Joanne Richard

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Top trends to look out for in 2020

Alexa, tell me what will happen in 2020.

December 29, 2019 Eat

According to Pinterest, conscious consumption is forecast for 2020 with more growth in eco-friendly habits changing how we live.

Make board games a holiday tradition

You’re going to be spending a whole lot of time with family members over the holidays and there’s only so much eating, gabbing, squabbling, travelling and visiting you can do!

December 22, 2019 Fashion & Beauty

Only the lonely: Holiday season can be a struggle for some

Loneliness is the new social poverty.

December 15, 2019 Relationships

About face for the holidays

Tis the season … for eating, and drinking and holiday hangover face!

December 13, 2019 Fashion & Beauty

The sad saga of men and suicide

The silence was almost deadly for 41-year-old Devin.

December 8, 2019 Relationships

Dear Santa… all I want for Christmas are toys!

Unicorns are everywhere. Plug your nose and look out for Farting Ninjas, Harry Plopper – yes poop again – and anything Frozen. And mega big are mystery gifts – you don’t know what they are until you unwrap them. Yes, it’s that time of year again – toy season.

December 1, 2019 Fashion & Beauty

Beware Black Friday

The most magical time of the year is upon us! Black Friday! Cyber Monday!

with Video

November 24, 2019 Fashion & Beauty

Know your nutrition

Did you eat your veggies yesterday? The day before? Most likely not! Some 85% of us fall short of the recommended intake for fruits and veggies, reports the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.

November 17, 2019 Diet & Fitness

Living without a stomach

Katy Kosyachkova lives without a stomach. She was diagnosed at age 21 with stomach cancer and had a total gastrectomy. Her entire stomach was removed.

November 10, 2019 Relationships

Teresa Tiano, left and Katy Kosyachkova co-founders of Mygutfeeling.ca, both had their stomachs removed to cancer

Hooray for that extra hour of sleep!

Wave goodbye to that extra hour of precious sunlight in the evening. It makes for gloomy commutes home, and miserable moods. The time change and colder weather can have us hibernating, and battling weight gain, irritability and low energy.

November 3, 2019 Diet & Fitness