Bringing Awareness to Digestion For Optimal Health

Bringing Awareness to Digestion For Optimal Health

Posted by on Apr 15, 2014 in Health Tips

digestion We’ve all heard the expression: “You are what you Eat!” You are also what you absorb (or don’t absorb). This is absolutely true when it comes to your digestion and the digestive process. When your digestion is processing symptom free, the better chances you have to properly absorbing all of those vital nutrients! Good digestion is as important as good food because our cells can’t use what our body can’t absorb.  READ MORE

Difference between Smoothies and Juicing

Difference between Smoothies and Juicing

Posted by on Apr 15, 2014 in Health Tips

As you get into your smoothie routine you will find you are able to add more greens. One of my favourite ways to ensure I am getting lots of live enzymes and nutrients is by adding smoothies and juices to my daily routine. Our healthy cells thrive on alkaline, oxygen-rich, plant based foods including leafy greens, wheatgrass, sprouts, sea weeds, veggies, and fruit. Unhealthy cells prefer an acidic environment which is created by animal and dairy products, processed and refined foods, synthetic chemicals, sugar, and alcohol. READ MORE

Where Could You Use More Balance In Your Life?

Where Could You Use More Balance In Your Life?

Posted by on Apr 15, 2014 in Health Tips

Getting enough sleep each night and feeling well rested, participating in healthy, meaningful relationships, feeding your soul (doing something JUST FOR YOU), and practising some form of meditation, spirituality, or belief that is supportive and healing Balancing your lifestyle is so SUPER DUPER important!!! For me, by balance, I mean eating a balanced diet of healthy, nutritious foods and leaving some room for indulgence (I said some!), exercising daily and sweating to release toxins and produce endorphins (Ok! I will admit this is my challenging one! I get into a routine and follow it religiously for months and then something happens where I break the routine, and BAM. READ MORE

How our thoughts make us do things we don’t want to do…

How our thoughts make us do things we don’t want to do…

Posted by on Apr 15, 2014 in Health Tips

"I had to turn inward and find out the mechanics behind my addictions. These learnings were instrumental in helping me quit." When I finally got to that point where I was ready to stop adding to that hefty down payment on a house I had already smoked away, I had to turn inward and find out the mechanics behind my addictions. These learnings were instrumental in helping me quit.  READ MORE

6 Amazing Health Benefits of Cinnamon

6 Amazing Health Benefits of Cinnamon

Posted by on Apr 15, 2014 in Whole Foods

cinnamon Over the years I’ve always been a fan of cinnamon. As a kid growing up, I loved the heat of cinnamon hearts on Valentine’s Day and my choice of chewing gum was always cinnamon flavor. Since studying holistic nutrition at the Institute of Holistic Nutrition, I quickly learned that cinnamon hearts and flavored gum needed healthy replacements. No problem! Knowing that cinnamon is high in fiber, I decided to use cinnamon not only because it tastes great but also for its ability to keep my system clean. Adding cinnamon to muffins and smoothies became a new healthy habit and a great way to create tasty and healthy desserts and snacks. Cinnamon also has an amazing effect on improving vitality. Yes, my workouts became stronger because cinnamon improves blood circulation and, what a bonus, it also brings down cholesterol levels. I guess with cleaner arteries there is more room for blood to flow!  READ MORE