Phyllis Wilson discovers that some foods actually increase brain power, improve mental clarity and open up a whole new world in food consumption
Archives for September 2011
Happiness Narratives
How the way Americans understand happiness is tied to economic disparities, says Nathan Thompson.
Achieving Balance: 5 Ways to Ease Post-Partum Recovery
Becoming supermom immediately after delivery may be detrimental to our health. Christine Roome explores how traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture aid postpartum recovery.
A Death in Mumbai: Ganesh’s Last Days
In the slums of Mumbai, Kane Ryan of Dirty Wall Project finds himself face-to-face with a friend’s untimely death amidst the indignity of India’s strained health-care systems and family’s seeming ambivalence.
The Owl And The Pussycat
A bird of prey and a cat playing together? Apparently we have something to learn from them. If they can learn to get along, why can’t we?
A Writer Revisits High School: Part Two
At the dinner and dance for his high school reunion, a writer unexpectedly has an enjoyable time and heals old wounds from his high-school days.
Two Important Words Of Dog Training Advice
Sometimes, when we think we are helping our dogs to learn, we are actually getting in the way of their success.
10 Songs I Almost Forgot About
Mike Vardy rediscovers music he almost forgot existed when he tunes into his favourite online streaming station.
Would the Real Klondike Kate Please Stand Up?
Writer George Burden says that the real Klondike Kate was not, in fact, a vaudeville performer, but an early feminist and trained nurse who was swooped up into the gold rush fever and travelled alone to the Klondike where she administered to sick and injured miners.
Flowers and Trust
Lorne Daniel discovers that a small, unspoken gesture can brighten your street.