Not getting the results you want despite working your butt off in the gym? Find out which fitness nutrition trends you should try (or skip) this year.

The Fitness Nutrition Trends You Should Actually Try in 2017 | alive

Healthy Eating

Fitness

The minds behind WellPreserved.ca and the new canning and preserving cookbook, Batch, share some recipes that will have you rushing out to buy Mason jars.

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Fermented Foods

Food is medicine. It all starts here. We create recipes with functional, whole organic ingredients that nourish your body and feed your soul. 

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Skin Care

Beauty starts within. We celebrate natural, organic beauty that is better for the planet and helps you look and feel your best.  

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Mental stimulation, maintaining strong social networks, regular exercise, good quality sleep, a healthy diet, minimal alcohol consumption, and no smoking can help reduce the risk of cognitive decline with age.

Neuroplasticity

Natural is the way. We bring you credible approaches to preventative health, holistic treatments, and supportive supplements.

Health

The annual incidence rate of childhood obesity in Canadian kids is at about 12 percent. And kids with obesity have an estimated fourfold risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The good news is that both conditions are very responsive to these simple diet and lifestyle modifications.

Diabetes

Healthy Kids

Life is about balance. We provide you with strategies for a lifelong commitment to strength and well-being in all areas of your life. 

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With these small&#x2d;batch home&#x2d;preservation recipes, you’ll learn that stashing away the season’s bounty doesn’t have to be complicated.

Smaller&#x2d;Batch Home&#x2d;Preservation Recipes

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Soup

Blue Zone diets are filled with vegetables, legumes, nuts, fish, and lean meats and unsaturated fats. Lean into longevity with these five recipes.

Healthy Blue Zone Recipes

Longevity-Promoting Foods

This satisfying plant&#x2d;based Italian&#x2d;inspired minestrone is packed with colourful summer&#x2d;fresh veggies to give your skin a helping hand.

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Our plant-based meal-prep guide will arm you with the knowledge you need to make a vegan diet completely doable and delicious.

Plant-Based Meal-Prep Magic in 5 Dazzling Recipes | alive

Vegan Recipes

A great way to create a positive impact on your meat-eating habits is to buy pasture-grazed and organically raised meat and poultry. We’ve compiled a collection of tasty, organic meat dishes to satisfy all palates.

Grass-Fed Meat

Ayurvedic cooking builds flavor through cooking techniques and spices rather than a reliance on meat and animal products, so it can easily meld with a vegan diet.

Comfort Foods

According to Health Canada data, these are the top six sodium sources in the Canadian population.

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Salads, soups, cooked or raw, leafy greens…these six gorgeous green recipes will offer delicious choices to incorporate more green into your life.

Get Your Greens With These Recipes

Spring Greens

In this article we’re focusing on richly hued foods with our rainbow of delicious recipes to colour your day from breakfast to dessert and fill your plate with health-giving brilliance.

Recipes

You’ve likely seen it before—it’s the most recognized independent ethical certification logo in the world. But what does the FAIRTRADE Mark really mean, and why is it important?

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Can’t-Miss Nutrition For 2017

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What Neuroplasticity Means for Aging

Tipping the Scale on Kids’ Diabesity

The Healthiest and Unhealthiest Cities in the US

Better Than a Fairy Tale

Put ’Em Up

Kartoffelknödel Potato Dumplings Stuffed with Toasted Bread and Spinach

Parsnip, Apple, and Cashew Cream Soup with Tarragon

Into the Blue

Chunky Lentil Farro Minestrone

Plant-Based Prep School

Thrill of the Grill

Delicious Recipes for Ethical Meats

Ayurvedic Comfort Foods

Top 6 Sodium Culprits

Dandelion Cinnamon-Spiked Iced Coffee

Get Your Greens

Keep your cool

Colour Your Menu

Making the Fairtrade Decision

Chard and Ricotta Stuffed Turkey Breast

Super Umami Risotto