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Managing blood sugar levels is at the very heart of preventing diabetes. One of the best ways to do that is to adopt diet habits that focus on whole, plant&#x2d;based foods. Read on for some of the best foods for diabetes prevention and some alive&#x2d;worthy recipes to incorporate them into your diet.

Eating Healthy

Composting helps to keep food waste out of landfills. By composting food waste at home, we can create a rich natural fertilizer that's good for the garden.

Dishing up the Dirt about Composting - alive

Food Waste

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

Lifestyle

Detoxification

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

Health

If you’ve ever embarked upon an intense detox protocol that left you feeling weak, irritable, and wondering why you chose to put yourself through this misery, you might not have had your nutritional basics in place! Here are key nutrients for metabolic detoxification.

While globalization in our food systems may have provided solutions in decades past, it’s also resulted in homogeneous diets, reduced local economies, uncertain supply chains, and environmental repercussions. How can we sustainably produce food for a growing population?

food security

Protect our planet better. Sustainability is the foundation of natural health. We teach you how to embrace a more sustainable lifestyle, one step at a time, because a healthier planet means a healthier you.

Sustainability

Compared to year&#x2d;round sourcing of food from far&#x2d;flung locales, the benefits of eating more locally and seasonally are pretty compelling. Explore practical ways to bring a more place&#x2d;based ethic to your diet.

Eating Locally

Fat, protein, and carbs have all had their turn being vilified throughout diet culture. Yet this powerful triad of nutrients, together with essential vitamins and minerals, is what our body relies on to thrive.

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In From the Hill by the Sea: A Cookbook & Memoir, chef Seadon Shouse shares recipes and memories, taking readers on a culinary journey that educates them about the cuisine of his Nova Scotian youth, all the while cooking from the land and sea with heart and soul.

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The future of farming marries old and new practices to feed a growing population in a way that benefits the planet like never before.

Organic Farming

The holidays are a time for indulging, but you don’t have to wolf down comfort food every evening. Stick with this lineup of healthy winter meals.

14 Healthy Winter Meals to Balance out Your Holiday Indulgences | alive

Healthy Eating

Searching for new plant-based supplements and products to help you feel (and look) your best? Here’s what’s popping up that just might be worth a try!

Hot Right Now: New Natural Health Superstars | Alive

Here’s a delicious way to salvage the tough, woody ends of asparagus spears. They make an exquisitely flavored velvety soup that whips up in minutes.

Organic Meat

Planning stress and thoughts about returning to work can shorten your holiday bliss. Here are some strategies to help you make the most of your vacation.

Simple Tricks to Make the Most of Your Vacation | alive

Stress

Your brain and your digestive tract are not as independent as they seem. They’re constantly communicating—and new research is showing that gut microbes help shape the messages. Here’s how you can change your diet and lifestyle to support your gut bugs and mental wellness.

Nutrition

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Today, three&#x2d;quarters of children and teens don’t meet many of Health Canada’s basic recommendations. Here’s why we need to give kids a healthy start.

Children's Nutrition

Cancer Prevention

Creative upcyclers are thinking outside the box and turning unwanted food into innovative, popular products and supplements.

We’ve compiled a collection of delicious spring recipes, but took it a step further: our recipes come with delicious organic wine pairings.

vegetables

Loving the Earth and You, Too

The 8 Best Plant Foods for Diabetes Prevention

Dishing Up the Dirt About Compost

Detox Myths, Debunked

Feeding Metabolic Detox

Sustainable Nutrition

Keeping It Local While Keepin’ It Real

The Whole (Food) Picture

From the Sea to the Plate

Cultivating Sustainability

The Truth About Carbohydrates: The Link Between Carbs and Weight Loss

Hungry For Change

14 Healthy Dinners to See You Through Winter

7 Healthy Recipes for the Ultimate Father's Day BBQ

Hot right now

Asparagus Recoup Soup with Crispy Croûtons

Do You Know What’s in the Meat You Eat?

Let Go Longer!

Nourishing the “Second Brain” in Your Gut

The Sustainable Homestead

Eating for Life

10 Surprising Cancer-Fighting Superfoods

The Upside of Food Upcycling

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