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

Does the idea of planning, pruning, and weeding put you off when gardening? Then chaos gardening could be for you.

Chaos Gardening Could Be for You

Organic Gardening

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

None of Canada's caribou are doing very well. Here's why you should care—and how you can help ensure these unique animals stick around.

Canada's Caribou: What We Can Do to Save These Unique Animals | alive

Caribou

Just in time for World Wildlife Day on March 3, here are quick, small changes you can make around the house and yard to help wildlife near and far.

Wildlife

Our fine feathered friends are under threat. Here’s how you can keep birdlife safe in the face of avian influenza.

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

Health

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Pink Shirt Day falls on February 24th. Wear pink and take a stand against bullying.

Pink Shirt Day

Enews

With 30 minute meals, you can get a delicious dinner on the table in less time than it takes for a delivery person to show up at your door.

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

Food

Why protect our bogs? This unique wetland improves air quality. Home to a variety of rare plants, birds, and animals, bogs' survival is under threat.

Environmental Issues

Life without water cannot be. Although Canada is home to 20 percent of the world’s water supply, protecting freshwater is still an urgent concern.

Protecting Freshwater: Why It's More Important Than Ever | alive

Water Quality

For many people, animals are beings that exist wholly separate and external to us. Thus, the idea of “ethical meat” boils down to specific factors such as whether an animal is free range, caught sustainably, or slaughtered humanely.

Meats

Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup

Video

green pets

Bees, butterflies, and other pollinators are becoming scarcer sights. Create a wildlife friendly garden.

pollinators

The key to success might just be finding your why. For Dan Caldwell (founder of MMA gear giant, TapouT), success was all about supporting his family.

Finding Your Why: TapouT Founder Shares How He Stays Strong | alive

Entrepreneurship

A citizen scientist can help researchers by collecting data or working to expand habitat. In fact, the sky's the limit for volunteer opportunities.

How to Become a Citizen Scientist

Environment

Microbiome

Big city hustle and bustle got you down? Learn more about how nature affects your mental health.

Nature

We’ve got your Monday to Friday vegan eats covered with barbecue classics, international favourites, and salads that satisfy.

Vegan Meal Plan: A Week of Divine Plant-Based Dinners | alive

Vegan Recipes

It took days to get the sand out of our clothes and the salt out of our hair. But one thing we’ll never get rid of: the bliss of a Tofino escape.

Tofino Escape: The Best Way to Explore Canada’s Surfing Capital | alive

Surfing

Can you imagine a world without rhinos? With poaching levels rising, that may be where we’re heading. And it all starts with bogus claims about rhino horns.

Rhinos on the Run: Illegal Trade Threatens This Animal's Survival | alive

While it is difficult to estimate the full impact of Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline spill, a look at previous major accidents becomes relevant.

wildlife wednesday

Innovation For Good: Chum Bites and WildAid

Garden Variety

Saving What's Left of the Caribou

Love Cute Wildlife? You Can Show It

How to Keep Birdlife Safe in the Face of Avian Influenza

Leftovers Reimagined

Canada’s Green Energy Future - Additional Resources

Water Supplies from the Ground Up - Additional Resources

Celebrate Pink Shirt Day

30 Minute Meals

Help Protect Our Bogs

Save Our Drinking Water

Seeing Ethical Meat Through an Indigenous Lens

The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup

5 Tips to Keep Your Pets Green and Happy

Plant a Pollinator-Friendly Garden

Finding Your Why

Become a Citizen Scientist

Rewilding Urban Spaces

Rewilding Urban Spaces

A Week of Living Vegan

Escape to the Wild Side

Rhinos on the Run

The Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline