I've been talking to several friends and family members, and I've noticed a new end of summer trend: The Head Cold. Unfortunately I've been battling it myself for the past 3 days and it is not fun. I think mine is related to poor stress management and lack of good quality sleep.  But I do have a healthy, drug free way to get your body back on track, your immune system strong and functioning optimally once again. 

Here's what I have been doing, follow if you like, or send me your home remedies ...
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Tumeric is one of my favourite herbs! It tastes great, adds colour to dishes and has amazing healing properties (it can even be used as a topical treatment for cuts and infections) which are becoming more acknowledged in North America, but has been predominately used in India in Ayurvedic medicine (a traditional, alternative form of medicine native to India). 

Check out this link for more info, and follow below to see a list of foods to add tumeric to
http://organicindia.mercola.com/herbal-supp...
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Current Mood: Annoyed, frustrated, DETERMINED!

I'm still shocked at times when I hear how successful a new diet out on the market is. I'm not going to sugar coat things- crash diets don't work. There is no "Magical" weight loss pill. What that really is, brilliant marketing. Yep, that's it. 

I can't believe how many people out there still live by the Laws of Atkins- low carbs, extra protein, eat all the bacon you like, 3 steaks a day, absolutely! cheese, sure! No problem! MMMM! Can you hear you...
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Your mom was right, sorry it happens. Breakfast is soooo important and sooooo often it is skipped. 
Breakfast is the meal that breaks the fast. In fact, if you don't eat breakfast you're more likely to binge throughout the day and make poor food choices? Who wants another reason to eat bad? 
So, listen up! Eat your breakfast. And good news! I have a great recipe that doesn't require you lifting a finger in the morning to do so- except to put the spoon to your mouth. I actually gave this out as ...
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I recently did a presentation to the Pine Ridge District School Board on Weight Management. I had such a great time with the ladies here (teachers rock, esp. you Deb), that I told almost all my friends and family about what I presented to them. One of the sub topics we discussed was on Laughter Therapy, a way of managing stress. And yes, I actually made them do this as part of my presentation, and they were all such good sports!

Now most of you who know me know I LOVE to laugh and it can be a ...
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Want to know if your digestion is too slow? Generally most people need to awaken their digestion and get it moving! My method of testing involves a little #2 and some beets! 
All you have to do is this: Eat 1-2 beets first thing in the morning, record the time. Then, all you do is check to see when your beets "reappear"- code: Check to see when your poop turns purplish red, here's the catch... you want to note when it STOPS showing up in your #2- this is known as your transit time (the time it...
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Well I can't mention dead food without thinking about my Ayurveda (Ayurveda is a natural, traditional Indian practice of medicine) teacher Kamsella, you mention dead food around her and she cringes. It's what I always think about whenever I think of dead food.

Dead food is food which is literally food which is dead. Dead with nutrients, vitamins, minerals and enzymes. Even health food can be dead food- kind of shocking, but true.

Say I make a salad Saturday night and don't eat it until Monday a...

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Tonight is Friday, TGIF! What do most people do on Fridays? Order pizza! Though I will never bash the mouth watering goodness of fine Italian craftsmanship, I will however help you take it from greasy to glorious- without losing taste!

I got a jump start on Pizza Friday Night and made some for a midday snack- it was super easy, delicious and cost effective! Here's what I did:

I grabbed some pre made gluten free pizza crusts (Rustic Crust is a good brand) from the health food store (if you don't...
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Who doesn't enjoy a big ol' slice of crisp, juicy watermelon in the summer? I know I sure do, and I encourage all of you to stock up on watermelon while it's in season (I love summer specifically for the great, local watermelon I can find everywhere!). Watermelon and I go way back, I've loved it since I was a kid and can remember my Dad hacking away at a big huge watermelon almost every week of the summer as a post dinner treat. In our household, you just couldn't get enough watermelon! 

But d...
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