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I’m pregnant and eat gluten-free. Here’s how I shop for groceries

Welcome to The Globe’s new series, What’s In My Cart?, where we’re asking Canadians how they stock their kitchens.

Sasha Faraone was in her first year of teachers’ college when she experienced food-intolerance symptoms.

“I’d wake up in the middle of the night with sharp stomach pain. … It was so bad that one time I went to the hospital,” she says.

At 23, Faraone’s first colonoscopy and endoscopy revealed a gluten allergy and lactose intolerance. A little more than a decade later, the 36-year-...
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I’m a naturopath specializing in women’s health. Here’s how I grocery shop for menopause-friendly meals

Welcome to The Globe’s new series, What’s In My Cart?, where we’re asking Canadians how they stock their kitchens.

“You are what you eat” may be a cliché to some people. But for naturopathic doctor Priyanka Gupta, that is exactly the advice she gives to patients at her women’s health clinic in Toronto’s west end.

Nutrition is also particularly important to the 47-year-old practitioner, who is among millions of women in Canada experiencing menopause.

Gupta says menopause is one of her biggest...
Toronto Life •

House of the Week: $3.2 million for a Prince Edward County stunner with a lavender farm - Toronto Life

A five-bedroom, four-bathroom estate in Prince Edward County. The home sits on five acres of land and comes with a lavender farm, a half-acre orchard, a clubhouse and seemingly endless fields of greenery. It’s steps from the lake, and motorists are a short drive from both the 401 and Sandbanks Provincial Park.The property is in Wellington, known for its wineries and beaches. The original owner built the structures from scratch in 2018 to run his former business, Millefleurs, which processed lave...
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Surreal Estate: $10.7 million for an old-world Niagara-on-the-Lake compound with a pickleball court - Toronto Life

A five-bedroom, 10-bathroom house on a leafy street in Niagara-on-the-Lake. The Georgian-style estate has a pool house covered in Jerusalem limestone, nine fireplaces (including one outside), a 1,200-bottle wine cellar, a greenhouse, a conservatory and plenty of space for backyard parties. It’s within walking distance of the waterfront, historic old-town NOTL and the Shaw Festival Theatre. And motorists are a short drive from both Lakeshore Road and Highway 55.
The home’s original owner, a busin...
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Condo of the Week: $3.2 million for a waterfront unit in a building that generates its own power - Toronto Life

A two-bedroom, three-bathroom 10th-storey condo on the shores of East Bayfront, one of Toronto’s newest communities. The home comes with two parking spots, smart storage and both south- and east-facing balconies with dazzling views of Lake Ontario and the Toronto Islands. Residents also have access to a suite of amenities including a 24-hour concierge, an outdoor pool and a gym with all the gadgets. It’s within walking distance of Union Station, St. Lawrence Market and the future floating restau...
St. Joseph Media •

Condo of the Week: $3.2 million for a waterfront unit in a building that generates its own power

A two-bedroom, three-bathroom 10th-storey condo on the shores of East Bayfront, one of Toronto’s newest communities. The home comes with two parking spots, smart storage and both south- and east-facing balconies with dazzling views of Lake Ontario and the Toronto Islands. Residents also have access to a suite of amenities including a 24-hour concierge, an outdoor pool and a gym with all the gadgets. It’s within walking distance of Union Station, St. Lawrence Market and the future floating restau
St. Joseph Media •

Surreal Estate: $16 million for a Muskoka cottage with a driveway sculpted from a wall of stone

A nine-bedroom, nine-bathroom lake house on Packers Bay in Muskoka. The home is nestled on 4.8 acres of landscaped property and comes with five fireplaces, a 10-seat theatre and a two-slip boathouse that doubles as a giant one-bedroom apartment. It’s a short drive from Bala and Highway 169.

This property’s current owner completed construction last year. Future owners can use its existing permit and prepared land for a helicopter pad and tennis court.

An aerial view of the compound showcases th
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The made-for-TikTok moments changing the restaurant landscape, for better or for worse

By the time I had packed for my spring trip to Manhattan, my TikTok feed was already inundated. Every couple of swipes showed me a new video. White-gloved waiters breaking egg yolks tableside onto a 10-ounce Wagyu cheeseburger at 4 Charles. Logo-topped butter at the American-chic, Ralph Lauren-owned the Polo Bar. A red, white and basil-green plate of rolled lasagna at Italian-American Don Angie.

Despite their stark difference, the three restaurants have something in common: Each has, at some po
Toronto Life •

Surreal Estate: $23.5 million for a Ritz-Carlton double suite with 180-degree views and a giant snail statue

Surreal Estate: $23.5 million for a Ritz-Carlton double suite with 180-degree views and a giant snail statue

Surreal Estate: $23.5 million for a Ritz-Carlton double suite with 180-degree views and a giant snail statue

What condo on Wellington would be complete without 6,000 square feet, a labyrinthine wine cellar and a giant halo hovering above it all?

