Editor’s Picks: Must Haves for Staying Healthy

March 29, 2013 In Editor's Picks: Must Haves for Staying Healthy, Food and Recipes, News, Spotlight By Vancouver Health Coach

Natural, Organic & Non-GMO Foods: Why it Matters to You!

Are natural foods free of toxins? Do some organic foods contain GMO's? You have a right to know what is in the food you are feeding your family but, food labels are confusing and often misleading.  Read this article by Claudia Pillow, PhD, about the  the difference between "natural", "organic" and Non-GMO? Many people think the term “natural” is fairly similar to “organic, and in fact many think “natural” labels are more meaningful than “organic”.  This thinking is not correct. What does the label “NATURAL” mean to you? The term "natural" applies broadly to foods that are minimally processed and free of synthetic...

February 1, 2013 In Editor's Picks: Must Haves for Staying Healthy, Eliminating Toxins, Food, Food and Recipes, Green & Healthy Living, Holistic Health, News, Spotlight By Vancouver Health Coach

Vegan Noodle Soup for Cold and Flu Season

I love this soup for cold and flu season because it’s simple to make and packed full of immune supportive veggies and spices! I'll give you a quick lowdown before the recipe. Leafy green vegetables such as kale and swiss chard, along with broccoli and celery have a high amount of vitamin C, Mama Nature’s version of antibiotics. Vitamin A assists the liver with flushing toxins from the body to be safely eliminated and a healthy dose can be found in carrots. When you have a cold or flu, inflammation is part of your body’s immune response to fight off bacteria. (This is...

December 14, 2012 In Editor's Picks: Must Haves for Staying Healthy, Eliminating Toxins, Green & Healthy Living, Holistic Health, Spotlight By Vancouver Health Coach

Dandruff: The Real Root Cause

Dandruff is a hyper-proliferative affliction of the skin of the scalp, meaning that for some reason the skin has a rapid rate of turnover and flakes off in excessive amounts. Although emboldened with it's own scientific name, Pityriasis Simplex Capillitii (complete with no less than eleven syllables and a double 'ii' thrown in for good measure), the term 'dandruff' is really more of a wastebasket diagnosis, meaning that any number of factors can cause it. But even if they don't fess up directly, those dandruff shampoo manufacturers are betting that it's caused by a fungal infection. Just go take a look...

December 14, 2011 In Editor's Picks: Must Haves for Staying Healthy, Green & Healthy Living, News, Product Reviews, Spotlight By Lisa Virtue

Release some tension with all natural Spoonk acupressure mats

History often repeats itself, especially when we’ve done good. In India, yogis have been privy to the healing effects of the ancient bed of nails for centuries. This practice is known as acupressure.  Finally the western world is catching on, and just when we need it! With modern day stress, we are in dire need of methods of relaxation. It seems paradoxical, that a bed of sharp nails may actually serve to relax us. But once you give it a good try, you will see for yourself how soothing it is. The modern day version of the yogis’ bed of nails, is...