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Remember when the hippies started “forest bathing”? Well, that’s one form of nature therapy. Aka ecotherapy. Green therapy if you feel like being all CBD. Essentially, it’s tapping into the healing power of nature. And science supports it. Yup – a growing body of evidence shows that not only is urbanisation associated with increased levels […] More
The way I see it, there are three types of people in the world: the ones who couldn’t care less about organization, the ones who like organization but can’t commit to it for one reason or another, and the ones who are downright obsessed. I’m firmly the latter. As that weirdo in college with an […] More
If you type in “coronavirus” on google, over 3.2 billion search results come up. As the virus continues to spread across the world, more and more websites have been coming out with information on the virus. But with so many links to click on and so much to digest, how do you tell the difference […] More
“Do you shower with that on?” was the first question I was asked about my headscarf on my first day of high school, which was also the first day I started to wear it. (It is a pretty common question, believe it or not.) Although I grew up in Canada, I’ve traveled to my home […] More
Whether it was Urban Dictionary, a kid in fifth grade recess, or Lil Wayne’s hit single, “Lollipop,” you were probably confused AF at the first thought of “oral sex.” People? Do? THAT? Heck, they enjoy it? I don’t know a single person who wasn’t all “huh????” the first time they heard about oral sex. Alas, […] More
2012 and 2013 were busy years. I completed a 100-mile bike ride and ran my first marathon. That second one surprised me, since prior to that I had avoided even walking too fast in sneakers, lest I be mistaken for a Person Who Jogs®. But it’s amazing what a combination of the emotional instability of […] More
Brain cancer: That’s a really scary term. Luckily, there’s a less than 1 percent change you’ll develop a malignant brain or spinal tumour in your life, according to the American Cancer Society. Still, the ACS estimates that about 23,890 cases of brain cancer will be diagnosed in 2020 (and an estimated 10,300 of those will be in […] More
It’s 7:32am on a Monday, and per my “day-after-a-long-weekend” protocol, I’ve snoozed my alarm more times than I can count. Through the brain fog, I hear the short, high-pitched beeping of my automatic coffee pot, which interests me enough to flop my covers off, wiggle my feet into my favorite fuzzy slippers, and shuffle out […] More
