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November 7, 2014 In Eliminating Toxins, Food and Recipes, Green & Healthy Living, News, Spotlight By Vancouver Health Coach

Raw & Vegan Recipe: Healing Gut Tonic

This raw, vegan and gluten-free “healing” smoothie is a great way to start the day. Papaya is known worldwide as a gut healer. The enzyme papain aids in digestion and helps cleanse the system. Pineapple contains the enzyme bromelain, which is naturally anti-inflammatory and helps “calm down” the small intestine. It is also an appetite suppressant. Blend in almond milk for healthy fats and a little protein, and a touch of fresh ginger for vitality for a true tropical “smoothie”. To add a little green nutritional magic- throw in a handful or two of organic spinach. Vegan and Raw, Yum! Ingredients: 1...

November 7, 2014 In Food and Recipes, Green & Healthy Living, News, Spotlight By Lisa Virtue

Green Smoothies: Food Fit for an Anthropoid

I am enjoying delicious, alkalinizing green smoothies just about daily now. I discovered these creamy concoctions after reading Victoria Boutenko’s, Green for Life. She and her family had been thriving raw foodists for 7 years, having healed themselves from various ailments, including diabetes. After the years passed however, they felt their health fading once again. Victoria decided to stop looking to humans for guidance, seeing as we are by far the sickest species on earth, and instead she turned to our closest genetically related relatives: chimpanzees. We share 99.4% of our genes with these fellow anthropoids. So then, how do chimps...

November 6, 2014 In Family Fitness, Food and Recipes, News, Spotlight By Rich Ralph

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Are Our Kids Trying To Tell Us Something?

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder has been a hot topic in the pharmaceutical industry over the last several years. And rightfully so. There is an alarmingly high rate of children being diagnosed with ADHD. In fact, there are even adults being diagnosed in recent years! So what’s going on? Is it really possible that such a high percentage of our population has always had these issues, but the medical community is just beginning to recognize it? Or perhaps it’s more plausible to consider that ADHD was essentially non-existent a few decades ago? I’m not going to try to debate the possibilities surrounding why...

November 5, 2014 In Fitness, News By Vancouver Health Coach

Top 5 Stretches To Do at Work

As our work demands that we sit for longer hours in front of computer screens, behind desks, or at check-out counters, many of us are now noticing negative changes in our bodies. With major advances in computer technology, experts are suggesting that future trends in the workplace could lead to even more time spent sitting. Although many of us have chosen jobs that entail sedentary roles, we are not without the knowledge to help alleviate tight and sometimes injured muscles caused from sitting. A study in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine showed that workers who spent 95% of their day...

November 5, 2014 In Food and Recipes, Green & Healthy Living, News, Uncategorized By Vancouver Health Coach

Why the War on Small Farms Is Impacting Our Health

Are you not as healthy as you might be due to the politics of food? That statement may seem ridiculous, but it might be quite true for many if you are unable to access food you consider to be healthy. And for the American readers here, your food options are about to shrink even further due to politics. More and more people are rejecting factory farms, conventional mono-crop farming methods and GMO food and are instead seeking to contract directly with farmers that grow the organic produce and raise the pastured meat, poultry, dairy and eggs that they want . Big Food...

November 4, 2014 In Food and Recipes, Green & Healthy Living, News, Spotlight By Vancouver Health Coach

Gluten-free vegan oat & chia rolls recipe

This week in Time, Dr. Oz talks about “What to Eat Now”, and gluten-free grains are mentioned. Fifteen percent of Americans are interested in gluten-free foods and one of the top requests I get is homemade gluten-free, dairy-free bread that is transportable to work and school. Eat these rolls now and you will be happy (except raw foodists)! This delicious oat bread is free of many of the common allergens: wheat, dairy, soy, milk, eggs, and peanuts that cause so many people problems, but high in flavor. Each roll contains more than 3 grams of fiber (10% recommended daily intake) and...

November 4, 2014 In Emotional Health, News, Spotlight, Yoga By Vancouver Health Coach

Radical Acceptance: Accepting What is, Both in Yoga and Life

Derived from Buddhist philosophy, “radical acceptance” is the life-changing practice of simply accepting what is. You might think this to be an obvious approach – of course you have to accept what is, or you might think this approach sounds too passive to be effective. Well, despite its apparent obviousness, radical acceptance is practiced less often than one might expect; and rather than being viewed as passive, radical acceptance is simply the only approach which is not futile in nature. Before you can cultivate effective strategies with which to change your present circumstances, you must first accept what is. Accepting what...

November 4, 2014 In Food and Recipes, News, Spotlight By Vancouver Health Coach

Gluten-Free Dinners in Less Than 30-minutes: The Science of Sauteing

Gluten Free Dinners in Less Than 30 I have been teaching gluten-free cooking and baking classes for many years and once a new student gets the basic gluten-free substitutions down the next request I get is usually about learning how to prepare healthy delicious gluten-free dinners in 30 minutes or less. My answer is always the same: learn how to roast and saute'. Many people understand the concept of roasting but sauting is something new. I love to saute because the selection is endless. And with More Than Gourmet® Glace & Demi Glace, I am turning out restaurant quality food that...

November 3, 2014 In Emotional Health, Food and Recipes, News, Spotlight By Vancouver Health Coach

Preventing Childhood Eating Disorders and Food Anxiety

Childhood obesity is a hot topic in North America, but we should also be discussing the increasing rate of all eating disorders in school age children. Eating disorders such as compulsive eating, binge eating, anorexia nervosa, and bulimia make it harder for our children to experience academic, athletic, and social success. Disturbingly, researchers have found that early dieting puts children at risk for developing these disorders. About 40% of 9 and 10 year old girls are trying to lose weight, according to a study in Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. What frightens some researchers is that many...

November 3, 2014 In Fitness, News, Running, Workouts By Vancouver Health Coach

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)

There has been alot of buzz lately in the fitness industry surrounding High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). This type of cardio training is designed to improve your overall performance as well as burn fat by completing short, very intense workouts. High Intensity Interval Training can be applied to most cardiovascular exercise such as; running, cycling, rowing, and skipping. HIIT workouts can last anywhere from 15–30 minutes and include a 2:1 ratio in terms of time. An example of a high intensity interval workout incorporating running could be 1 minute of jogging and 30 seconds of sprinting. There are however, some precautions when training with this method and perhaps the most important is that...