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CONTENTSS I M P L E I S B E S T 2 0 1 6

8 Editor’s Letter

10 Contributors

12 Balanced Living

15 Eco Chic

73 Grocery Basket

78 Inspired Living

82 Horoscope

In every issue

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DepartmentsBEAUTY & FASHION20 Get the Look

22 True Neutrals Embrace soft cream and rose-toned hues

28 Beauty Terminology

HEALTH32 Health News

33 Upcoming Ingredient Dragonfruit

35 Stress Managment Buyer’s Guide

❯ 36. Managing Stress ❯ 38. Thyroid ❯ 40. Sex Hormones ❯ 42. Sleep ❯ 44. Adrenals ❯ 46. Concentration and Memory ❯ 48. Try These!

52 5 Tips To Maximize Your Fitness Plan

54 Get Summer Ready Five strange reasons for weight gain

COVER STORY58 Back to Basics Eva LaRue’s personal health solutions

FOOD64 Add Colour to your Cookout Fresh, unexpected twists for your next BBQ party

72 What’s In Your Fridge Roz Weston

YOUR LIFE76 Blissful Bathrooms Ideas for redoing your bathroom

80 Travel Asheville, North Carolina

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Like many people, this is my favourite time of the year. Being a designer, this is also the busi-est season for my industry, which I fi nd fun and exciting. Being actively engaged in a project fuels my energy levels and keeps me feeling alive! Putting my talents to good use means helping those around me to create stylish and functional spaces, while sourcing some of the most beauti-ful fi nishes and materials produced to keep my creative juices fl owing.

The season is also fi lled with beautiful things, from renovations coming to fruition to warm-weather entertaining, patio BBQs and breezy clothing, keeping fi t and becoming more in-tune with our bodies and minds by exercising, eating healthfully and traveling.

Finding your inner peace and serenity is most rewarding, and taking time to focus on yourself is a rewarding expenditure. My zen comes from beauty, harmony and balance in the home—this may also be the Libra in me speaking, who’s always yearning for perfect harmony. Nevertheless, it’s what makes me happy. In this issue, Viva has put together a buyer’s guide to help reduce the stress in your life and all it entails. Stress can negatively a� ect you mentally and physically, and this issue will educate you and give you the tools you need to fi nd your own zen. As a designer, I fi nd that renovations can actually alleviate stress by making your personal spaces more practical for everyday use and more aesthetically pleasing. I believe that beauty and harmony can truly soothe the soul. There’s nothing more stressful than rushing out in the morning while trying to function in a kitchen or bathroom that simply doesn’t work for you or your family.

Warm weather is always inspiring, so make this season count and take action to bring out your inner zen.

Toronto-based celebrity & award winning designer, Dvira Ovadia, principal of Dvira Interiors, is known for her appearances and design work on various HGTV shows. Dvira and her team use their profound understanding of design to create stylishly smart spaces. Servicing clientele throughout Ontario & GTA. www.dvira.com @DVIRAdesigner

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hen CSI: Miami ended its tenth and final season, co-star Eva LaRue planned to spend more time with her daughter, Kaya (14), and carve out some “me time” with exercise, meditation and read-ing. “Trying to juggle being a mom, my travel,

my work—all of it are stress inducers,” says the former All My Children star. With three TV projects in production, Eva’s sched-ule is still hectic, but she’s also found time to collaborate with Jewel Source and launch her business Eva LaRue Fine Jewellery.

Like most busy women, Eva has struggled to find time and energy to truly tune in to her own needs and desires. “I feel like a lot of my life has been spent worrying about how everybody else is feeling, and making decisions based on what everyone else wants me to do,” she admits. “That’s how most women live: what our kids need from us; what our friends need from us; what our family needs. We really lose sight of what we need to be doing for us to replenish our mind and body.” It’s this realization that prompted Eva to start making a more conscious e�ort to nurture her whole self. The result? Eva cheers that she’s slimmer, fitter and happier than she’s ever been. “I recognize that I’m a stress eater,” says the five-foot-seven actress, who began her career at age six. So she has taken steps to reduce the stress in her life in order to maintain balance and her figure, which still looks fab-ulous in a swimsuit.

