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You may be thinking that this is just one of the latest fads and health crazes, soon to fade from interest. But in fact it’s not new at all.
Remember being a kid, when you typically ate 3 meals a day–breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with no snacks.
If breakfast was at 8:00am...
Even though the temps here in southern Ontario are still chilly, the snow is mostly gone, the robins are out and about, and there is a sense of spring in the air!
And with the change in seasons from winter to spring, it can be a time to consider a spring cleanse to rid ourselves of the vestiges...
We all know that regular exercise is essential for physical health and psychological well-being.
However, what we are seeing is that there is a growing epidemic of obesity and poor health in the West, and it is now affecting more and more children.
Humans are more...
Did you miss Part 2? Check it out HERE.
PART 3: MEDITATION
Meditation is a journey from activity to silence. It is a technique that allows you to settle into quieter and quieter levels of awareness until you experience the pure silence within. In the process of going...
Did you miss Part 1 last week? Check it out HERE.
PART 2: Reversing the stress response
When you experience stressful thoughts, your body triggers the sympathetic branch of the nervous system to activates the fight-flight-freeze response, giving you a burst of energy to...
The last few weeks, I've been highlighting some effective steps for Fixing Your Sleep.
We've had:
By now I hope you're starting to piece together a daily routine that will support you in getting a great night’s sleep! And hopefully you’re realizing that there are a lot of small habits we can employ when we’re awake to maximize the benefits of the time when we’re...
Have you heard that it’s healthier to “get to bed early?”
Have you tried to do this, but your mind is just not ready?
Have you gotten into the habit of being online or watching TV later into the evening?
We all know that restful sleep provides the foundation for our mental and...
I’m sure we all have our go-to strategies for managing stress—whether or not we actually do them is another story!
Why is that? Perhaps it’s because in our overly-scheduled lives there just isn’t any time. Or we’re used to putting everyone else’s needs first.
Many people talk...
Today we’re going to begin looking at how we can all improve our sleep!
If you missed last week’s blog where I offered the short SLEEP SCORE quiz, for you to find out your Sleep Score, be sure to catch it HERE.
As you may have figured out, some of the questions give clues to the...
This fall I’ve been taking a deep dive into the Six Pillars of Health and Longevity, starting with “Just Eat Real Food!” (Get links to all the posts HERE.)
And now we're going to look into the next pillar, Sleep!
So how is your sleep?
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Over the last few weeks, we’ve reviewed the different macro and micro nutrient requirements that we consume in our food. Remember, food doesn’t just provide energy–it also gives us the building blocks for various tissues in the body and the various means of communication...
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