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I absolutely love Dr. Christiane Northrup!  She is an incredible writer, speaker and doctor (OB/GYN).  Her views on the mind/body/spirit connection to good health are empowering and inspiring.  “Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom” and “The Wisdom of Menopause” are just two of the fantastic books she has written. In the video below, Dr. Northrup speaks to […]

My physiotherapist (& now my new friend!) lent me a fantastic book called Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon. I am always talking about new and innovative health ideas and she thought that I’d like the info in this book. Well – she was right!! WOW! This book is just incredible. The recipes are delicious (over […]

An interesting article from Dr. Mercola on the obesity epidemic in North America.  Basically, we should all be keeping our insulin levels very low.   At the moment, our insulin levels are going through the roof due to all the processed foods we consume. To help keep insulin low, we need to exercise, avoid these […]

I didn’t drink coffee until Freshman year at University.  I had to pull some ‘all nighters’ writing essays until the sun came up, so I started drinking coffee to stay awake.  That is when I acquired the taste for coffee.  Up until then, I thought it tasted horrible and wondered what all the hype was […]

I’ve been staying away from caffeine for about 3 years now after learning the negative effects it has on our bodies.  I read new coffee info in the book  Breakthrough: 8 Steps to Wellness (Suzanne Somers) and was blown away! I had no idea coffee consumption increased certain hormones etc! Here are a few facts […]