Health and Fitness


The Importance of Vitamin B12

The Importance of Vitamin B12

Vitamin B12 is a very important vitamin because it helps run many of systems within your body. It participates in chemical reactions that build your tissues and organs, provides you with energy, helps clean toxins from your body, protects against infection, repairs damage and helps your cells communicate with each other. B12 is produced in [...]

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10 easy to follow steps to start your New Year off right!

10 easy to follow steps to start your New Year off right!

Start strong! This is a new year, so it’s a great time to start new healthy habits. A new year tends to bring on feelings of hope for what could be so embrace it and make some changes. Clean out your kitchen. Get rid of any unhealthy products that could be in your fridge or [...]

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Kick your metabolism to the next level

Kick your metabolism to the next level

1. Increase Your Muscle Mass – Muscle burns fat. Exercise increases and tones muscles and therefore raises your metabolic rate. When you work out on a regular basis, you burn more calories all the time…not just when you’re working out. When you build muscle, you’re building a highly metabolic tissue that burns five times more [...]

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Colon Health and Probiotics

Colon Health and Probiotics

One of the trendiest “health” fads right now is a colon cleanse. The reality is that we (a person in normal health) generally do not need this. The colon’s job in the body is to process the waste from the foods we eat. There’s no pretty way to say it but if we didn’t have [...]

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Food Addictions

Some experts equate sugar with alcohol, caffeine, nicotine and drugs.  It is addictive and the most insidious because it is cheap, available and accepted as a treat or reward. Some people’s bodies may be so used to getting their sugar “fix” that there have been physical and mental changes made that create a need for [...]

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Eat Your Way to Vibrant Health

Here are 12 foods that keep you young! The real number one is canola oil of course but here are the next 12 you need in your kitchen. The fountain of youth is now within reach! Parsnips– The beauty food. The nutritional components of parsnips help strengthen hair and nails and improve skin quality. People [...]

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Sports Day in Canada

Ever wanted to try out a sport or activity but not sure if you want to sign up for the full session?  Well, have I got an opportunity for you! September 17 is officially Sports Day in Canada but since Canada has so many great sports and activites it has been turned into a week [...]

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Yoga

Yoga has become a very popular exercise trend in the last few years. Many people are confused by what yoga actually is. There are two main mind sets when it comes to yoga. It can be a form of exercise or a lifestyle. I will not go into the lifestyle of yoga but discuss the [...]

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Marathon Month in Manitoba!

Well, it’s coming to be that time of year when people are outside taking advantage of all that great weather. There’s no better way to get some exercise than outside. Running is such a great exercise that can be done ANYWHERE!! All you need is a good pair of running shoes and you’re set. Although [...]

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Vitamin E

One of nature’s best anti-oxidants, vitamin E has been always had an excellent reputation in the nutrition world. Research has confirmed its power to protect the cells of the body from damage by free radicals, making it a key component in preventing the diseases associated with aging. What are free radicals? You hear this term [...]

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