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The Health Information Contained In Your Poop!
How often do you really notice the colour and shape of your poop!!! Do you know what is normal and what might indicate a problem? This link offers medically accurate information on exactly what is normal and what might indicate a medical or diet related problem. I encourage you to take a few minutes to read the article and watch the videos. There are a great deal of clues […]
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Heal Your Gut, Transform Your Health
The impact of poor digestive health on our entire body is finally being researched and acknowledged. For years the importance of taking probiotics along with antibiotics and the roll of chronic childhood infections in predisposing people to many adult illnesses was considered fringe and unscientific. I have been involved in the area of food sensitivities for almost 30 years and have witnessed, first hand, the crucial importance of […]
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Nothing Can Keep Me Down If I Can Find A Way Up!
NOTHING CAN KEEP ME DOWN IF I CAN FIND A WAY UP! What inspiring words from a 97 year old woman about to try and break the world record for the 100 metre sprint. She began running at 67 and has competed in many races since then. Her goal now is to break the world record for people over 95. She lost her husband when he was 42 […]
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The Sugar Addiction Cycle
This is a great portrayal of the impact of sugar on the body. The impact of sugar on your blood sugar and the dopamine level in your brain sets up the craving cycle. The only real solution is to eliminate sugar completely and to eat a diet that balances your blood sugar. The diet that supports an even blood sugar level is one where each snack and meal […]
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Doctor Changes Diet and Improves His Cancer. Is This True?
The topic of diet and cancer can be found often in the media. There are such diverse ideas about what to eat to be healthy, it usually results in most of us being confused. Low fat, low carb, green smoothies, vegetarian – the possibilities are almost endless. How on earth do we figure it all out? A few weeks ago I posted a story about the Metabolic Typing diet […]
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Grief And Loss In Diet Change
If you or your child have challenging symptoms that are negatively impacting your life, what prevents you from changing your diet to see if it would help? What stops you from listening to your wise inner voice that says “Maybe, just maybe, it is all that peanut butter I am eating!” Change is difficult. It is edgy, frustrating, and upsets the status quo and routine of our life. Even if […]
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The Science Behind A Paleo Diet
Are you finding it confusing to decide which type of diet is the best way to eat? Low fat. Low carb. Paleo, Atkins, Eat for your blood type………. The list of options seems to grow by the month and it often results in more confusion and a sense of overwhelm. Many people simply throw up their hands in despair. No two people are the same and it is only […]
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Past Successes, Future Hope
Hope is more than a positive mental attitude. It is based on a belief that, even in the midst of your challenges, there is something brighter or easier ahead. It might be the welcome relief of a holiday, the change in the symptoms of your wife offered by a new drug, or the sense of community offered by the people you meet at church every Sunday. Hope is often […]
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Maintaining Intimacy In The Face of Chronic Illness
When any chronic disease creeps slowly into your marriage, it often robs you of the feeling of being connected to the person you love. There is so much variability from day to day in energy level, emotional stability and ability to be mobile, planning opportunities to connect as a couple is challenging. How do you prevent your relationship from becoming one of caregiver and patient instead of husband and wife? […]
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From Cancer Patient To Cancer Survivor Video
What do you do when the last treatment is over and those weeks and weeks of medical visits and appointments are no longer on your calendar? What's next? http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2005/From-Cancer-Patient-to-Cancer-Survivor-Lost-in-Transition/From-Cancer-Patient-to-Cancer-Survivor-Lost-In-Transition.aspx The link to the video below is a great reminder for both patients and those who love them of the ongoing challenges following a cancer diagnosis. The uncertainty, the long term impact of treatments and the need to redefine your future and […]
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