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Clean Eating: PB&J Energy Balls

To make these delicious and nutritious energy balls, you will need: 8 soft pitted medjool dates (soak in water if need to soften), 1 cup Fatso Peanut Butter, 1 C wheat/gluten-free oats, 1 C almond flour , 2 TBSP dried cranberries and/or raspberries.

Blend first 4 ingredients in food processor until combined.
If too sticky add more almond flour, if too dry add a bit of water.

Roll into balls and refrigerate for up to a week or freeze if desired.

Book Club

What To Do After “I’m Sorry, it’s Cancer.” An Exceptional Guidebook for Navigating Your Way to Health and Happiness. Learn how best to navigate your cancer journey and make empowered, informed decisions. St. Hilaire’s mission is to greatly reduce suffering and ensure you maintain a high quality of life through, and well beyond, cancer. You’ll discover how to uncover imbalances for healing, and you’ll create a unique and personalized wellness plan that will guide you towards health.
ImSorryItsCancer.com

Words To Live By

“Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.” – Orison Swett Marden

Words to Live By

“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”
-John Wooden

Clean Eating: Gluten-Free Pizza Crust

Ingredients: 2 cups + 3 tbsp gluten free all-purpose flour, 1 7.5-g package active dry yeast, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp maple syrup, 1 1/2 tbsp butter (melted), 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 1 cup warm water. Directions: Mix flour, yeast and salt in a large bowl. Add the maple syrup, melted butter, olive oil and warm water and mix until combined. Using your hands, form the dough into a ball. Cover with plastic wrap. Set aside for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 450. Spread the dough onto a pizza pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Add your healthy toppings and place back in the oven until heated through. Enjoy!

Book Club

What To Do After “I’m Sorry, it’s Cancer.” An Exceptional Guidebook for Navigating Your Way to Health and Happiness. Learn how best to navigate your cancer journey and make empowered, informed decisions. St. Hilaire’s mission is to greatly reduce suffering and ensure you maintain a high quality of life through, and well beyond, cancer. You’ll discover how to uncover imbalances for healing, and you’ll create a unique and personalized wellness plan that will guide you towards health.
ImSorryItsCancer.com

Words to Live By

“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”
-John Wooden

Benefits of Children’s Yoga

Looking to give your children tools to develop personal insight and awareness? Kids’ yoga embraces the joy of being a kid by providing a safe, fun, and active way to be happy, healthy, and blissful! Through arts and imaginative play, children will explore yoga poses, calming techniques, breathing practices, and guided relaxation to foster creativity and self-esteem. In practicing yoga, children learn to connect with their inner self as they engage in non-competitive physical activity. Yoga provides children with tools to focus their mind by increasing sensitivity and creativity. Yoga at an early age can integrate the benefits of the practice into a powerful art-making experience.

Shay Finlay, Certified Yoga Professional, ShaYogi.com

Meet Your Practitioner

Meet Chelsy Balkwill, Registered Holistic Nutritionist and your Wellbeing Counsellor at Sobeys St. Annes. Born in BC and raised in Winnipeg, Chelsy has always had a passion for food and holistic health. After graduating from The Canadian School of Natural Nutrition in 2016 as a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, she pursued advanced certificates in cognitive Support, mindfulness and the neuropsychoendocrinology of regulated eating, nutrition and mental health including mood disorders and Alzheimer’s disease. Chelsy can be found in the Wellbeing and Natural Source departments at Sobeys St. Annes and is delighted to help you with your wellness needs.

Sobeys.com

Neuroma and Nerves

Q: What is a neuroma?

A: Pain, numbness, or tingling in the forefoot, usually between and extending into the third and fourth toes, almost always indicates a neuroma, which is caused by the irritation of one or more nerves in the forefoot. This is usually the result of poor biomechanics. Try using a metatarsal pad or custom orthotics. Switching to running shoes with more motion control should be helpful. A podiatrist should be consulted to assess the degree of nerve damage.  It is best to wait until the pain subsides or is treated before engaging in long runs or lengthy activities.

Dr. Howard Green, Podiatrist, DrHowardGreen.com

Digestion and Gut Permeability

Gut permeability, or “leaky gut” (as it is sometimes called), occurs when tight junctions in the gut lining become loose. When tight junctions are working properly, they form a tight barrier to keep unwanted things like undigested food, toxins, and bacteria from getting to the bloodstream. Without proper function of this barrier, these unwanted “visitors” can cause problems in the digestive tract and even other areas of the body, including inflammation-related issues. Eating a healthier diet of nutritious, unprocessed foods and avoiding alcohol, processed foods, and foods high in sugar and saturated fat can ease inflammation and calm the gut.

Dr. Kathrine Tavakoli, ND. Dr. Vinnie Dhillon, ND., PerformanceIntegratedHealth.ca