Maybe it was the free pancakes. Maybe it was the glorious weather. Seventy people showed up for Pemberton Trails Day the other weekend, including out-of-towners, locals and kids. “That’s a huge number for such a small community,” said Dean Linnell, one of the directors of NIMBY Fifty which will incorporate 37 kilometres worth of local … Continue reading Column: In Dirt We Trust
I’m pretty much the least qualified person in the entire Sea to Sky corridor to write a column about Wellness. Surrounded by farmers, pro athletes, amateur IRONMEN, raw food gurus, yogis, RMTs, naturalists and other wise folk, I keep bumping hard up against my own ignorance about how the body works, how to feed the … Continue reading Column: Cramming for the Apocalypse
Very stoked to debut a brand new column on The Wellness Almanac, dedicated to local trail news, contributed by Tracy Napier, a biker, hiker and tool belt wearer who loves maps, dirt, dogs and Pemberton. She'll be contributing a monthly Trails Update here. You can reach her with questions, news, photos or props, at tjnapier@gmail.com. … Continue reading TrailWatch: Riding Season Is Underway, and We Have a New Column Dedicated to It! Updates Galore.
Third Sunday of the month. Gary Martin has agreed to take this spot in our Photo of the Week line-up and share an image from his travels... Given the number of miles he is clocking on his bike or in his running shoes or in his wetsuit, in preparation for this summer's IRONMAN, there are … Continue reading Photo of the Week: Gary Martin
I am not a columnist. I prefer asking questions to offering opinions (unless I'm at a dinner party and a little sauced.) And my skin isn't thick enough to put my unfootnoted thinking all naked out into the world on a regular basis. And I'm not funny (like my favourite columnists are - to wit: … Continue reading The Wellness Almanac In Print: This Week in the Question
Recent research suggests that use of standard over-the-counter (OTC) medicines such as aspirin, ibuprofen and acetominophen may lead to longer illnesses and increased flu infection and death rates. Some of the mechanisms by which these phenomena are believed to occur may surprise you. Recall that immune cells secrete chemical messengers into the blood to alert … Continue reading Wellness: Homemade Cold and Flu Remedies
Karen Tomlinson, 2012 Citizen of the Year and Pemberton Secondary School teacher, took up our challenge to explore Vitality for the Vitality Project. I asked the staff at Pemberton Secondary School to give me some input on this topic “What Does Vitality mean to you?” I thought this was a good group to survey as … Continue reading The Vitality Project: Karen Tomlinson
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Milk is one of those staples that has always been a part of our daily diet. But the more I learn about the state of our milk, the harder I work to cut it out of my diet. There is no substitute for the health benefits of raw, unpasteurized milk. A mothers breast milk is … Continue reading Wellness: The Benefits of Making Your Own Milk
Here's the sad state of my Dehydrated Affairs. I'm not drinking enough water. And I'm not drinking it at the right time. A friend shared this advice from a cardiac specialist, that explains that it's not just how much you drink, but when, that makes the difference. Drinking water at a certain time maximizes its … Continue reading Wellness: Drink Water (At The Right Time)
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