Tj Sadler

We have a strange relationship with exercise. Somewhere along the way, we decided that if a workout doesn't involve changing clothes, driving

Wine drinkers love talking about terroir. We talk about limestone in Burgundy, slate in the Mosel, altitude in Argentina and the cooling influence of the Pacific Ocean in California.

Spend enough time scrolling through wellness content and eventually someone will tell you to stop eating ultra-processed foods.

Many botanical creams sold to women promise things that aren't legally, or even physically, possible. Wild yam is the biggest violator. That doesn't mean the creams are useless. It means they have not done a good job of explaining what can or does happen when a root, leaf or berry is processed into a lotion or cream applied to your skin. This is a guide to the chemical realities and probable benefits of seven botanicals that have long traditions of use in women's health.

September has a remarkable ability to turn a perfectly reasonable adult into someone who thinks they can overhaul their entire life by next Tuesday.

There is a particular Edmonton pleasure in leaving a busy street and, a short time later, finding yourself surrounded by trees.

Wine harvest season looks wonderfully romantic in photographs. There are sunlit vineyards, baskets of grapes and people who somehow appear to enjoy waking up before dawn.

The lunch break has developed an unfortunate identity problem. It is technically a break, yet it often involves answering emails with one hand while attempting to eat something with the other.

September brings plenty of invitations to join something. There are new programmes, fresh schedules and enough promises of transformation to make

Someone says they dislike oaky wine. A moment later, they describe a favourite red that smells like vanilla and baking spice. This is not necessarily a contradiction.