Lifestyle

"Mindful Eating" What?!?  Instructions on how to eat??? YUP!  There are do's and dont's for proper food digestion.  Our ancestors didn't need instructions on how to eat as it was a natural behaviour that was not assaulted by modern day distractions caused by lack of time.  We need to relearn "mindful eating".  For many, ingesting food has become a rushed process of shoving whatever is edible down the pipe to refuel the body as a result of a growling stomach. BUT, to get the most out of your food (the most bang for your buck!), you need to follow a few pointers that should become part of your eating habit:  Consuming liquids with foods dilutes the digestive juices: best to drink 30 min before or [...]

Pros and Cons Here are descriptions of various diet types that exist to help you understand what kinds of foods are consumed by those who follow these particular diets. Blood-Type Diet: A very credible food regimen based on your specific blood-type.  Very well-researched theory that outlines how different foods are assimilated by the human digestive system based on the 4 different blood types.  Foods are categorized as being beneficial, neutral or to be avoided: http://www.4yourtype.com PROS: Everyone's body is different so something that works for one person may not for another.  This type of diet caters to individuals in a much more specific manner.  Once you know your blood type, you can really focus on eating the foods recommended for optimum health while avoiding those [...]

Help us raise money to find a cure for ....! Although all fundraisers are well-intentioned, it is pretty disconcerting to see all the effort being made to raise money to find "cures" rather than spending that time and effort raising awareness as to how we can avoid these diseases in the first place. In June 2016, I listened to a local radio program that spent an hour talking about Prostate Cancer and the upcoming "Ride for Dad" to raise money for more cancer research.  The guest speaker had just had surgery for Prostate Cancer and his Dad had just passed away from the same disease the year before.  Not once did I hear the words "Prevention" or "Nutrition" mentioned throughout this entire show. If you [...]

If you haven't started smoking but you're thinking about it, SAVE YOURSELF A LIFETIME OF GRIEF AND DON'T DO IT! People start smoking for social reasons because they think it makes them look cool... it doesn't. Start by reading what it says on the packet of cigarettes. What smoking will do for you: You'll become addicted The odour is atrocious but your sense of smell will be numbed by the effects of the drug, however, people whose noses work fine will make an effort to stay away from you and the cigarette smoke Those people who don't avoid you will be harmed by the second hand smoke from your cigarette The cigarette smell invades everthing nearby including your clothes, your car, your house, your office [...]

Some women aren't really motivated to look after their health until they become pregnant.  But once pregnant, with the realization that the baby's growth and health is totally dependant on what you put in your body, many of you will feel motivated to take extra care, as well you should!  In order to give this life growing inside of you the best possible care it deserves, you really need to become aware of all the chemicals present in our foods and environment that could cause harm to your growing fetus. Immunity Supplement with Vit. D to minimize incidents of allergies to dust mites & eczema in infants by strengthening their immune response Herbicides Reduce your exposure to herbicides like Glyphosate (the key ingredient in Monsanto's [...]

Bacopa Monnieri is a herb that helps improve working memory, attention span and cognitive processing.