Ode to the beet, which brightens the darkening days of winter with life-giving colour. Heavenly greens and earthy sweet roots, crisp with shocking fuchsia, gold or candy cane. Elegant and crunchy raw; warm andsatisfying cooked. Low in calories and high in nutrients, strengthening our blood and immunity. Truly blessed we are for having this bounty […]
by Alyssa Madill, Feed the Fire Nutrition & Wellness – Eating in season is pretty easy to do living on Vancouver Island in autumn. Nature and agriculture go through such beautiful cycles each year, providing exactly the resources and nutrients that we need to stay healthy. The human body mirrors the cyclical nature of our
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by Jo Barnes – It is said that a house is not necessarily a home. For one local couple, it’s been necessary for their home to have many houses. Willi and Irma Mars, owners of Mars Family Farm, purchased a modest house over 50 years ago and since then have added other “houses” for various
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News, changes, updates, launches? Email news@seasideamagazine.ca. by Paula Kully – HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS You Can’t Keep a Good Town DownWith the holiday season upon us, everyone is wondering what it’s going to look like this year. Luckily, we live in a community that simply can’t be kept down! Not even by a global pandemic. The resilient
by Tina Kelly, Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea – The 15th percentile – are you in it? A survey completed just last year reflected a mere 5% of Washington State citizens and 15% of British Columbians could accurately identify the Salish Sea. If you fall into the remaining 85%, you may be surprised to
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by Sherrin Griffin – VP, Operations, Sidney SeniorCare – We have searched for the proverbial fountain of youth for centuries, but it has only been in the last few decades that science has made some significant progress by making an interesting discovery on what exactly affects the aging process and, as a result, determines our
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by Chris Cowland – Back in 2016 the Peninsula Players sent out a notice saying they were auditioning for the coming performance of Fawlty Towers at the Charlie White Theatre. It had been 40 years since I last set foot on stage, more on that below, and I ended up playing the cantankerous old character
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by Shannon Hall, Anam Cara Spa – What is winter skin? Winter skin is often dry, dull, flaky, irritated, sensitive and sallow. This happens because we haven’t addressed our summer (leftover) skin! The fall season is so short that by the time winter arrives we are dealing with these issues if we haven’t addressed the
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by Doreen Marion Gee – At age 65, Harlan (Colonel) Sanders used his first social security cheque to found his famous franchise, Kentucky Fried Chicken. His body was aging but not his zest for life – or success. Seniors today can take it one step further than the fried chicken king. Due to warp-speed advances
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by Dr. Marita Schauch, ND – Tall Tree Integrated, Health Centre – Got the winter blues? You’re not alone. It’s estimated that around 40 million North Americans suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a mood disorder in which people who have normal mental health throughout most of the year experience depression in the winter months
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