Have you ever asked yourself, “WHY am I sick and in pain?” We often experience health problems and never know the reason WHY our bodies are struggling to be healthy. When we connect to our own natural intuitive abilities, we are able to access information from within ourselves to find the root and core causes of our health issues. We can communicate intuitively with our body parts, organs, and muscles – every part of us – to better understand what is going on within them. Once we uncover what is causing the problem, we can use our intuition to heal and clear out the issue that is at the core. When you remove the point of contention at its source within yourself, your body is then free from holding the emotion, past experience, or self-sabotaging belief that has been hidden within you.
Shannon Russell, BodyMind Freedom Solutions, www.thedashmethod.com
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Stress Doesn’t Have to Kill You
There’s a great deal of information about the dangers of stress, but some interesting research has recently revealed that it’s actually our beliefs about stress that determine how it will affect us. If we believe stress will make us sick, we’re more likely to get ill and possibly die than if we believe we can cope with stress. That’s not all. When we experience stress, our bodies release the stress hormone oxytocin. Oxytocin is often nicknamed the cuddle hormone because it’s also released during social bonding. Our physiology is actually designed to release a chemical that makes us want to find other people for support when we’re under stress, and this support repairs the chromosome damage that stress has caused – the kind of damage that causes aging and disease. Isn’t that amazing? Believe in yourself and surround yourself with people who believe in you, too. It’s good for your health!
Dr. Lori Doan, Ph.D., www.drloridoan.com
Is Your Body Overloaded?
Did you know that one of the main causes for illness is toxic overload? Junk food, pollution, and toxic chemicals clog the system with harmful substances and interfere with cellular function. Accumulation of toxins in the body is one of the leading causes of various types of cancers, heart disease and strokes, asthma, acute bronchitis, and more. Detoxification has an important role in better health and promoting a stronger immune system. Periodic detoxification of the body helps in reducing the risk of these chronic diseases. The benefits of reflexology are innumerable and it also helps in flushing out toxins from the body by stimulating qi flow through the important organs involved in detoxification – liver, kidney, colon, lungs, and skin. This leads to a more efficient system of eliminating toxins and other foreign substances, thereby protecting your body from the various diseases and health conditions that can often arise from a compromised immune system.
Marita Dowsett, B.P.T.
The Right Fit–RAW Fit Protein
Garden Life’s RAW Fit is a USDA Certified Organic, RAW, plant-based vegan high-protein powder that makes it easy to increase your protein intake. It has a mild, slightly sweet flavor that mixes great with your favorite food or beverage and contains RAW, organic, and clinically studied ingredients. These natural ingredients help you burn fat, maintain healthy blood sugar, boost your energy, lose weight, and look great! RAW Fit supports healthy blood sugar levels and burns fat naturally with the power of Svetol Green Coffee Bean Extract, RAW Food Created Chromium, Organic Cinnamon, and Organic Sprouted Grains. RAW Fit is packed with 28g of RAW certified organic plant protein–a complete protein with 13 organic sprouts and a biological value of 98.2%! It promotes healthy and comfortable digestion and elimination with live probiotics and enzymes and is naturally filling and satisfies hunger with RAW organic soluble and insoluble fiber from certified organic grains, seeds, legumes and fruits.
Quit Stocking Your Medicine Cabinet!
Changing seasons bring many changes to our lives: comfy sweaters, warm comfort foods, and often the dreaded common cold. Symptoms can be mild to more severe. Dressing warmly, eating healthy, and being well rested will help. However, if you do get cold symptoms such as headache, chills, fever, congestion, sinus pain, and a cough, then seeing an acupuncturist can help! Acupuncture is beneficial in eliminating all of these symptoms. It can also lessen the chills and fever sensation. If you do not want to take decongestants or cold and sinus medication because they make your thinking fuzzy or they make you tired, acupuncture provides you with a drug free, natural option. It is virtually painless. In addition, there is non-needle acupuncture available. This season, try acupuncture for your cold and flu symptoms and save on the need to stock up your medicine cabinet.
