Importance of Me Time For Parents

As a parent, when you are constantly on-the-go it can make things feel hard and sometimes frustrating because of factors like lack of sleep and an endless amount of things to do. This is why it is important to take some time away to relax, replenish, recuperate to appreciate what we have. If you are lucky to have some help to take some time for yourself, set some rules to make the most of it.

Four Simple Habits That Make All The Difference

When you're stuck in a rut, it can feel like there's no way out. You might feel like your life has plateaued and that you'll never experience the joy and fulfilment you once did. The good news is that everybody feels this way sometimes -- many people have spoken publicly about how they hit a low point and almost gave up on their own happiness, but found ways to turn things around. Here are four habits that may seem small, but they can make a big difference if you adopt them consistently.

DK Canada books to inspire Summer Detox and Giveaway

When spring comes along, we get quite excited to plant a variety of different vegetables, herbs, and flowers in our garden. Harvesting and caring for the plants all summer long is one of our favourite hobbies. In order to inspire us to spend our summer feeling relaxed, refreshed, and ready to take part in adventures, we took a closer look at a few DK Canada books that inspires Summer Detox. 

This Month's Reads - Adventure books for Young Adults and Slowing Down our Lifestyle

Escape by Linwood Barclay is a kid-friendly juvenile fiction. It is very adventurous and full of drama. It is about a boy named Jeff Conroy and with his high-tech partner “Chipper”, who is a dog running from the sinister organization, “The Institute”, which created Chipper. Jeff Conroy's parents, Edwin and Patricia Conroy had died in a plane crash while trying to reveal the Institutes secrets of creating high-tech children, just as they had done with dogs. Now both Jeff and Chipper are constantly running from the Institute. We recommend this book for all ages.

Healthy Lifestyle: Food, Fitness and Probiotics

I have been paying more attention to my lifestyle especially fitness and healthy eating while taking probiotics. Probiotics are friendly beneficial bacteria that live in our gut, which is important for our digestive system. It helps our body produce vitamins, digest food, support our immune system, and controls the over growth of bad bacteria and fungi. 

Oreck’s Home Cleaning Solution

Oreck's Air Response air purifier with DustSense technology sets it apart from other purifiers in the market. We really like that it can automatically monitor, detect and respond to dust particles and odour in a home, which helps improve air quality within the home. One of the best features we love is not needing to control the settings once we keep the air purifier in auto mode. Auto mode allows DustSense technology to monitor and detect the amount of particles in the air, which automatically senses and responds to deliver cleaner air. This takes the guesswork out.

Make a Change and Help End Child Hunger #Toonies4Tummies

We know how important having a healthy breakfast is for our overall well-being. I am glad that the Ontario based not-for-profit organization Grocery Foundation Voucher program, Toonies for Tummies gives every Canadian a chance to fundraise towards providing nutritious breakfasts and snacks for school-aged students across Ontario and Western Canada. 

The Role of Hydration in our Day-to-Day Activities and Fitness Routine

We have all heard how important water is for our bodies since we were little, but I am sure despite knowing the positive influence of water for our bodily functions, we don't pay as much attention as we should to how much water we in-take.  In our family, we have come to a mutual agreement that water makes us feel better, helps prevent headaches and keeps our mood positive. Since we started monitoring our hydration levels, we've found that water is the best source of hydration throughout the day, and it makes a big difference in our lives.

Healthy Hydration Helps Our Food, Rest and Routine Goals

During the past few weeks, my family and I have been monitoring our water intake as part of our overall wellness goals to make healthier hydration choices. Healthy hydration is helping us with our food goals to watch what we eat more closely. We are also rethinking our routines through the day to ensure we include proper rest into our day.

Life Brand Has Us Covered and $50 Shoppers Drug Mart Giveaway

We usually choose Shoppers Drug Mart's Life Brand vitamins and first-aid products for everyone in our family. Life Brand also offers a variety of skin care products.

Keeping Fit with Gaiam

Keeping ourselves fit and motivated during the change of seasons is very important. I like the inspiring, fun and fashionable line of fitness accessories available at Gaiam, as it helps us to refresh our routine. We can challenge ourselves either in the fitness studio or at home with accessories that feature functionality, restorative properties and diversity. 

Crystal Clean from the sea Omega 3 Helps Families Stay Healthy

Crystal Clean from the sea Omega-3 is a delicious and convenient way to for everyone in the whole family to get their omega-3 needs. Each teaspoon has 750 mg of EPA and 500 mg of DHA in every teaspoon. The omega-3 essential fatty acids help keep cell membranes flexible and functional, supporting cardiovascular and cognitive health throughout life. DHA is important for the development of the eyes, brain, nerves in children, may support learning ability, cognition, and emotional well-being as well as the overall health in children and adults.

Win a line of Kandoo products

Kandoo Flushable Wipes are a summer travel essential for parents. I remember travelling wasn't easy for us when we were potty training our children. Kandoo Flushable wipes do not require any rolling or ripping, which makes it easy to use and perfect for little hands. I like that it comes in travel sizes that fit into any suitcase, back pack or handbag. 

Adrien Gagnon Health Products

My family and I try to eat healthy to ensure that we get the vitamins we need through our meals. However, sometimes I feel we don't get adequate vitamins and iron naturally and need to take supplements. Recently, we have been trying a few of Adrien Gagnon natural health products.

#HealthyRoutines with Crest

I find taking care of our teeth and gums is very important for our overall health! I am sure many of you who have experienced some sort of pain related to oral health, know that the pain can be unbearable. I believe as a prevention we have to maintain a regular healthy routine, so we can prevent these incidents from happening.

Chamomile Scented household and baby care products from ATTITUDE

We have been using the latest range of ATTITUDE's Little Ones line of gentle soothing scented products. Having a healthy and comforting environment is important for us, and I like that ATTITUDE recognizes this importance of creating personal care and household products that are carcinogen-free. 

Burt's Bees Body Care

When I use body care products, I prefer to use products that are made using more naturally derived ingredients. I like how my skin feels after I use the Burt's Bees products. The products are sulfate, paraben, and phthalate free. 

Give the gift of Amopé DIY Pedicures

Amopé Canada, leading foot care brand with a complete line of foot and nail care products is honouring and thanking mothers for everything they do to help us stand up, on our own two feet, by encouraging to take some "me time" and have a #MommyMoment.

We can do DIY Pedicures at home with Amopé

Amopé Revolutionizes Pedicures with their new Pedi Perfect products - Wet and Dry™ Rechargeable Electronic Foot File and Extra Rich Skin Recovery Foot Cream. These products makes it easy to do DIY pedicures at home.

Deep Tissue Roller and Reversible Yoga Mat from Gaiam

I like this lightweight 5mm Kiku Premium Printed Reversible Yoga Mat because it is extra-thick. The thickness of the cushioning makes it comfortable when exercising. The length of 68" and the width of 24" gives us a stable, non-slip surface when we do yoga practices making it a perfect mat for home or studio use.