Category: Lifestyle Blog
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7 Ways To Support The Gut-Brain Connection
Jewel Zimmer is the co-founder of Juna and a certified Brain Health Trainer with Amen Clinics by Dr. Amen. A healthy gut is a healthy brain. With 95% of your serotonin and 50% of dopamine created in your gut, optimal gut health is central to enhanced brain health, lowering stress, boosting mood, improving immunity, supporting…
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Win a RealEasy Gift Pack!
Maintaining a healthy weight is easy with RealEasy! This December, get help reaching your goals with this prize pack from Natural Factors, featuring three delicious flavors of their RealEasy with PGX Meal Replacement and a guidebook. Enter now for your chance to win!
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The Best 10 Tips For Traveling With Children From A Globe-Trotting Family
Taking your kids to see the grandparents on a train is one thing, but heading out on safari by way of multiple international flights is another! No matter which travel feat is before you this season, we’ve got tips and ideas from a pro jet-setting family of four. Sean MacLean and Amanda Wagner are founders…
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The 12 Best Clean Beauty Gifts In Our Holiday Shop
Our favorite clean beauty brands have launched incredible gift sets this year. We haven’t been this excited about a beauty gift since unwrapping our first Caboodles! While some beauty gift sets are a waste of money (and packaging!), others are well designed to allow you to test great products in meaningful sets or sizes. A…
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No-Bake Chocolate Raspberry Tart
Tarts are timeless, and a good tart is always a people-pleaser. And who doesn’t love something with chocolate in any form? This classic tart is so easy to make with fresh fruit and hints of orange in a delicious chocolate crust. Once firm, it cuts like a dream into 16 easy slices. Fruity faves This…
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Warming Blueberry Orange Tea
This is a spin off the classic, without the Grand Marnier. The depth of orange is derived from a generous piece of orange peel simmered in the tea.
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Cozy Fireside Eats for the Holidays
We all know how harried we can become during the holiday season, and settling into cozy cushions in front of a fireplace is the perfect antidote. If you’re trying to hunker down and create some order in the next month, these recipes with accompanying mocktails will help warm your soul.
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Mediterranean Orzo with Citrus Spiked Gremolata
This recipe is something of a classic; it’s so easy to make. But this version introduces a little extra zing for when the season revs up and all you want to do is curl up in front of the fire for a cozy eve. All it takes is one pot for cooking and a single…
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Zesty Mediterranean Mocktail
With tons of citrus hints in this dish and the pungent Greek flavours of olives, artichokes, and garlic, keeping it simple is the perfect choice. Fill a beer glass with ice cubes and top with equal parts unsweetened grapefruit juice, sparkling soda, and a splash of honey syrup. Garnish with a sprig of rosemary.
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Maple Pecans
Here’s the perfect recipe for a fireside snack attack. It’s so easy and can be made ahead and stored in a tightly covered container in the fridge or freezer without losing crispness. Delicious served with a hot toddy. Crunchy munchies Switch out pecans for Brazil nuts or walnuts, or even mixed nuts. The trick is…