Naomi Johnson, www.heklaacupuncture.com
3 Reasons to Never Drink Tap Water
What’s really in the water that flows out of our faucets? 1. Chlorine – We have all heard of chlorine. Not only is it found in our water, but also in most swimming pools. In both uses, it is called upon as a disinfectant as it effectively kills microorganisms. The trouble is that chlorine does not know when to stop killing organisms, which leads to toxic effects for the body 2. Heavy metals – Heavy metals are some of the most dangerous substances known to affect the human body. They can wreak havoc at the cellular level and can cause all types of health problems and weaken the immune system. 3. Fluoride – One of the most toxic substances we know of is fluoride. This controversial water-additive is used as a preventative medication for the masses; however, people are losing their freedom of choice about what preventive agents they receive. Turn off the tap and get a glass of pure, clean, distilled water. It tastes better too!
Lisa Meisner, www.worldofwater.ca
Are Your Finances Affecting Your Health?
Financial problems have been linked to many physical and psychological repercussions such as high blood pressure, heart disease, fatigue, and anxiety. As a small or medium sized business owner, have you ever experienced any of these debilitating stressors? For instance, have you encountered a cash-flow crisis, untracked receivables, budget overruns, or a government audit? Wouldn’t it be a relief to have someone on your side, looking after the numbers, so you can do what you’re meant to do and run your business? It’s critical for you to work with a qualified team to help offset such worries so you can confidently lead your business. Don’t let the stress of financial problems take a piece of your physical and emotional well-being.
Ray Mihalicz, www.raylobookkeeping.ca
Heal Your Gut–Heal Your Body
2,000 years ago Hippocrates said, “All disease begins in the gut.” Only recently has this been proven to be absolutely true. The absence of gut symptoms doesn’t indicate that the gut is optimally functioning. Intestinal permeability (leaky gut) is caused by the Standard American Diet (SAD diet) and is the first step down the road of chronic illness. If you consume a diet that is geared toward what your human genetic code is expecting, then you will give yourself the best chance to prevent health problems. If you already have a health concern (body and/or mind), then correcting your diet gives your body the best opportunity to halt, reverse, or even eliminate that issue. Food is the best medicine. You can be in charge of your health and experience a much higher quality of life!
Tom White, www.becomehealthy.ca
PTSD Recovery and Exercise
Post Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD) are attributed to the body’s coping with experiencing or witnessing traumatic stress. PTSD can be ignited by a variety of events including emotional, physical, sexual violence, war, a car accident, being a full time caregiver, and more. Symptoms may include: nightmares, avoidance/numbing, estrangement from others, flash backs, and fear of constant danger. In addition people may experience poor sleep, body pain, low mood, depression, and a loss of a sense of self. Exercise works well in conjunction with other cognitive therapies for treatment of PTSD, and assists people to be more connected to themselves, through movement and breath and to be in the present moment. Exercise also releases endorphins into your bloodstream that act as the body’s natural painkillers – they make you feel GOOD.
Don Smith, www.vitallife.ca
Best Cold Sore Remedies
Cold sores are downright embarrassing. The more we try to hide them, the more obvious they become. Here are some good home remedies in case you find yourself with an unsightly cold sore. 1. Licorice – Try choosing a licorice whip. Studies show that glycyrrhizic acid, an ingredient in licorice, stops the cold sore virus cells dead in their tracks. Be sure it’s made from real licorice. 2 – Pure Vanilla Extract. Yes, the kind you use for baking. Many people swear by this! Soak a cotton pad and apply directly to a cold sore for a few minutes (3 times daily). 3. Hydrogen Peroxide – It disinfects and speeds up healing time. Soak a cotton ball and apply to the sore. Let it sit for about 5 minutes before rinsing off. 4. Peppermint oil – When applied directly to a cold sore, people have found that the sore healed faster than usual.
Clean Eating: Easy Healthy Borscht
Use fresh and organic ingredients. 4 cups of beef broth. 2 cups water. 2T Apple Cider Vinegar. Juice of 1 lemon. 2 cloves garlic. 3 carrots. 2T Coconut Oil. ½ head red cabbage. 1 cup green beans. 3 potatoes. 3 beets with stems and leaves. 1 onion. 4 fresh sprigs of dill. 2 bay leaves. 2 T Italian seasoning. Salt and pepper to taste. Chop ingredients in tiny pieces. 1 can kidney beans. Combine in a crockpot and cook on high for 4 hours. Alternately, cook on top of the stove until the vegetables are soft enough to eat. Enjoy!
