Category: Lifestyle Blog
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Citrus Maté Fizz
This non-alcoholic drink is bitter-sweet, citrusy, bubbly, and easy on the stomach. It can also be made with rooibos tea instead of yerba maté, and orange juice in place of grapefruit. This recipe was originally published in the November 2025 issue of alive magazine.
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Food from the Forest
There’s a certain joy in working with found foods. Perhaps it’s their simplicity, or because they awake our appreciation for nature. These foods remind us of our sense of resilience. If we forage them ourselves, they help us slow down and appreciate nature as we take time to look for them. Berries, herbs, and other…
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Chocolate “Charcuterie” with Juniper Berries and Hazelnuts
This energy-packed mixture of oats, hemp hearts, and peanut butter is studded with hazelnuts, ginger, and cranberries and is also flavoured with piney juniper. Rolled into a log and cut into slices, it’s a sweet visual play on a cured sausage. Not only does it make a brilliant dessert, but it’s a great pack-along for…
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A Day Down on the Oyster Farm
If you have even a passing acquaintance with oysters, you know that the northern coasts of the US are renowned for their delectable shellfish offerings. Oyster aficionados fawn over Beausoleils and Wellfleets from the East, and sing the praises of Kumamotos and Hama Hamas from the West. But mention the oysters of the Southeast, and…
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In Conversation: Why Women Are 2X More Likely to Develop Alzheimer’s and What We Can Do About It
Women’s brain health is having a long-overdue moment. For Emma Heming Willis and Helen Christoni, it isn’t just a wellness trend, it’s personal. Together, they founded Make Time Wellness, a brand built to help women understand, protect, and prioritize the organ that connects everything else. For Emma, the mission grew from her experience as a…
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Brussels Sprouts with Orange, Ginger, and Walnuts
Forest meets field in this hearty, and flavourful, dish of Brussels sprouts that’s perfect for winter weather. Loaded with zingy freshly grated ginger; kissed with sweet orange; and finished with a delicious topping of sweet, toasted walnuts and tart, dried cranberries. This recipe was originally published in the November 2025 issue of alive magazine.
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A Celeb-Created Retinol Alternative That Actually Works and Derms Approve: Inside Lili Reinhart’s Adapinoid Serum
CELEBRITY SKINCARE is a gamble, some lines come with more marketing than merit, but Personal Day by Lili Reinhart isn’t one of them. We first got hooked on the Trust Me on This Hypochlorous Acid Spray (a skin-soothing miracle for post-flight skin) and the Emotional Support Lip Balm that actually earns its name. Both are proof that this brand understands the real world of…
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Living Well with Molly Sims: On Barrier Health, Balance, and the Beauty of Doing Less
Some of the links in this story are affiliate links, which means we may earn a commission if you choose to purchase—helping us continue to share mindful, inspiring content. There’s a reason Molly Sims always seems to glow from the inside out, and it’s not just great lighting. The model, actress, entrepreneur, and founder of…
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Why Sophie Jaffe’s 2026 Safari Retreat Needs to Be on Your Bucket List
Whenever my life starts to feel like it’s stuck in an endless loop of meetings, school drop-offs and pick-ups, errands, workouts, repeat, I know my body is sending me a signal I’m ready to shake things up. Something that wakes me up. For me, that reset always comes from nature. The quiet. The space. The…
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Pass the Salad
Jesus knows family suppers aren’t always easy. But, just like that painting of the infamous “last supper,” has commensality become a relic from another time? Le Commensal was a vegetarian restaurant in my hometown of Montreal. At one time the largest chain of its kind in Canada, it was only after it closed that I…