A three bedroom, five-bathroom condo on the 46th storey of the Ritz-Carlton on Wellington. The recently renovated home combines two former uni
Toronto Life •

Surreal Estate: $16.5 million for a mansion off Bayview with a theatre that looks like a spaceship

Surreal Estate: $16.5 million for a mansion off Bayview with a theatre that looks like a spaceship

Surreal Estate: $16.5 million for a mansion off Bayview with a theatre that looks like a spaceship

What North York house would be complete without nine bathrooms, a quarry’s worth of limestone and a wine cellar that looks like a cave?

A five-plus-one bedroom, nine-bathroom house in North York. The recently finished home is equipped with European-style finishes, a sci-fi-inspired theatre room wit
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Niagara Falls braces for record crowds hoping to take in solar eclipse’s path of totality

It’s called a totality: the period when the sun’s light is completely blocked by the moon in a solar eclipse. And Niagara Falls, Ont., will be smack-dab in the middle of the phenomenon’s shadowy path as it streaks across a strip of North America on April 8.

The city is bracing itself for the equivalent of Woodstock, the Super Bowl and New Year’s Eve rolled into one – an unprecedented weekend-long stargazing party that the city’s mayor says could attract up to a million onlookers, smashing all p
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The rise of ‘Sephora kids’ and the tween obsession with pricey skincare products

Kristina Nguyen started to dip into skin care when she was 12, to deal with bad bouts of acne.

Home remedies led to experiments with products, and eventually to TikTok and YouTube, where Kristina shares skin-care routines, advice and reviews. Four years later, she has more than 615,000 and 26,000 followers on each platform respectively.

One of her most popular TikTok videos, with more than 13.9 million views, shows a dizzying array of beauty products laid out before her. It’s captioned: “This
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Three ways Canadian companies are advancing sustainable fashion

This is the weekly Style File, featuring what’s on the radar of The Globe’s lifestyle desk – from travel to home and design, wellness, fashion or beauty. Sign up for The Globe’s arts and lifestyle newsletters for more news, columns and advice in your inbox.

When Stephanie Lipp and Leo Gillis decided to uproot their lives in Mississauga and move to Bonavista, N.L., the couple was looking for a fresh start. The plan was to begin a mushroom farm in the rural town of about 3,000.

Five years later,
Toronto Life •

This PhD student makes $40,160 a year. How does she spend it?

This PhD student makes $40,160 a year. How does she spend it?

This PhD student makes $40,160 a year. How does she spend it?

“I don’t keep alcohol at home—it’s too expensive”

Who: Jessica Gosio, 29

What she does: She’s a PhD student at U of T, completing research at a major hospital

What she makes: $40,160 a year

Where she lives: A one-bedroom rental on Hospital Row

Rent: $1,150 a month. “I’m lucky because my parents subsidize my rent and phone as long as I’m a student.”

Transit: $180
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We asked people over 80: What keeps you fit, healthy and happy?

The parade of longevity fads promising to add more years to average existence – from cold plunges and intermittent fasting to red-light therapy – can itself feel never-ending. But the glut of health buzzwords, along with the strength of the US$1.8-trillion global wellness market, demonstrates the obvious: people want to live a long time – but they also want to age well.

Five tips from neuroscientists for improving your memory

According to the United Nations Population Division, the global life
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Mushroom coffee, decor and skincare: Why Canadian brands like Blume are using fungi

This is the weekly Style File, featuring what’s on the radar of The Globe’s lifestyle desk – from travel to home and design, wellness, fashion or beauty. Sign up for The Globe’s arts and lifestyle newsletters for more news, columns and advice in your inbox.

It seems like mushrooms have been everywhere lately. They had a moment with Netflix’s documentary Fantastic Fungi in 2019, which explored the magical world of mushrooms, from their healing powers to the underground fungal networks that help
Toronto Life •

This Bloordale Village film prop buyer makes $99,900 a year. How does she spend it?

This Bloordale Village film prop buyer makes $99,900 a year. How does she spend it?

This Bloordale Village film prop buyer makes $99,900 a year. How does she spend it?

Who: Nicole Stephenson, 41

What she does: She’s a prop buyer for a film production company and the owner of Goodeye Vintage

What she makes: $99,900 a year

Where she lives: A studio in Bloordale Village with her tabby cat, Magic

Rent: $1,500 a month, utilities included. “My former roommate and I were living in a unit downs
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How to be fearless: Grammy nominee Allison Russell and eight other notable Canadians share their secrets to success

Success comes in many forms, but often has a single ingredient: boldness. We asked headlining Canadians to reflect on how they stayed fearless in 2023, and how they plan to challenge themselves in the year ahead.

For Allison Russell, 2023 began in December of 2022.

The Montreal-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter recorded The Returner – now a four-time Grammy-nominated album – during that year’s winter solstice. Helping her over six days at Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles was the a
Toronto Life •

This Willowdale couple makes $163,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This Willowdale couple makes $163,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This Willowdale couple makes $163,000 a year. How do they spend it?

“We’ll have grey hair by the time we pay off our mortgage”

Who: Andrew Cosentino, 30, and Felicia Nacini, 29

What they do: He’s a distribution supervisor for a beverage company; she’s a senior paralegal for a non-profit

What they make: $163,000 combined

Where they live: A two-bedroom condo in Willowdale

Mortgage: $1,800 a month. “We’re hoping to someda

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