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NHP Week: Nov. 7 – 13, 2016

This week is dedicated to celebrate the Natural Health Products that help keep millions of Canadian healthy without the harmful side-effects of pharmaceutical drugs. As such, NHP sales cut into Big Pharma's profits. Unbeknownst to most of us, we are only now finding out about a list of sneaky and detrimental changes being proposed by Health Canada as a result of lobbying by large pharmaceutical companies. Health Canada is Big Pharma's puppet to keep Canadians dependent on drugs. If it ain't broke... our government should be expanding our access to natural products and encouraging its population to use natural, plant-based healing products to maintain and reclaim health. Instead, they want to do the exact opposite after conducting a single, obscure consumer survey I never heard [...]

By Linda|2016-11-16T02:14:00-08:00November 9th, 2016|Monthly Info., November, Politics, Supplements|0 Comments

My Low-Carb Vegetarian Experiment

I'm going to start off by explaining that I am a healthy, slim and fairly fit woman (although I should exercise more). But like alot of women, I have some stubborn fat I've never been able to get rid of. Unlike most women who usually deal with belly fat, my fat storage compartment resides in my derriere and has remained there for my entire adult life. Nothing I've done has gotten rid of this useless fat. When I read about Ketosis almost 2 years ago, it sounded like the perfect solution to dissolve the fat. However, all the Ketogenic cookbooks I've seen are written for meat eaters. I did not want to deal with the hassle of reconfiguring recipes to suit my vegetarian lifestyle. Finally, [...]

By Linda|2016-11-16T02:14:42-08:00November 8th, 2016|Food, Monthly Info., November|0 Comments

November Health Tips

“Stop being a slave to bad eating habits that are making you sick! Choose instead to eat the foods that will nourish and heal your body” This is a good time to start practising better eating habits before the onslaught of holiday decadence. You have to re-learn how to eat and practice for some time before it becomes second nature. Start adopting healthy habits now, that you can keep as guidelines throughout the holidays and resume in the New Year ahead. Your body is constantly talking to you: start listening to it! If you choose to keep meat in your diet, start incorporating the mediterranean diet as part of your weekly menu: eat more fish and switch to olive oil Use herbs, spices or even [...]

By Linda|2018-02-05T23:52:13-08:00November 1st, 2016|Miscellaneous, Monthly Info., November|0 Comments

Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP)

A wonderful program that should be as essential as a High School Certificate. Everyone would benefit through longevity and quality of life! Hans Diehl, DrHSc, MPH, FACN, program founder and Clinical Professor of Preventative Medicine at Loma Linda University The Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP) is a simple 30-day worldclass lifestyle education program where you can discover how to take charge of your health by making safe, simple, painless, and deliberate lifestyle choices. "[Our staff] have had incredible results measured by decreases in total cholesterol and LDL levels, decreases in...high blood pressure, reversal of Type 2 Diabetes and significant weight loss. People are reporting reduction of prescription drug usage in statins, high blood pressure meds and anti-depressants. Participants have also expressed improved energy levels, higher [...]

By Linda|2017-04-20T23:17:18-07:00May 19th, 2016|Education, Food, Health Care Services, Monthly Info., Nutritionists, Okanagan, BC|0 Comments