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Healthy Living: Passive problems, assertive answers

Healthy Living: Passive problems, assertive answers

Aggressive, knee-jerk, reactionary behaviour to challenges and interactions has the same catastrophic and injurious result by taking an opposite path to destructive results
Opinion: Relationships thrive when we’re speaking the same love languages

Opinion: Relationships thrive when we’re speaking the same love languages

Understanding our own love language and the love language of our partner (or family members / friends) can improve communication and strengthen our relationships.
Healthy Living: Self-identity and sobriety

Healthy Living: Self-identity and sobriety

The things, people and places around us influence how we perceive ourselves
Eat your oatmeal (but the right kind of oatmeal)

Eat your oatmeal (but the right kind of oatmeal)

When I talk about oatmeal, I am referring to the whole flake or even whole grain or steel cut oats. They require more cooking than instant oatmeal (which is void of the healthy parts of the oat).
Garden to Table: Here's a way to 'buck' the processed cereal trend

Garden to Table: Here's a way to 'buck' the processed cereal trend

Buckwheat is a versatile whole food that’s easy on the wallet, explains permaculture expert Laura Marie Neubert
Coastal Favourites: Making braised pork chops in mushroom gravy

Coastal Favourites: Making braised pork chops in mushroom gravy

Grab a fresh apron and call the neighbours, this is going to be delicious, and it'll warm you up, too!
Richmond's Herbaland working with Health Canada on bulk gummy recall

Richmond's Herbaland working with Health Canada on bulk gummy recall

Bulk gummy recall not related to effectiveness or potency of formulations, says Herbaland.
Addictions awareness week: Inspiration, innovation, inclusion

Addictions awareness week: Inspiration, innovation, inclusion

"I feel fortunate to have been involved in a number of initiatives over the years that exemplify this theme in the qathet region." ~ Maggie Hathaway, Lift Community Services
Richmond Herbaland gummy vitamins sold in bulk recalled for inadequate labelling

Richmond Herbaland gummy vitamins sold in bulk recalled for inadequate labelling

Community members are warned not to consume 61 gummy vitamins and supplements because they may pose serious health risks.
Let's Talk Trash: How to reuse silica gel packets

Let's Talk Trash: How to reuse silica gel packets

The difference between trash and treasure is often simply about finding another use for something