Tara Nolan » Sears Advantage magazine https://www.taranolan.com Freelance writer / editor / author Thu, 07 Nov 2019 20:29:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 Healthy holidays: 5 tips to a safe, mid-winter detox https://www.taranolan.com/healthy-holidays-5-tips-to-a-safe-mid-winter-detox/ https://www.taranolan.com/healthy-holidays-5-tips-to-a-safe-mid-winter-detox/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:00:32 +0000 http://www.taranolan.com/?p=408 The holidays can be a magical time of year, full of family, revelry and good will. They can also be filled with temptation, overindulgence and stress—three factors that can leave you feeling sluggish and overweight come January.

Every New Year, we are bombarded with diet and weight-loss information, including a variety of ways to detoxify the body. While it might be tempting to make a blanket—or extreme—resolution to get back on track, Lesley Stoyan, owner of Toronto-based health and wellness consulting business Daily Apple (dailyapple.ca), recommends small steps. “I usually tell people not to make resolutions because they are likely to fail,” she says. “Doing things in bite-sized bits is usually the key to success.”

With moderation in mind, here are some ways to safely detoxify your body and get back into a healthy routine.

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Published: Winter 2011/12

]]> https://www.taranolan.com/healthy-holidays-5-tips-to-a-safe-mid-winter-detox/feed/ 0 The big sleep: 5 steps to a better night’s sleep https://www.taranolan.com/the-big-sleep-5-steps-to-a-better-nights-sleep/ https://www.taranolan.com/the-big-sleep-5-steps-to-a-better-nights-sleep/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:03:35 +0000 http://www.taranolan.com/?p=411 When was the last time you had a good night’s sleep? If you can’t remember, then you may be sleep-deprived, like the 58 per cent of Canadians who say they often feel tired. In a recent study by Leger Marketing for CBC News, it was revealed that six out of 10 Canadians get about one hour less shut-eye than the six to eight hours we are told we need.

So, just how bad are our modern sleep habits? “It tends to be worse in more-urban areas,” says Dr. James MacFarlane, director of education for MedSleep, a network of sleep clinics throughout Canada. “As things get more complicated and we get more into a 24-hour society, it tends to take its toll.” MacFarlane, who is also on the board of the Canadian Sleep Society, claims that sleep re- striction and sleep deprivation are two of the biggest problems in today’s society. Numerous studies conducted by the Canadian Sleep Society have linked sleep deprivation to a host of health problems, from heart disease to diabetes. If you’re at the point where “catching forty winks” seems like a long-lost luxury, here are some tips to help you sleep at night.

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Published: Fall 2011

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