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June 21, 2013 In News, Product Reviews, Spotlight, Uncategorized By Vancouver Health Coach

No More Shaving, No More Waxing: Me Smooth Product Review

What if you never had to buy another package of razors again?  Never had to experience the ouch factor of a shaving cut?  Could go camping for an indefinite period of time and never feel like a grizzly bear? Now, what if I told you getting hair-free didn’t have to involve thousands of dollars or multiple, painful office visits slathered in lubricating gel, submitting to the terrifying pulse of professional laser hair removal? Well, that’s precisely what the “me smooth” at-home professional hair device offers. This FDA-cleared device is virtually painless, can be used in the privacy of your home, is suitable for...

June 14, 2013 In Eliminating Toxins, Green & Healthy Living, News, Spotlight, Uncategorized By Vancouver Health Coach

How Healthy is Your Liver? Gallbladder and Liver Flush by Andreas Moritz

In April of this year, I spent the month in Costa Rica at the Blue Sprit Resort, the first week was comprised of attending a yoga retreat that YYoga organizes at this resort annually and the remaining three weeks were spent working and relaxing at a home we rented on the Blue Spirit property. It was a magical month but what I am most grateful for is learning about The Amazing Gallbladder and Liver Flush by Andreas Moritz. How I learned about the flush: During the week of the yoga retreat, I went for a Chi Nei Tsang Therapy massage with Pascal, one of...

June 9, 2013 In Fitness, News, Spotlight, Workouts By Vancouver Health Coach

Ripped to the Core Workout

A six-pack may turn heads, but unless you have a strong group of deep-core muscles you'll never develop a complete midsection. With Fitness Goop's Ripped to the Core program you will get a workout that will strengthen your transverse abdominals and the deep muscles of the core, plus some favorite moves that will keep your abs engaged the entire workout. Before starting the workout here are few tips to remember: Perform three sets of 15 repetitions (reps) for all exercises except side bridge and plank, aim for 30 seconds. Rest for 60 seconds between each set. Throughout the workout, concentrate on breathing correctly....

June 3, 2013 In Fitness, News, Spotlight, Workouts By Vancouver Health Coach

Tough Mudder 2013: Why Am I Doing This?

I recently—and crazily—decided to sign up for the Tough Mudder endurance race that describes itself as “Probably the Toughest Event on the Planet.” Gulp! I’m not a runner. I’ve never been a runner. Even as a kid I didn’t like soccer, basketball, or track. I figure skated, danced, dove, swam, did gymnastics, and played volleyball. I had good reason not to like running. Running hurts my knees. Yet, here I am, signed up for an event that includes 10-12 miles—yup, miles (16-19 km)—of running. I know that this is interspersed with obstacles (mildly put) and is not a straight running course. Where...

May 24, 2013 In Green & Healthy Living, News, Product Reviews, Spotlight By Vancouver Health Coach

Mad Hippie Advanced Skin Care: Product Review

Fitness and wellness buffs like me, are usually concerned about the condition of their skin as well as how taughtly it contains the muscles beneath it. But, I don’t want to use something labeled with so many “Contains No:” bulletins that it has no efficacy. There are a few skin care products I have come across lately that conform to my ingredients standards and still do a great job. Tackling aging skin is a passion of mine. Whatever I pack on my dermis to minimize the damage I did in my past is enticing to me. Mad Hippie sent me their...

May 15, 2013 In Fitness, News, Spotlight, Workouts By Vancouver Health Coach

Benefits of Myofascial Release Therapy

If you have been injured after something has gone wrong during your fitness program, you will need the best possible treatment you can receive. Some turn to traditional remedies such as bathing in ice, others receive various forms of physiotherapy while a growing number of professional athletes and amateur fitness fanatics will turn to something a little more left field called myofascial release therapy in the hope that their ailments will become a thing of the past. For anyone suffering sprains or strains, it can be hard to find the right treatment. Myofascial release therapy, alternatively known as ‘skin rolling’ is...

May 10, 2013 In News, Product Reviews, Spotlight, Yoga By Vancouver Health Coach

A Journey in Kundalini Yoga: DVD Review

Yogis can be so dogmatic, even completely inflexible when it comes to the style of yoga they practice.  I know this, because I was one of those die-hard, one-style-all-the-time practitioners for years.  It was Ashtanga and Ashtanga only for me - until I couldn’t do Ashtanga anymore. A hand injury that has forced me to keep weight off of my left hand for over a year now, powerfully nudged me to take a look outside my yoga box. There is truth in the statement that even in injury there is blessing. For some reason, Kundalini arrived on my radar and it was...

May 8, 2013 In Food and Recipes, Green & Healthy Living, News, Spotlight By Vancouver Health Coach

Learn how to lower your triglycerides

Do you want to lower your triglycerides naturally with food? Eat cashews because they supply the same heart-healthy monounsaturated fat found in olive oil which lowers triglycerides reducing the risk for heart disease and type-2 diabetes. Cashews are actually seeds that adhere to the bottom of the cashew apple, the fruit of the cashew tree, which is native to South America. They have a lower fat content than most other nuts and approximately 75% of their fat is oleic acid, the same heart-healthy monounsaturated fat found in olive oil. Studies show that oleic acid promotes good cardiovascular health by lowering triglycerides, even...

May 1, 2013 In Fitness, Green & Healthy Living, News, Spotlight By Vancouver Health Coach

Skinny Fat: Can You Be Skinny and Fat At The Same Time?

Just looking thin or skinny on the outside is not indication of what’s going on inside and is not a guarantee of health. Skinny fat is basically when a person looks skinny on the outside, but actually has a high percentage of body fat. Skinny fat people will achieve this look by dieting, often times extreme dieting, and failing to exercise, or only engaging in certain forms of cardiovascular exercise that burn large numbers of calories. The easiest way to determine if a person is skinny fat is to evaluate their body fat percentage. One of the most common ways to do...

April 25, 2013 In Food and Recipes, News, Spotlight By Vancouver Health Coach

Is High Fructose Corn Syrup Unhealthier than Table Sugar?

You have heard the rumour: High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is unhealthier than regular table sugar and a major contributor to America's obesity epidemic. Is it really? Shockingly, the USDA reports that we consume on average 600 calories per day from sugar, mostly in the form of HFCS. This statistic is not hard to believe. A 12-ounce soda contains the equivalent of nine teaspoons of sugar, and we are drinking on average 2½ servings per day for every man, woman, and child. No matter what the form, we are eating far too much sugar on a daily basis. What is HFCS,...