Organization
5 Surprising Health Benefits of Being More Organized
Being organized can make your life easier-and here's why it may also make you healthier.Being organized can affect all aspects of your life-from work and school to home and relationships. So can being unorganized.A lack of organization may affect how much time it takes you to do things because you don't always know wha...
Jan 13, 2025
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Organized eating
7 Dinner Meal Prep Tips to Make Life Easier
A healthy dinner waiting for you at the end of the day is worth the time it takes to meal prep.If you're looking for easy ways to get a home-cooked meal on the table after a busy day, meal prep is the way to go. By doing some preparation and cooking when you have the time, you can be rewarded with meals throughout the ...
Jan 13, 2025
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Choosing Wellness Podcast
Season 2, Episode 10
Listen: To see, or not to see
Putting off eye exams can lead to many issues. In this podcast for Everything Lifestyle, we'll learn more about why you need to go for eye exams and how early you should get them tested. Is it a cold, or a flu and should we care? Find out the differences and how to stay healthy. Also, discussions about natural science,...
Jan 13, 2025
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Season 2, Episode 9
Listen: Inflammation Nation
We hear about inflammation a lot..but if asked, would you know how to describe it? Well, we need to know, as it affects all of us. On this episode of the Everything Lifestyle Podcast, we talk about chronic inflammation. Hugging releases endorphins in the brain, slowing heart rate and reducing stress and anxiety levels....
Jan 03, 2025
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Season 2, Episode 8
Listen: Doctor Reboot, Self-Love and Friendships
So many health modalities in the world, but are we tapping into all the health options available to us? Let's talk about finding the balance between conventional and alternative medicine. Beating yourself up again on how you look or the fact you have gone up on the scale - again! Well stop it and give yourself a little...
Nov 07, 2024
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Season 2, Episode 7
Listen: Gut Hug and Health
Gut talk is all over social media, and the news. The link to gut health and overall health is a game changer, but what do we need to ensure good gut health, dietician Shannon Croker talks about probiotics. In such a fast-paced world we need things to help with our well-being, but is the peddle to the medal when it come...
Oct 07, 2024
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Health and Wellness
Organization
5 Surprising Health Benefits of Being More Organized
Being organized can make your life easier-and here's why it may also make you healthier.Being organized can affect all aspects of your life-from work and school to home and relationships. So can being unorganized.A lack of organization may affect how much time it takes you to do things because you don't always know wha...
Jan 13, 2025
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SAD
Do You Have Depression or the Winter Blues?
Here's how to tell when your seasonal blues may be something more.Everyone feels down once in a while. But how do you know if it's just a case of the blues or something more? The information below may help you decide if you should see a doctor.What Are the Winter Blues?During fall and winter, many people find themselve...
Jan 07, 2025
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Lung infection
You May Have Walking Pneumonia and Not Know It
Cases of this illness are on the rise and here's what to watch out for.If you have a cough that doesn't seem to go away, there's a chance you may have walking pneumonia. A lung infection that causes this condition has been circulating lately and cases of the illness are higher than they've been in years. So even if you...
Jan 03, 2025
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Watch Out for These Post-Holiday Heart Problems
The holidays may soon be over, but the winter season may still pose these dangers to your heart health.With the holidays behind us, life may settle down and become quieter. But when it comes to your heart health, there are still potential dangers lurking at this time of year. Knowing what may put you at an increased ri...
Dec 30, 2024
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Lifestyle
Organized eating
7 Dinner Meal Prep Tips to Make Life Easier
A healthy dinner waiting for you at the end of the day is worth the time it takes to meal prep.If you're looking for easy ways to get a home-cooked meal on the table after a busy day, meal prep is the way to go. By doing some preparation and cooking when you have the time, you can be rewarded with meals throughout the ...
Jan 13, 2025
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New Year, New You
7 Easy but Effective Fitness Resolutions
With these small tweaks to your daily routine, you'll be exercising more without much effort.When the new year rolls around, many people vow to make major changes to how they live their lives. Many of these resolutions revolve around improving health, with exercising more being one of the top promises we make to oursel...
Jan 07, 2025
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Take a break
7 Good Reasons to Try Dry January
This may be the incentive you need to start the new year alcohol-free.Thinking about giving up alcohol this month? If so, you're not alone. Many Americans ditch booze at the start of the new year, either as a resolution or to detox a bit after overindulging during the holiday season. But whatever your reason for becomi...
Dec 30, 2024
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Get your Zzz's
The Connection Between Sleep and Weight Loss
Having more time to eat is not the only reason why a lack of sleep affects your waistline.Sufficient sleep plays an important role in weight management. Yet according to the National Sleep Foundation, adults are falling short on their sleep. Instead of getting between 7 and 9 hours of sleep each night, the average Amer...
Dec 23, 2024
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Meditation
Recipes and Nutrition
Hot Honey
Nashville Honey Hot Roasted Chicken
Enjoy this bold fusion of flavours. DirectionsPreheat your oven to 350°fEnsure you truss your bird if it didn't come already done.Rub Worcestershire over the surface of the chicken ensuring even coverage over the bird, this adds awesome flavour and helps the dry rub adhere to the chicken and helps to tenderize the ...
Jan 07, 2025
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Holiday treat
Breakfast with Santa
Prepare a delicious and festive breakfast for Christmas morning with baked apple slices, a blueberry lemon dutch baby and everyone's favourite waffles!Ingredients:Western Family butter Large eggs Whole milk All-purpose flour Sugar Salt Vanilla extract Lemon Blueberries Western Family waffles Strawberries Raspberries Ch...
Dec 23, 2024
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Recipe
Brie Smashed Potatoes with Cranberry and Mandarin Glaze
Indulge in this non-traditional tangy and sweet brie smashed potatoes made with cranberries, mandarin oranges and honey.IngredientsFor the Smashed Potatoes20 to 25 baby potatoes1 tsp salt3 tbsp canola oil, plus extra to brush on the bottom of the baking tray.2 tbsp Western Family salted butter, melted2 tsp garlic and o...
Dec 20, 2024
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Healthy habits
What Is the Anti-Inflammation Diet?
Here are tips to help you reduce inflammation in your body and improve your health.Chronic inflammation can affect your health in negative ways and contribute to disease, and one of the best ways to lower inflammation in your body is to focus on what you eat. It is known that some foods contribute to inflammation while...
Dec 18, 2024
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Gardening
Art of Gardening
Watch: Making Compost for the Garden
Fall time means a lot of chores for the back yard gardener, but one particular chore is quite rewarding! Maury Hik from Art Knapp's in Kamloops, B.C. takes time talk about it in this episode of the Art of Gardening!
Oct 14, 2024
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Art of Gardening
Watch: Get it Done for the Fall Season
You may have had a bit of time off from working in the garden during the summer, but fall is on it's way so it's time to get back to work! Ivy Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops, B.C. has list of things that you should get to before the really cold weather arrives.
Oct 09, 2024
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Art of Gardening
Watch: Four Shrub Combos for the Fall Season
The arrival of fall means the colours of nature will soon be all around us. Shawn Ulmer from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops, B.C. has a few combinations of shrubs to make your yard and garden do just that!
Oct 02, 2024
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Art of Gardening
Watch: Bonsai for Beginners
Bonsai cultivation is perhaps something that might seem a little mysterious to some gardeners. But Ivy Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops, B.C. provides some easy tips about the process to get beginners started.
Sep 25, 2024
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