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I know. Clean the skin. Tone the skin. Moisturize the skin. And magic happens! I get that part. But now you are confusing me. Everything claims to be natural, pure, fresh, from nature. Sounds delicious. Free of pesticides,…
Is there actually a choice? Your doctor may prescribe Prozac for depression, or Ritalin for ADHD. Your naturopath may present a different menu. “ Eat lots of salmon.” Otherwords, up your fatty acid intake and you may not need…
Winter will be upon us before we know it. While we can still get the windows open and let in lots of fresh air, it may be a good time to give your home a freshening up.  Happily, we no longer have to search high and low for…
Discover the magic!! Distill a regal rose, squeeze an aristocratic argan, churn a succulent shea. Shower yourself in the floral water, soften in the soothing oil and slather on the butter. Gardeners and chefs rejoice! Creams,…
 Spring Clean-up Guide for your Garden It’s March the 6th in Montreal and the forecast is calling for a daytime high of 9 degrees C and lots of sunshine. The pavement is dry as a bone and the snow banks are making a…
It is pretty hard not to feel proud to be Canadian as we share the joy of our highly talented Olympic athletes. From coast we coast we feel the pride, often becoming teary eyed at the grace and eloquence shown by our youth.…
It seems like, at least in our part of the world - Montreal and environs - that winter is making a late and perhaps to some, an unwelcome appearance.  This morning the slush was ankle deep and tonight's forecast is for…
'O Woe to Acne!' “Nothing seems to work. I have been to three dermatologists, tried various creams and salves. Sometimes my acne clears up, but it always comes back. Once my face reacted so badly I missed two days of school! My…