Health

Homemade chai tea with a base of rooibos (African red tea) instead of black tea is an amazing option loaded with antioxidants — and it's also caffeine free!

When I committed to a vegan diet, cheese was one of the hardest things to give up. While I never ate it that frequently, I did enjoy it now and then on things like pizza and in mac ‘n' cheese. Little did I know that giving up cheese didn’t have to be that difficult after all!

You eat filled-to-the-brim bowls of leafy green salads regularly. You take several long walks weekly. You try to log some serious zzzz time at night. But who knew that happiness could further influence how long you live?

In this case, it was my daughter and her classmates I was standing up for. The other day I accompanied her and her class to a well-known market here in Toronto. The kids, armed with clipboards, pencils and enthusiasm, were to go around and find the items on their list such as pork sausages, milk, eggs and salmon and list prices, note where the item comes from (farm? Sea?) and so forth.

A morning workout is a great start to the day — which is just one of the many reasons to join iVillage Canada, Sweetspot, and Phillips at Allen Lambert Galleria in Brookfield Place (181 Bay Street) in downtown Toronto on Wednesday, November 9, where they'll be leading a workout with Jane Clapp, one of the hottest trainers in the city.