Colleen Fisher Tully

5 Grocery-Saving Secrets from Food Professionals

One of the fastest ways to trim the family budget is to cut back at the grocery store. Sure, if kids ate all their dang food, or if weeknight dinners weren’t such a last-minute rush, families would automatically spend less. But the fact remains that…

How Does Play Help Regulate Child Anxiety?

If you’re wondering how to manage your anxious kid in the post-pandemic world of 2023, just let them play. We spoke with a child psychology expert about why this works and what parents can do to help. In a recent poll headed by the LEGO Group (yes,…

Does ‘Almond Mom’ Help End Diet Culture or Just Shame Moms?

I suppose I was eating almonds when I recently came across ‘Almond Mom’, a pejorative term meant to describe caregivers (mostly moms) who model diet culture for their children. At their worst, Almond Moms are said to push toxic diet and fitness…

Parenting In A World of AI and ChatGPT

Will our kids’ education suffer with robots running rampant? We turned to media literacy experts to navigate this rapid new normal. Like it or not, text-generating artificial intelligence (AI) robots have arrived. These tools are rapidly taking over…

Alcohol and Parenting: Expert Advice On The New Health Guidelines

The research is clear that many parents increased their alcohol consumption as the pandemic raged on: Homeschooling, job uncertainty, lockdowns and wondering if we were all going to die understandably contributed to a boom in alcohol and cannabis…

Surprising Food Sources of Vitamin D + Recipes

At our neighbourhood school bus stop, all we talk about lately is vitamin D—a nutrient our bodies can manufacture through exposure to sunlight. This vitamin helps us maintain strong bones and teeth, but that’s not what a group of winter-weary parents…

Ouch! How to Avoid Frostbite on Extremely Cold Days

We all know Canadian winters are long and cold. And yet, it’s easy to forget just how painful and even dangerous freezing temperatures can be for exposed skin—especially when a polar vortex hits (a.k.a., “polar blast,” “Coldemort,” “snowpocalypse,”…

Top Cannabis Trends for 2023

Discover the brands, strains and formats shaping retail cannabis over the coming year. The cannabis industry continues to evolve in fascinating directions in 2023 as increasing consumer knowledge drives demand for more specialized products. Rare…

Tax-Free First Home Savings Account (FHSA)

This article is provided for information purposes only and is based on the information available from the Government of Canada as of November 9, 2022. In the 2022 Budget, the Government of Canada proposed the introduction of the Tax-Free First Home…

Managing Fibromyalgia Syndrome with medical cannabis

A largely invisible illness, Fibromyalgia Syndrome is a chronic condition that affects thousands of Canadians. Here’s how medical cannabis may help. Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) is a very real and painful condition affecting approximately two percent…

Are psychedelics legal in Canada?

In Canada, psychedelics encompass a range of restricted plants, fungi, and chemicals that are federally regulated as controlled substances by the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA). Under the CDSA, each psychedelic is organized into schedules…

Cannabis and Mental Health

There is a complex connection between regular cannabis use and mental health outcomes. Here’s what we know so far. While there’s still much more research needed to form conclusive evidence about the relationship between regular cannabis use (defined…

How Cannabis Consumption Affects Drivers

Driving after consuming cannabis is both dangerous and illegal. Here’s what you need to know to stay safe and within the limits of the law. Consuming cannabis can significantly impair your ability to drive safely. In fact, cannabis consumption can…

The Importance of Safe Cannabis Storage

Cannabis can present serious risks to anyone who may not understand what they’re ingesting, especially children and pets. Here’s how to keep everyone safe from harm. When consumed unknowingly, cannabis can pose serious health risks — especially to…

Cannabis, Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

As with alcohol or tobacco, consuming cannabis while trying to conceive or while pregnant and/or breastfeeding carries risks. Here’s what you need to know to make informed decisions. While scientific research into the effects of cannabis on pregnancy…

Cannabis and Cannabinoids for Medical Use

Looking at dried flower or an infused oil, you probably can’t tell whether it’s from the recreational market or the medical market. In fact, it might be the same product. But there are important differences in how it’s distributed and why. Here’s…

Cannabis and the Developing Brain

With millions of neurons still organizing themselves in the growing brain, regular cannabis use in adolescence can have a negative impact on development. Here’s what we know. The human brain is not fully developed until about age 25, which makes the…

Cannabis and the Brain

While cannabis can be consumed in a responsible way, there are still inherent risks with regular use — including to the brain. Here are some of the short- and long-term effects regular cannabis use can have on the human brain. For many people,…

A Guide to Non-Judgmental Harm Reduction Messaging for Youth

Providing youth with evidence-based information about the risks of cannabis — with zero judgment — is the best way to help them make healthy, safe choices. “Don’t do drugs!” is the message many of today’s adults were given as young people. That…

Cannabis Topicals and Suppositories: What Can They Do for Patients?

With some of the industry’s most innovative research and development behind them, medical cannabis topicals and suppositories offer patients fast-acting options beyond inhalation and ingestion. Could they be right for you? When patients choose…