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Giveaway Swellness: A week of giveaways of AVEENO!
Hold your pretty little horses, Health & Swellness readers, because have I got an exciting giveaway for you! As you may or may not know, I’m an Aveeno Active Naturals Ambassador (remember that...
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Travel Swellness: My profile on Travel & Style
Want to know what I have to have in my carry-on? How I kill time waiting for a flight? All that and more in my profile on the great travel online magazine Travel & Style. Check it out!
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Beauty Swellness: CND Vinylux Summer 2014 collection
In this dull and cold winter, it was refreshing to preview the summer collection from Vinylux. The vibrant green Lush Tropics is fantastic (except I wouldn’t use it for a pedicure–am I the only one...
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Travel Swellness: Winter is wonderful in the U.P.
With the huge snowfall in Toronto yesterday (right after spring-like weather the day prior) and this morning’s bitterly cold temperature of -29C, it’s hard not to have a major dislike for winter right...
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Fitness Swellness: Train like an Olympian
Two weeks ago, I got travel to Whistler to ski with Zico Coconut Water-sponsored athlete Kelsey Serwa — you know, the Olympian who won silver in Sochi for ski cross. NBD. First, she did one of the ski...
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Foodie Swellness: Mint Lime Detox smoothie recipe
When I was in Whistler hanging out with Olympian Kelsey Serwa, we got to make some of the Zico Coconut Water smoothie recipes and I’m completely addicted to one in particular — the Mint Lime Detox...
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Beauty Swellness: Spectro Intense Rehydration Moisturizer
“Save my skin!” Has this been your cry for help this season? This has been a rough winter, and it continues here in Toronto (Today’s temp? Feels like -5. Which is mighty chilly for what is now...
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Fitness Swellness: The 2014 Lolë White Tour
It’s time to put on your white yoga apparel again — the 2014 Lolë White Tour kicks off in April and makes five stops this year around the world. The Lolë White Tour is in its third year and is meant...
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Travel Swellness: The Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Lobby Scent
My heart was racing when I received a package in the mail a few days ago. The return address: Le Labo. I ripped it open and inside was a charming wooden box with a personalized candle and a handful...
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Beauty Swellness: Nail Report: Evil eye manicure
Nail-art craving: I’ve been into the evil eye look (I had this evil eye manicure in the fall, remember?) and I thought it’d be appropriate for my “marathon manicure” for the Around the Bay 30k race...
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Fitness Swellness: Race Report: 2014 Around the Bay 30k
On Sunday, I ran my third Around the Bay 30k race in Hamilton. This year was the race’s 120th anniversary — a race known to be tough due to being quite hilly. The route was changed this year for the...
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Foodie Swellness: Mealspirations
Last week, I got to test out the new recipe and ingredients delivery service Mealspirations. The way it works is Mealspirations chefs create a weekly menu, you choose a meal package (which starts at...
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Fitness Swellness:Jabra Sport Wireless+
You know when you’re running and you accidentally yank out your earphones? Or when the wire catches onto someone’s purse when you’re sprinting on by them downtown? I hate when that happens. It takes...
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Travel Swellness: Taking off to Texas Hill Country
This week’s adventures take me to Texas! Yes, I was just in Texas a couple of weeks ago, but that was Brenham and its surrounding areas. This week, I’ll be in Fredericksburg in Texas Hill Country...
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Fitness Swellness: Epsom salt baths
Taking an Epsom salt bath is one of those things I know I should do after a long run, but don’t. I have had a bag or two in my bathroom cupboard for ages, and yet I just never am motivated to — I just...
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Travel Swellness: Back from Bonaire
My long absence from the blog? I was away in Bonaire last week — an island in the Caribbean just east of Curacao. Part work, part vacation — but 100 percent wonderful. I’ll be writing about this...
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Beauty Swellness: Bellavance x Burt’s Bees Limited Edition Lip Collection &...
When you’re on the go, being a quick draw is a must. Even better if it involves some pretty designer packaging. Burt’s Bees has teamed up with Canadian fashion label Bellavance and the result is this...
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Fitness Swellness: Donate to Camp Ooch (and I will run, run, run in the...
On May 11, 2014, I will put on some running shoes and race the Sporting Life 10k, and while you may not be running it, why not donate to Camp Oochigeas through sponsoring me–and it’ll be like you’re...
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Fitness Swellness: Race Report: Goodlife Toronto Marathon 2014
I’ve been moving at a snail’s pace since Sunday’s Toronto Marathon. This is probably the second most sore I’ve been after a marathon — I bounced back almost right away after the two last fall, but...
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Healthy Swellness: World Lupus Day
Today, May 10, 2014, is World Lupus Day and to help fund research into lupus and potential treatments, I’ve made a donation of $50 towards the Lupus Canada “Butterfly Campaign” – and to show your...
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