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The dangers of high blood pressure
May 17, 2012 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed One in five Canadians have high blood pressure and some many not even know it! We all have a choice... the choice to be amongst the 19% with high blood pressure/hypertension, or the choice to be at a healthy range living a healthy lifestyle! The...
Fuel sources for your workout
May 3, 2012 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed The importance of fuelling your body with proper foods and nutrition before and after you exercise is essential to not only ensure you have energy to carry on through a demanding workout, it is also necessary to help your muscles recuperate before the...
Fad diets
Apr 19, 2012 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed The large list of fad diets grows longer each year as the newest, latest and greatest “quick fix” hits the market shelves and Internet. These two words, “fad diet“, give hope to a vast majority of people who think that this new...
Lean muscle mass
Apr 5, 2012 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed While we were young and in our prime, we so effortlessly had the sculpted lean and toned physique or strong and developed musculature. During this point in our lives we gained lean muscle mass faster than we lost it as our bodies metabolized...
Your breath is your fuel!
Mar 22, 2012 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed - (Photo: Flickr user, benjaminlhaas) We have all mastered this natural function the moment we came into this world, the function in which allows us to thrive and survive.... breathing. Having our lungs fuel our bodies by taking in air to supply...
The dangers of refined sugar
Feb 16, 2012 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed - (Photo: Flickr user, drstrangeglove) Sugar is everywhere! Peanut butter, crackers, canned soups, tomato sauces and condiments almost always have some form of simple sugar added. Refined sugar is 99% pure sucrose, a simple carbohydrate. It provides only...
Finding your yoga style!
Feb 2, 2012 / 5:00 am
With so many physical and mental benefits to yoga I often wonder why such a large percentage of the population has still not considered reaping the rewards of such an influencing and healing practice. After all, we started in the beginning of our lives as babies practicing the asanas of...
Are you consuming enough water?
Jan 19, 2012 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed - (Flickr user, notascari) It's pretty basic information to most, that the benefits of consuming adequate amounts of water will greatly enhance digestion‚ nutrient absorption‚ skin hydration‚ detoxification and virtually every aspect...
Resolution to reality!
Jan 5, 2012 / 5:00 am
Recent research shows that while 52% of participants in a resolution study were confident of success with their goals, only 12% actually achieved their goals. A separate study by Richard Wisemen from the University of Bristol showed that 78% of those who set New Year resolutions fail, and...
Rut to routine!
Dec 8, 2011 / 5:00 am
The mind is saying go... yet, the body is saying no! Some days doing anything over and above the regular day to day routine and tasks can seem all too much, especially in the winter months! It's so easy for that lackluster day to turn into days, days to turn into weeks...
Healthy holiday season tips
Nov 24, 2011 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed T'is the Season, the holiday season! The season of multiple parties, dinner feasts, delicious calorie loaded rich and tasty goodness and all of the oh, so fabulous baked goods! For any foodies out there this is truly the most...
Injury or tight muscles?
Nov 10, 2011 / 5:00 am
Who would have thought that shortened, tightened muscles could be responsible for so much pain and strain with many negative side effects to our bodies?! I view our bodies as a brilliant, high functioning “machine.” If we get a cut or a broken bone, the body without any help, begins...
Fitness with your children!
Oct 13, 2011 / 5:00 am
If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me, " How do I incorporate fitness into a hectic schedule of work, family and children’s activities not to mention, the demands of everyday life?”, I would be rich! Unfortunately a busy schedule is the ugly reality that...
Feeding your Immune System
Sep 29, 2011 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed - (Flickr user, sabrinatang) With the beautiful season of Fall upon us, the not so favoured flu bugs and viruses are also here! Feeding and building up our immune system is a very important step in staying healthy through the winter...
Too much summer fun?
Sep 12, 2011 / 5:00 am
With summer now reaching an end and life about to slowly return to normal for some of you, you may find yourself either being in denial of the soon to be arrival of cooler weather with darker evenings or like myself you may be looking forward to getting back into a set routine! I have had...
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