I recently heard Michael Pollan's interview on CBC's The Current on Feb 24, 2026, where he introduced the concept of "consciousness hygiene." I really love what this evokes in me, and want to encourage others to reflect on this as well, and to explore what consciousness hygiene practice can look like. Pollan notes that we need [...]
In this blog, I'm pleased to share one of my all-time favourite articles about the benefits and ways to stimulate the longest cranial nerve in the body -- the vagus nerve -- which carries signals between your brain, heart and digestive system. The autonomic nervous system has two divisions: sympathetic (arousing) and parasympathetic (calming). While your [...]
I've been fascinated recently to learn more about the relationship between our diet and our mental health. Apparently, glucose spikes and dips can cause issues like brain fog, mood swings, anxiety, etc, according to French biochemist Jessie Inchauspé (also better known as the Glucose Goddess, and author of Glucose Revolution: The life-changing power of balancing your [...]