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Negative calorie diet – fact or fad?

Negative calorie diet – fact or fad?

Even if one doesn’t lose weight, the following foods are very good for us and provide good sources of vitamins, fiber and minerals which are often lacking in the typical North American Diet.
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Garden to table: Grow your garden like a parent – with intuition

Garden to table: Grow your garden like a parent – with intuition

Growing food is as simple or as complex as you make it. My advice is to start small and trust
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Romantique celebrates 30 years of luxurious lingerie and swimwear in Vancouver

Romantique celebrates 30 years of luxurious lingerie and swimwear in Vancouver

West Van lingerie boutique is empowering women, one bra fitting at a time
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Accredited home care allows North Shore residents to safely and confidently age in place

Accredited home care allows North Shore residents to safely and confidently age in place

Comfort Keepers® delivers quality services and compassionate care to help seniors maintain their independence
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Travel: Painting a masterpiece in Los Cabos

Travel: Painting a masterpiece in Los Cabos

Mar del Cabo is a historic Los Cabos landmark built in the 1950s, with white villas spilling down the palm-treed and bougainvillea-choked hillside to the sea.
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Garden to table: Principled permaculture grows from credible information

Garden to table: Principled permaculture grows from credible information

The unchecked discourse around how to grow and harvest food is increasingly polarizing, writes permaculture expert Laura Marie Neubert
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Reclaiming our kids from the screens

Reclaiming our kids from the screens

Every parent needs to decide what is too much, based on the age of their kids and what behaviour they notice in their children. 
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Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Hilde worth a try for salad lovers

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Hilde worth a try for salad lovers

Hilde is a cool season lettuce best grown for spring and autumn harvesting, which means early sowing for spring harvesting and a midsummer to late summer sowing for fall and early winter harvesting.
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Screen time unkind for the developing mind

Screen time unkind for the developing mind

Before we deal with our children’s screen addictions, we first have to take a good honest look at our own screen dependency. 
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Garden to table: Turn your garden into a 'hot bed' when cold weather strikes

Garden to table: Turn your garden into a 'hot bed' when cold weather strikes

‘Hot bedding’ can give your garden a microbial head-start to the 2024 growing season
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