After struggling with severe endometriosis for years, and prepared to undergo a hysterectomy at age 33, Jessica Murnane turned to unprocessed, plant-based eating to manage her chronic disease and hasn’t looked back. Now, she’s raising awareness about this painfully common, but little-understood inflammatory condition with Know Your Endo.
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Let’s talk about this moment we’re in for a minute. Last year, the word “feminism” became Merriam-Webster’s word of the year, while this year is being dubbed The Year of the Woman. Despite the dark corners it arises from, our collective show of strength and resolve is on display in glorious ways. As the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements reverberate around the world, more and more women are empowered to stand up for equality and lead the way for a younger generation.
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Busy media personality, and co-host of CTV’s The Social, Cynthia Loyst is also a mother, a writer and a passionate pursuer of all things pleasurable. As a sex educator and advice columnist, she’s founded a website dedicated to helping women create healthy relationships with themselves and others. She tells us how she finds her own pleasures in her day-to-day life.
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Although Mother Nature has given women unique challenges, she has also blessed us with a plethora of herbs that seem to be perfectly suited for our unique gynecological needs.
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Recipe: Chilaquiles with Cilantro Cream. To make the cilantro cream, place all the ingredients in a high-speed blender and blend until the mixture is completely smooth. This might take up to 5 minutes, depending on the power of your blender. Add more water as you go if needed. Taste and add more salt or lime juice if desired. Pour the cream into a small bowl and rinse your blender-you’ll be using it again soon.
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Former runway model turned ethical entrepreneur, Lee Capatina, turned a passion for Ayurvedic nutrition into a thriving business bringing the benefits of organic clarified butter to Canada, with Lee’s Ghee. Her company, Lee’s Provisions, is now expanding into organic teas to tempt taste buds with tulsi. Here, she shares the motivation behind her healthy mission.
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Prolonged use of the birth control pill can rob the body of important nutrients and wreak havoc on hormonal health, but there are natural ways to nurture your body back to balance. Available for over 50 years in Canada, oral…
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Koya Webb is known as a “transformational specialist” for good reasons. As a celebrity trainer, she blends yoga, holistic self-care, and strength training into a fun and functional package. Believing that all health flows from self-love, she created the Get Loved Up program, which helps clients practice daily self-care. She spoke with us about how women can show extra love to that most critical part of their physiques: their cores.
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Your period isn’t just a monthly “curse”; it’s an important indicator of your health and wellness. Here’s why you need to pay attention and how to enjoy healthy hormones.
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Beauty on the outside begins, organically, on the inside. Here’s a sinfully simple smoothie bowl recipe to get you glowing!
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I am moving forward with various scientific research projects and cutting-edge technologies to eventually help many worldwide. One of our projects that is dear to my heart is to help women combat ovarian cancer. There are at least 19 different types of ovarian cancer, which also include cancer of the fallopian tubes. As many know, when ovarian cancer is detected beyond Stage 2, the survival rate is slim.
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