Health + Wellness Articles

2009 was the year of individually wrapped, ‘portion controlled’ products and sodas disguised as vitamin-enriched ‘waters’ and teas lending a false impression of health.  Will 2010 be another year of good intentions?

My predictions of the top five food trends for 2010 are all about action. We’ll see a call to eat more sustainably, an increase in scare campaigns, and a flurry of...

Claire Rahn is our awesome editor and, little known fact, my sister! This stylish Mom of 3 is an ex-pat living in the U.S thankful every winter not to be dealing with Winnipeg's frosty temperatures. She's fluent in German from several years living abroad and loves to argue politics and philosophy - especially with our lawyer brother, which is just as painful as it sounds. Her diverse life...

Who doesn't love Susan Boyle? The Britain's Got Talent Star will perform (and stick around to sign autographs) for a free standing room only crowd at Toronto's First Canadian Place at 12:15pm on Monday December 21st.

This will be her first visit to Canada and she says she's excited to visit and sing for us, but she can't possibly be as excited to see us as we are to see her!

Who do you spa with? My friend, Caroline is the one who drags me out spaaing when I get too caught up in the daily grind to take a breather. The Spa at St. Anne's is her favourite. Last weekend we escaped the city for a day and took in the Pure Bliss Day Spa.

After an hour and a half driving through thick fog Twilight styles, we pulled onto a winding gravel road that led us to this:


Well...

The talented Heather Loney first came to ChickAdvisor as an intern. Many months later, she is one of our core fashion contributors. This quiet gal may appear shy on the surface, but her thoughtful interviews with high profile talent like Eric del Monaco and Eddie Maleterre suggest otherwise. We thought you'd like to know more about the mysterious Miss Heather.

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Sitting at Café Flore in Paris on a Sunday afternoon, sipping on your tiny glass of jus d'orange, you look up at Sophie with flickers of pain and ambivalence in your eyes: "Just what exactly did we do this past weekend?"  She smiles over her cup of coffee, her tired eyes beam with delight at the memories racing through her head, "Well…" 

*Reverse time warp haze*

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My friend, the lovely Ellen over at Lipstick Powder 'n Paint is giving away a pair of tickets to a pre-screening of New Moon that will take place on November 19th... and cast members will be present!

Here's the scoop:

"To celebrate the release of The Twilight Saga: New Moon on November 20th, Lipstick Powder N Paint are giving away a pair of tickets to the American Express Exclusive Gala...

If you're looking for a deep, grim tale full of hope and inspiration, then you must see Precious, a movie based on the novel PUSH by Sapphire. Be prepared with your tissues as Precious, a girl from the inner-city of Harlem, shares her heart-breaking tale of overcoming abuse.

Leave it to Oprah to produce an Oscar-worthy movie! The powerful cast includes breakout performances by Mo'Nique and...