Health + Wellness Articles

The Holidays for many means decorating, Christmas movies, and parties.  But it can also mean stretching yourself and your wallet too thin, stressful family get-togethers, and a few extra pounds.

So why is it that some women seem to sail through the holidays unscathed, while others wear the stress of the season on their sleeves?  Sometimes it’s not about whether or not you feel the...

Merry Christmas, Everyone! I hope you are having a wonderful holiday with your families and friends. We are celebrating Christmas in Argentina with Alex's family and their tradition is to eat dinner late at night and then at midnight pop the champagne and open a gift to celebrate the moment Jesus was born (Argentina is about 80% Roman Catholic). Private fireworks go off in neighborhoods all...

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This is Cordoba. It's the 3rd largest city in Argentina and it's where we've been staying for the past few days. Unlike Buenos Aires, it has a more intimate feel with pockets of small neighborhoods and a smaller downtown core. This view shows the major shopping mall, which of course you know I've already scoured. I'm sorry to report that shopping here isn't the greatest....

To move effortlessly through the holiday season, maintaining your health into the New Year, my advice: indulge in your favourite holiday cookie, savour the perfection of a holiday feast and keep up your normal routine as much as possible.  To stay motivated here are 4 must haves for a healthy holiday season: 

Concord grape juice

Look deceptively glam sipping this deep purple juice from a...

This is the hugest tree I've ever seen. It's in Recoletta across from the huge and very famous cemetery.

Observe that the branches are so long, they are held up by wooden planks towards the ends.

Everyone eats ham. A lot of ham. One restaurant we went to didn't have a single sandwich that did NOT come with ham. Do you like ham?