What is Organic Mean Anyway?

So, we are learning how to shop, learning how to set up the pantry and all things good to better our health. Eating organic is important as we avoid chemicals that have a history of harm, and now try changing to consuming “whole foods” that have not been processed, the foods such as fruits, vegetables, […]

The Importance of a Great Gut

Your gut has a really big job. It has the task of making sure that our body functioning properly and that we digest, absorb and transform the nutrients we take in to supply nourishment to other body systems like energy production, hormone balancing, skin, mental and physical health and more! The adult gut is the […]

The New Way to Shop

Shopping when you are starting out, trying some new healthy cooking methods can be a struggle. Carefully reading labels and learning about new products and finding reliable companies where you know quality counts can be difficult. By organic standards, there are certain fruits and vegetables that are an “always” considered the dirty 12 due to […]

Your Brain and Your Mental Health

There is research that shows indisputable links between gut health and overall health including mental health. But are you aware that “good fats” are one of the most important components of your diet since the brain is made of 60% fat? The brain contains 25% of the body’s total cholesterol, the brain is 1/5th cholesterol […]

Breathing How . . .

In a recent post I discussed the importance of using controlled breathing as a body cleanse to lower hormones that can cause anxiety or fear and as a technique to calm yourself. I thought it wise to discuss two simple exercises on some breathing. There are many more breathing exercises available on YouTube. The first […]

Stress – How to Recognize It

Stress is defined as your body’s response to a stressor such as a threat, environmental condition, challenge or demand.  Stress can be positive; it keeps you safe or helps you meet a deadline.  The question becomes how we recognize when stress becomes too much.  At times we become too busy with life, kids and work […]

Breathing Cleans What?

Breathing is obviously the most important thigs that we do.  You take air into the lungs and then expel it.  The average person’s breathing is around 12-16 breaths per minute.  All sorts of changes happen in the body  As we breathe, we exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide in a rhythmic pattern that can be calming […]

Body Keeps the Score — Say What?

Have you heard of epigenetics? For years science believed tha a particular gene produces a particular result.  Surprise!  Research is now indicating that genes are not fixed, they operate with other bio chemical messages, they can be turned on and off or left with “markers” that affect how they operate, and thus the health of […]

Informed Consent

The Canadian medical system requires that we are provided with “informed consent” — we trust this.  If we are required to have surgery, usually we are presented with “informed consent” paperwork requiring our signature.  The documents list all the surgery outcome, risks and possibilities for us to sign but, sometimes this is all verbal.  This […]

Exercise – Just Do It!

We all know, or have been told about the importance of exercise, but do we really know how important it is, and the types of exercise required for optimum health? Results of exercise studies have been somewhat mixed, but there is a growing consensus that high intensity weight-bearing exercise and resistance training generally increase, or […]

Tongue Tie, Huh?

Why am I writing about a this? There is a strong link between tongue tie and B12/folate issues (MTHFR genes) – but what is a tongue tie actually? (caugheydds.com) A tongue tie “is a condition in which an unusually short, thick or tight band of tissue (Lingual Frenulum) tethers the bottom of the tongue’s tip to the […]

Really It is About The Water!

Water is considered one of the most important nutrients. If we fail to consume our vegetables and fruits this may result in deficiencies over the span of weeks, months or years, but we can only go without water a few days. Water is comprised of 60 percent of the average person’s body weight. Our brains […]