A daily dose of nature is good for your health May 23, 2012 VANCOUVER, BC, May 23, 2012/ Troy Media/ – Do you want to be happier, healthier, and smarter? I have just the prescription for you: add a daily dose of nature to your routine. Over the past decade, researchers from fields as diverse as biology, psychiatry, engineering, horticulture, neuroscience, and medicine have realized what most of us know intuitively: nature is good for our health and wellbeing. These experts have discovered countless links between time spent outdoors and cognitive, physical, and emotional development. Nature helps reduce stress Studies show that enjoying a natural setting – like a park, beach, wetland, or forest – can reduce blood pressure, anxiety, and stress levels. Exposure to ... Continue reading →
Meeting Metallica is not on the menu I’ve never been into heavy metal. At least that’s what I tell my kids. That was the eighties and I’ve really changed. So much so that I didn’t realize the four men at the next booth at Michael Mina’s Bourbon Steak Restaurant in the fabulous Westin St. Francis on Union Square in San Francisco were in fact members of Metallica. Yes – I am out of touch with my head-banging days. In my defence however, the four men in the booth next to our table were dressed in suit jackets, hair trimmed or pulled back and gosh, looking rather unassuming. It turns out my friend who took us to Bourbon Steak lives on the same street as James ... Continue reading →
Big Idea: Affordable Housing Canadian entetainment blogger Mike Morrison weighs in on building affordable housing in Calgary's most livable neighbourhoods. Mike Morrison. Photo by Lonnie Taylor. Name: Mike Morrison Age: 30 Community Claim to Fame: Author and publisher of Mike's Bloggity Blog, a blog focusing on Canada's entertainment industry; winner of the Media Recognition Award at Tourism Calgary's 50th Annual White Hat Awards. What are your three favourite things about the city? The Peace Bridge, Calgary Folk Music Festival and walking along McHugh Bluff. As a blogger, you could can cover Canada's entertainment scene from pretty much anywhere. Why did you choose to move to Calgary? I came to Calgary in 2005, when all my friends seemed to be coming out. I didn’t know much ... Continue reading →
