Month: August 2011
‘Tis an aromatic herbal tea!
In the days of yore, plants were used to strengthen, heal and cure people long before medicines appeared on the scene. The word tisane originates from the Greek ptisanĕ, which was a brew made from ground barley. It includes any drink obtained from soaking or brewing or infusing flowers, leaves, stalks or roots in hot […]
Festival of Cheese in Montreal
This year, the American Cheese Society is holding its annual conference and competition for the first time outside of the U.S.A., and right here in Montreal! If you love cheese, this is a unique opportunity to sample 1,676 specialty items and dairy products from Canada, Mexico and U.S.A. And, of course, beer and wine producers […]
Meditate Your Way to Better Health
Tune out the world, forget your worries, relax. This is what meditation allows you to do. Meditate and you will gradually become aware of what is happening inside you and around you in an objective manner. Medical research conducted over the last 40 years shows that meditation leads to many measurable psychological and physiological benefits. […]