What you (not school) should teach your children

FOCUS Every now and then, we hear complaints about inadequacies of the schooling system and curriculum that not always align with the demands of the fast-changing world. Parents trying their best to provide kids with future-proof education yet not everybody can afford coding classes or private tutoring. Without regarding for school, some essential skills can […]

WAITING TO ADOPT OR WAITING TO BELONG

Once upon a time there was a child who went to sleep wondering if there is anything on the other side of love. Like a modern day Cinderella, she woke up on a filthy bed at the crack of dawn to complete chores that were beyond her age. Hoping to have a few morsels of […]

Bringing Awareness to Stress Today

Somehow this year time has stood still and yet with the blink of an eye we are in November. With National Stress Awareness Day approaching I begun to reflect on the totality that COVID has had on my life thus far. As a recent graduate dealing with limited job opportunities, closures of everyday amenities and […]

4 Things You Should Know About Plastic and Recycling. Are You A Part Of The Plastic War?

Last month, Canada announced the next steps of its plan to fight against plastic pollution. By the end of 2021, some everyday single-use plastic items will be banned nationwide. As of now, six plastics products are included in the proposed ban – plastic bags, straws, stir sticks, six-pack rings, cutlery, and hard-to-recycle take out containers.  […]

GARDENING BLISS DURING WINTER

As the days get shorter and temperatures drop, we gear up for life indoors. It is time to close up the patio furniture, shut off the valve for outdoor faucets and look forward to blowing leaves and clearing the snow. One of the aspects we miss most during this time of the year is gardening. […]

Scientific Tips for Transforming Stress into Calmness in just a Few Minutes

Stress, Sickness, and Stupidity These are unprecedented times we live in, with the level of uncertainty the majority of us have never experienced before. Making mental health a priority is an absolute must now, as long-term stress adversely affects not only mental wellbeing but also our physical health and intellectual capacity. Stress works great for […]

THE OTHER EPIDEMIC THAT NEEDS ERADICATION – DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE

It is difficult to imagine the  state of mind of people who contemplate suicide. More often than not we hear friends and relatives of the deceased say there were no clear warning signs. While that could be true in rare cases, most victims do give out unapparent signs. These signs are however disguised in humour […]

How Can We Reach a Sustainable Food System?

One thing we have learned in the past few months is that we have a broken global food system. For the past 50 years, economists, politicians and corporations have vouched for a globally interconnected food supply chain, in which each country is specialized in producing what it is best at and selling it to the […]

Is Your Olive Oil Still Healthy?

As we move into autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, now may be a good time to clean out your cupboard. The turning of the seasons is a great reminder of how things change, sometimes beneath our very nose. In North America, there is a cultural tendency to buy a nice bottle of fancy olive oil […]

More Restaurants Close Down as Winters Begin

The last couple of months have been hard for small, local businesses as well as restaurants. From closures to opening just patios to operating at half capacity, restaurants have suffered huge losses and some of them had to shut down permanently, bringing about a big change in the food and beverage industry. While we continued […]