Chronicles

For all of us globally, it's been more than a month and a half in self-isolation. We've all been on multiple walks from one end of the city to the other, have baked (and gorged on) too many loaves of banana bread to count, braved the lines at grocery stores, and have had our vision turn cubic with too many virtual game nights on Zoom. Although this is a very uncertain period, the silver lining is that now we have time to look inward to discover how we can do things differently, moving forward. Perhaps you want a change in career. You...

Charcoal! The birds sing melodiously, the crowds cheer. We’ve all heard of the raving benefits of charcoal for skin, teeth, and even diet periodically - but what about hair? The answer is yes - charcoal does wonders for your hair.   Think about all the styling products, sweat, environmental pollution, and sebum accumulated in your hair over the years. This can contribute to clogged follicles; limp, greasy roots, poor hair growth, and scalp irritiation. Charcoal acts as a detoxifying magnet to suck out these impurities - a deep clean of the scalp, which is the most important factor in the...

“I don’t know if I can do this, cous. I’m so out of shape.” “Sure you can, what are you talking about? The hike is only an hour long!” A natural quip from my cousin, who goes running every day at 5am and participates in hardcore marathons every weekend Cut to 3 hours later wandering around the mountain aimlessly, only to realize that the hiking trails were actually closed. We were lost in the forest with no trail markers in sight, climbing through 10 inches of leftover summer snow in our runners and leaping over rushing rivers to find our...

As a greater emphasis is being placed on healthy diets and natural beauty regimes, more honey is being used in food and beauty products. The rising demand means increased strain being put on bees to produce honey, and more of this honey being taken from hives. This leaves less honey for bees to feed on in the winter. The first phenomenon of honey bee colonies disappearing began in 2006. Named Colony Collapse Disorder, farmers would find hives completely empty, with approximately 10-30% of colonies dying globally every year. Wild bee diversity is also at risk, with numbers dropping approximately 25%. Most concerning is the bumblebee...