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Waking Up Anxious? How Your Gut Shapes Your Mood

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Health & Wellness

Gut & Digestive Health

Waking up Anxious? How Your Gut Shapes Your Morning Mood

Many people wake up already feeling on edge. Racing thoughts, tightness in the chest, a sense of heaviness or unease — it can all arrive before you...

Well-Being

Herbs for Grief, Joy, and Everything In-Between

February is hitting kinda flat, don’t you think? It’s purely marketing and creepy pink-and-red teddy bears. I’ve never cared for those novelty box...

Kidney and Urinary health

Suffering from UTIs? Get Rid of Them and Stay Rid of Them!

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are increasingly common. Clinics I have spoken to recently say it's one of the most common ailments they see. While...

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Beauty & Skincare

Skincare

Skincare is Immune Defence

This winter, plan for resilient skin that supports your immunity. Healthy skin is not about having picture-perfect, instagram-filter skin. Rather, ...

Body Care

Bare Skin Confidence

Summer on the prairies is fleeting. I spend most of the year wearing bulky, woolen layers, but suddenly, it’s just me in shorts, a tank top, and th...

Body Care

The Ever-Enduring Allure of Plant Oils

At Optimum Health and Kolya, we cherish the enduring allure of rituals. There is magic in connecting to Earth's bounty. Oil cleansing and hydrating...

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Recipes & DIY

Beverages

Mushroom Mocha

Ease into your day with this cozy Mushroom Mocha, a nourishing twist on your coffee ritual. Made with Chicobab Mockoffe, a smooth, caffeine-free bl...

Botanicals

Fireside Chai Essential Oil Room Spray

Spice things up with our Fireside Chai Room Spray. ⁠ Use the delicious aromas of these grounding spices as a warming room spray, or spray on pine c...

Bath Care

Ground Luffa Soap

Imagine a soap that marries utility with spa-like indulgence, and you'll find yourself holding Kolya’s Ground Luffa Soap. This robust exfoliator is...

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Lifestyle & Sustainability

Inspirational

Celebrating the Year - 2025

The end of the year marks a time to reflect on challenges, celebrate victories, and prepare for a fresh start. Open and download our Celebrating th...

Well-Being

The Biggest Holiday Wellness Hack is Doing “Nothing”

I don’t know about you (and I say this every year) but the holidays make me feel a little nuts. Draws out an inherent instinct to do everything, ev...

Self Care

Grounding Rituals for Seasonal Transitions

Some people seem to live above the weather, enclosed in a climate of their own. For these people, it’s as if the view beyond the window were a pain...