TUNING OUT, TUNING IN AND FINDING “ME TIME”Being in such a fast-paced industry, it’s often hard for Eva to find time for herself. Like every mom, she makes the most of the time she can find. “When Kaya is at school and I’m not travel-ing, I sit outside where my mind is not rolodex-ing through my iPhone or my computer. I’ve really tried to actively take the time, put technology away, sit and breathe deeply and try to meditate or listen to meditation tapes—just give myself that 20 minutes to tune out. When I take that time, I can feel rejuvenated and connected to myself.” Eva recognizes that as much as technol-ogy has helped her stay organized, she turns to a more Luddite way of scheduling her days. “Good ole paper. I’m a tactile per-son. I like a paper book; I like a paper newspaper. Somehow, it makes me feel I’ve accomplished something when I turn over the last page of a book.”

EVA’S POST-40 WORKOUT REGIMEThe irrepressible actress and single mom says she’s healthier, fitter, and more grounded than ever. But, like everyone, she still has to concentrate on trouble areas. “Mine are probably my thighs,” she says. “I never had trouble with my [abdomen] but now that I’m older, I do! No matter how many sit-ups I do, I’m just wider.” The change in her body helps motivate her to keep her routine. Thrice weekly Pilates sessions, weights, and an occa-sional dance class thrown into the mix has helped keep Eva fit.

“Weights help with my musculature and I love to dance—that was my background and it’s still fun for me.”

HER RELATIONSHIP WITH FOODAlways cognizant of nutrition, LaRue loosely follows a Paleo eat-ing plan. Staples of this back-to-basics diet include unlimited vegetables, fruits, seafood and lean meats, as well as fresh herbs and spices, seeds, nuts, and healthy oils and fats. “I love food and comfort food is my downfall,” admits Eva, who adores potatoes in any incarnation. “And Mexican food! I could eat Mexican food almost every day, if I didn’t gain weight.” Limiting her carbs and sticking to a vegetable-and-protein diet helps Eva ward o� flab (not that any is evident!). She also chooses grass-fed beef and organic foods, whenever possible, to avoid the e�ects of chemi-cals and hormones present in some foods.

However, her love of food keeps her from following too strict a diet. “I’ve learned not to deprive myself and to take small por-tions of something and really enjoy it. I also try to keep healthy stu� towards the front of the fridge because if it takes too long to make, I’m not going to make it. I’ll grab bad foods,” says Eva, who lost 18 pounds many years ago and has kept her weight steady. To ward o� unhealthy choices, Eva keeps sliced cucumbers and red bell peppers handy. “I keep fresh salsa or low-fat ranch dressing with jalapeño for dipping. I’ve always loved hot and spicy foods, so jalapeños are a staple in my house.” Blackberries and cherry tomatoes are other healthy ready-to-go choices. “Then again,” Eva grins, “there are di�erent cookie doughs in the fridge, so when people come over, that’s what Kaya and I use as our excuse to break them out.”

RENEWING HER SPIRITGuided meditation is how Eva greets the day. “That’s my best balance. The meditations help guide and centre me based on whatever is going on in my week. I have guided meditations on everything from relationships with others to forgiveness to cre-ativity and imagination, love, health, awareness and just check-ing in with your body. After a guided one ends, I’ll sit in my own quiet meditation for about another 10 minutes.” Eva’s choices run the gamut from Marianne Williamson to Wayne Dyer. After renewing her spirit for the day, Eva says, “My brain is then o� to the races, starting with getting Kaya up and ready for school.”

LIVING LIFE FEARLESSLYAt 49, Eva seems fearless in letting life happen. In fact, she says it gives her a sense of calm when she lets go and surrenders to everything. “I think stress and anxiety come from hanging on to something. We struggle, we panic, we fight against the machine and, finally, when you let go—what have you lost really? Just your personal baggage. So when you let it go, you float, you swim—you’ve chosen to save yourself.” VM

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