Healthy Eating
Dairy – a food we CAN live without
Although cow’s milk is high in calcium, it is so difficult to digest that we really cannot consider it to be a good calcium source. It is also high in phosphorus, which binds to calcium, making it unabsorbable. The calcium is then lost in the urine. To prove that the calcium in milk is not being well digested, I invite you to consider this fact. In North America, we are the largest consumers of cow’s milk and animal products. We also have the highest rate of osteoporosis in the world.
Read MorePut some sunshine in your heart with Vitamin D
Much research has come to light in the past couple of years on the need for and power of Vitamin D. It is estimated that 70 – 90% of North Americans and 7 out of 10 children in the U.S. are deficient in Vitamin D. Vitamin D deficiency causes or worsens all kinds of symptoms, conditions and disease; the deficiency even leads to as much as a 60% increase in cancer rates. You may be deficient in Vitamin D if you or your child is experiencing one or more of the following:
Read MoreDreaming the Dream
At this time, each year, we have the privilege of experiencing a moment of time, in which we think about what the New Year might hold for each of us. We can dream of making an aspect or many aspects of our lives better or we can dream about continuing to be overcome by the joy that we are currently experiencing. Dreaming the dream is, in itself, so incredible…. and whatever we can dream for ourselves really is possible for ourselves, otherwise we wouldn’t dream it.
Read MoreThe Gift of Health
We all know someone that is sick or has died from health challenges. The best way to keep our children healthy for life is to implement a healthier lifestyle, with Mom and Dad setting the example. But how do we do that, you ask? First of all, we need to become conscious of the need to implement change. Secondly, we need to commit to making one change at a time. Here is a list of 9 options:
Read More5 Food Related Ways to Keep Your Energy Level High
When you see a child in the mall screaming, crying or having tantrums, either it is their nap time, mom or dad has kept them shopping too long, they are over-stimulated or they have low blood sugar! When you and your spouse are spending a lovely afternoon together and he just suddenly snaps, take a look at when he ate last – is his blood sugar low? When you struggle to finish a project that you have been working on for 3 hours because your concentration is waning, when did you eat last?
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