Lavender, peppermint, eucalyptus, oh my! There are so many wonderful uses for essential oils all with their own specific benefits. There are essential oils for sleep, headaches, and so much more. If you haven’t started using essential oils yet and…
The Debate Over Marijuana and Glaucoma
Ancient Chinese used cannabis as medicine as early back as between 2696-2737 BC. Thousands of years later, and cannabis is still a staple in the medical world. Currently, medical marijuana is legal in 33 states, and more states are warming…
This is how one Ontario beauty salon has totally transformed!
When it comes to health and safety, salon owners are dedicated to doing what is best for their clients and employees. One chain of salons in the Windsor-Essex region has gone above and beyond to provide a relaxing, pampering experience…
Bonnefire, the brand new, two storey cannabis dispensary, opens in Toronto
Bonnefire is lit. The brand new 4,400 sq. ft. cannabis retail space is an independently-owned retail shop, offering the finest selection of high-quality cannabis products anywhere in Toronto. The space features custom, reclaimed wood tables and countertops that are meant…
Dieting vs Restrained Eating
What is Dieting? Dieting can be defined as “regulating one’s food intake for the purpose of improving one’s physical conditions.” The most common reason to follow a diet is to lose weight, though dieting may also be used to maintain…
How can you make your mix stand out? | FAQ Friday
We're back with another fabulous FAQ Friday! Today's featured question is: Besides width, what can I do to make my mix stand out in a mixing contest? I have participated in and judged quite a few mixing competitions in my…
Why Hiring a Headhunter Will be The Best Thing You Do For Your Career
Finding a new job can be extremely difficult. You may spend hours upon hours scrolling through job postings on various websites, uploading your resume, or emailing hiring managers and still get nowhere. It can be really hard to know where…
5 Reasons Everyone Should Talk to a Counsellor (Even when things are good!)
Even today, talking to a counsellor still has a stigma attached to it. If you’re seeing a counsellor, something must be wrong, right? Not necessarily! Although you should definitely talk to a counsellor during times when you are feeling overwhelmed…
FLTR: The Photo Editing App for Creators
FLTR is the latest addition to the mobile photography app world. It is designed to empower you “the creator” to be creative and express your own uniqueness. FLTR is free to download, with in-app purchases you can make to unlock…
How to Create the Best Travel Instagram Feed
If you’re a traveller, you definitely have thousands of photos of your travels that you are just dying to share. The camera roll on your phone or your computer is overflowing with sunny beach shots, sweeping landscapes, colourful sunsets, and…
Video gamers might be the next generation of pilots
Put down that controller! It’s a refrain that we’ve probably heard many times in our lives. Stop fiddling with your phone! You can’t play that video game right now, you’ve got homework to do! It’s no surprise that for a…
California makes history by becoming the first state to legally recognize non-binary as a third gender
Sunday, October 15, 2017 will go down as a historic day, as California Governor, Jerry Brown, signed new legislation that will allow the residents of California to choose a gender other than male or female on official documents. The bill,…
Five intense horror VR experiences guaranteed to get your heart pumping
We live in interesting times. Times where technology is growing and expanding exponentially in almost every area, and yet, somehow, truly terrifying horror movies are almost impossible to find. Stories are told of the previous generation peeing themselves in the…
How the North of England is winning the renewable energy game
The United Kingdom has been at the forefront of a number of innovations concerning advancing technologies relating to renewable energy. Being an island, there are a great number of tidal technologies being used, as well as off shore wind farms.…
These five haunted houses will seriously mess with your head
1. Erebus Haunted House- Pontiac, Michigan One time listed as the largest Haunted House by Guinness is an entire block in downtown Pontiac. Four stories of terror stretched out over 100,000 square feet. “Come feast on state of the art…
Are Mobile Devices the Key to Sustainability?
BY: JENN FRENCH Typically, conversations related to mobile devices and sustainability are focused on the damage that our reliance on cellphones and tablets is doing to the environment. It’s undoubtedly a concern; after all, anywhere between 20 and 50 million…
5 easy ways to keep active on the road
How familiar does this sound: you spend weeks working out for your holiday body, only to blow it all when you’re there? Even if we’re only off for a couple of days, it’s normal to go straight into holiday more:…
How to make your camping vehicle green for your next camping trip
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS When you think of climate change, what immediate suspects come to mind? Coal mines and factories, certainly, but don’t forget trucks, heavy freight trains, and other diesel-fueled behemoths. They’ve all played a role in the global…
This environmentally friendly pesticide may change farming forever
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS Springtime arrives once more to banish the icy hand of winter from our frosty cities, and again the Earth renews itself in preparation for another long and bountiful summer. For you and I, springtime probably means…
This food contributes to global warming more than any other
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS Next time you decide to fix yourself a sandwich, take a good long look at your loaf of bread. Do you like whole grain or white? Rye or pumpernickel? As it turns out, that loaf of…