Mindful Eating | Are You Practicing This?

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Picture the last meal you ate. Can you recall the fragrance? The colours? The textures? Perhaps you can recall what it felt like taking that first bite, or what it felt like when it crossed your lips. Chances are, you can recall the general details, but I’m suggesting you focus deeper. Mindful eating means slowing down…

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Fibre – How Important Is It And Are You Getting Enough?

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Fibre, we know we need it, but even with all the fibre-added foods out there, most people are still deficient. The modern western diet has left people with a serious nutrient deficiency, fibre. It is estimated that less than 5 percent of people living in North America get the recommended amount of dietary fibre each day.…

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Pesticide Use In Canadian Fruits and Vegetables

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It’s that time of year again! Fresh fruits and vegetables are in season, and Canadians will be flocking to the farmers markets for the freshest produce available. Although we all want to buy all organic produce to avoid pesticide use, this is not always possible for every person. And it’s not always possible for every…

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Kidney Health | Top 5 Foods You Want To Include In Your Diet

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First and foremost, let’s cover why Kidney Health is important and then I want to leave you with the Top Five foods you should include in your diet to help prevent and/or manage, kidney disease which includes (not limited to); Abdominal Compartment Syndrome, Acute Lobar Nephronia, Acute Tubular Necrosis, and Abderhalden–Kaufmann–Lignac syndrome.  Your kidneys are responsible for three (3)…

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Thyroid Health | How Important Is Your Diet?

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Chances are, you knew you had a problem with your thyroid and it took a little while for your blood work to catch up to the inevitable. We know our bodies better than anyone else, and thyroid health is often one of those conditions that have us feeling a little frumpier, perhaps putting on weight or…

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Plant Based Iron | What Are The Best Sources?

Similar to the daunting question of where do you get your protein from – is that of where does a vegan/vegetarian obtain iron? It is amazing how far a little education on the subject can go – given there are a plethora of sources that provide plant based iron – believe it or not in some…

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Ki’s Kitchen FULL Interview | Inside Scoop

Thank you so much, wholeheartedly, for the overwhelming response from our Facebook Snippet Video. With such a great response, we wanted to give our readers and customers an opportunity to see the full interview right here on our blog!   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzeMrDSe4bs –   Here is the link to our new YouTube Channel as well! We’re…

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Anti-Inflammatory Foods | Get Back To Better Health | Top 7 Foods

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Anti-Inflammatory foods can be key to your overall health and well-being. Because unfortunately, thousands of people suffer from conditions that when the immune system overreaches it begins attacking healthy body tissues. Let’s first clear the air though, because inflammation, providing it’s happening in a healthy body isn’t all bad. For example, when you suffer a…

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