Bulletproof coffee is a delicious creamy drink, an energizing drink for mind and body fuel. For everyone that loves coffee, this recipe is for you. It’s filled with healthy fats, and used in keto or paleo diets. It is made with coffee, grass-fed butter or ghee, and MCT oil. It gives you a boost of energy without the typical caffeine...
7 Top Reasons to Be Fit for the Rest of Your Life
Why should you exercise? If you think it’s too late or you’re too old, well, you couldn’t be more wrong. But if you want to enjoy life as much as possible after 50, then you have more reasons than ever to get and stay fit. And your reasons now are better than they might’ve been decades ago. Being in good...
Studies finding COVID-19 has long-lasting effects
There has been a lot of information on social media of people experiencing on-going symptoms after having COVID-19. In fact, it is one of the first diseases that came to light because of social media and has since received a lot of attention. The CDC has named this Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19. Severe Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 is the virus...
Three ways you can conquer chronic pain without drugs
Chronic pain plagues millions of Americans. In urban areas, around 17 per cent of folks say that they hurt pretty badly most or every day; in rural areas, it tops 28 per cent. Such persistent aches and pains can arise from out-ofsorts joints and muscles; from nerve damage associated with injury, neurological disease or diabetes; or they may be related...
It is so nice to see friends and family again
The theoretical end of the pandemic lockdown seems to have come with both a bang and a whimper. On the Tuesday after the Big Sunday, I had my hair cut (salon artist and I both wore masks) and then went on to pick up my dry cleaning (still wearing a mask, but endured a not-very-brief lecture on why the proprietor...
Brits by the Bess
After a year off because of COVID, the Saskatchewan British Car Club held its almost annual show — Brits by the Bess — on July 18, with more than 80 vehicles on display. Among the vehicles parked in their Sunday finest on 21st Street were restored MGAs and Bs, Triumphs, and Jaguars, mainly from the1950s, 1960s and 1970s. In these...
Jazz Festival set to swing Aug. 7-15
After a wild eight weeks of organizing madness, the SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival is ready to rock and swing Aug. 7-15 with 50 performances at five venues. Artistic Director Kevin Tobin and the festival’s board spent weeks reacting to constantly changing pandemic information and restrictions, but the province has reopened and they are good to go — albeit with a...
YXE Beer Wars moving into Bessborough Gardens
One festival down and one to go for Rick and Dave Mah, unless they have something else up their sleeves. With the Foodtruck Wars now in the rearview mirror, the father-son combo has set their sights on YXE Beer Wars, a craft beer, wine and spirits festival scheduled for Aug. 27-28 at the Delta Bessborough Hotel Gardens. Given the success...
His name is Bob, and hers isn’t Barbi
I find it awkward and embarrassing when I can’t remember someone’s name. I find it worse when I can’t introduce the person to other people because of this. I think I have mentioned this previously in a column, but it happened again recently. What do you do? I went searching the Internet for tips. You can find everything on the...
Foodtruck Wars a success
Maybe it was the opportunity to get back outside. Maybe it was a change of location. Maybe it was beautiful weather. Maybe it was the many food options. Likely, it was a combination of the four that brought people out in droves between July 22-24 for Foodtruck Wars. “It was an over-the-top event,” organizer Rick Mah said. As an example,...