio of good gut bacteria in our bodies. So how exactly can we do this? One simple way is to increase the number of fermented foods in our diet which add living probiotics. And one of the The healthful benefits of GT’s Kombucha