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Healthy Swellness: Greek coffee’s long-life benefits
The secret to living well into your twilight years? It might be a simple cup of Greek coffee daily. A new study focused on the residents of the Greek island Ikaria, an island where they have the...
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Beauty Swellness: The Nail Report: My bouncy “marathon” manicure
I ran the Around the Bay 30k race in Hamilton yesterday, but priorities, ladies. First things first (my race report can wait!) — what did my nails look like for the race!? Nail-job craving: As always,...
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Fitness Swellness: Race Report: Around the Bay 30k
On Sunday, I faced my (race) demons and ran Around the Bay 30k race in Hamilton, Ontario. Have I mentioned how excruciating it was the first time I ran it in 2009? It was cold and rainy (possibly...
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Fitness Swellness: Icebreaker lobster crawknife tee
Sweet on this lobster tee. A little glad it’s only available in men’s sizing. Have a feeling sporting it on long training runs would only lead to major lobster-roll cravings. (Icebreaker Tech T Lite...
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Healthy Swellness: Music is good for you
Listening and playing music is a boost to your mental and physical well-being, says a new review of 400 research papers, by increasing the levels of an antibody that plays a key role in immunity, and...
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Bunny Swellness: Happy Easter!
Happy Easter weekend! Don’t eat too many Mini Eggs! (Bunny photo, CutestPaw) Filed under: Healthy Swellness Tagged: bunnies, bunny, chocolate, Easter, Easter chocolate
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Foodie Swellness: Hawker Bar
What: Hawker Bar Where: 164 Ossington Ave. Atmosphere: Casual. Fun. Small and cozy. Sorry, can’t be more detailed than that — I was so enraptured by the food I was eating (and catching up with a...
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Fitness Swellness: Lululeather
Best gag I came across on April Fool’s Day. (And I totally want the pants she’s wearing in the video…) Filed under: Fitness Swellness Tagged: April Fools, April Fools day, farm to studio, lululeather,...
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Healthy Swellness: Pro protein-rich breakfast
Greek yogurt. Bacon. Eggs. Sausages. All typical breakfast foods for me. Not altogether. Ick. Although I suppose if you threw it all into a burrito with some salsa, it’d work together tastily (I sub...
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Fitness Swellness: Roxy Outdoor Fitness
Roxy (who recently launched a collab with Diane Von Furstenberg) has also expanded their outdoor fitness collection. I had a chance to put some pieces of the collection to the test this week at a...
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Fitness Swellness: Around the Bay 2013 finish line
One of the best parts of running a race? Crossing the finish line. Did you run Around the Bay 30k race two weeks ago? I just discovered there’s video of the finish line. I’m the sweaty one at the 9:40...
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Fitness Swellness: Walking equal to running
Great news for those of you who prefer walking to running: Walking moderately intensely gives you comparable health benefits as running vigorously says a six-year study when it comes to reducing your...
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Fitness Swellness: Nike+ GPS watch in new colours
> The Nike+ GPS watch is in some fancy new colours. Guess which one I covet? Yes, the neon green Volt above. Although the white one may actually be winning my heart more now… The Nike+ system is...
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Beauty Swellness: Dermalogica Sheer Tint and Cover Tint
I keep fondling my face. Wait, that sounds a little dirty. Not in a slutty way — I’m just in love with how well hydrated my skin feels after a Dermalogica facial I was treated to today. After a...
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Beauty Swellness: How to rock unshampooed hair
(Photo: Balmain Spring 2013, allure.com) In honour of Earth Month, would you consider conserving some water and skipping shampooing your hair so often? I have not yet totally embraced dry shampoo...
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Foodie Swellness: Hangover cure
Those pitchers of mojitos might’ve seemed like a good idea at the time. And now you’ve got a wicked hangover. Well, there’s now a meal that’s been scientifically proven to help you feel better....
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Style Swellness: A new cardio workout
After I run my marathon in May (my third in about 18 months — that’s essentially constant training for a year and a half, yo), I may relax it on the running. And I think I’ve found my new sport :)...
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Blue and yellow for Boston
My heart goes out to all those affected by yesterday’s violence. Filed under: Random Swellness Tagged: blue and yellow, Boston, Boston Marathon, Boston Marathon 2013, marathon, running
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Fitness Swellness: Barre Beautiful
I struggle when it comes to including more to my fitness regimen than running. And although I may have found another cardio workout I could excel in (tee hee), I really do need to add strength...
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Travel Swellness: I’m off to Philly!
So long, for now — as I’m off to the city of brotherly love for the next four days! It’s my very first visit — I’m looking forward to discovering its local fashion and design scene, eating Philly...
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