FASHION Magazine

I am a complete novice when it comes to all things diet related: My biggest diet accomplishment prior to embarking on this three-day juice cleanse was cutting out bagels from my morning routine. Believe it or not, I used to eat a Tim Horton’s bagel almost every morning for breaky, which was wrong on multiple […]

The post I Tried my First Juice Cleanse and This is What Happened appeared first on FASHION Magazine.

Last fall I was offered the chance to work out with a Tier-3 (read: top level) personal trainer at Toronto’s Equinox Bay Street. To some, this might sound torturous, but for a health editor and fitness fanatic, it’s the fitness equivalent of a spa day. (The change rooms feature private showers with Kiehl’s products, a […]

The post How a Personal Trainer Changed My Life appeared first on FASHION Magazine.

Last week Nike finally unveiled its new line of body-diverse athletic gear. The performance-based line, which includes over 85 pieces of functional and fashionable gear, ranges in sizes from 1X to 3X and includes bras up to a size 38E. Cue women around the world rejoicing that a major apparel line finally got the memo […]

The post These Internet Trolls are Not Happy about Nike’s New Plus-Size Range appeared first on FASHION Magazine.

One of the best pieces of advice I received before I got married this past summer was that even the strongest relationships are full of highs and lows, so try not to catastrophize the moments when you feel less connected sexually; it will come back around. At the time I was like, ‘My husband and […]

The post How to Get Out of a Sex Rut appeared first on FASHION Magazine.

The last week has been intense, to say the least. Hope for the first female president was shattered, along with the hopes for an American leader who values equality, acceptance and compassion. We also lost a few big names in music—’70s rockstar Leon Russell and, of course, our beloved Canadian legend Leonard Cohen. So if […]

The post How the Moon Affects Your Health appeared first on FASHION Magazine.

As a fitness professional, I’ve encountered a number of embarrassing issues at the gym (think: odours, rashes, blisters and, yes, the occasional passing of gas—damn you, downward dog). One of the biggest and more pervasive #fitproblems I deal with, though, is something I think all women can relate to inside and outside of the gym: […]

The post Here’s why more women than ever are googling “Is my vagina normal?” appeared first on FASHION Magazine.

When it comes to popular weight-loss advice, most experts agree that it all comes down to “calories in and calories out.” So when we want to trim down, we usually go through the typical steps: reducing our fro-yo and wine intake, increasing our protein and water consumption, investing in some cute new runners and hitting […]

The post 3 surprising reasons you’re not losing weight appeared first on FASHION Magazine.

Back in January 2012, I stopped getting a period for six months. When I finally went to see my family doctor, who agreed it was weird—at that time, I was 32, in my reproductive prime—she did an ultrasound, which showed a small mass on my right ovary. She then sent me to a gynecologist for […]

The post How I Dealt With Getting Ovarian Cancer Twice appeared first on FASHION Magazine.