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Feeling Tired or Tense? Have a Drink … of Water!
Some experts recommend drinking 10 glasses of water a day. Others recommend drinking only when you feel thirsty. But a new study shows that even mild dehydration can affect our mood, lower our energy level, and cloud our thinking.
The University of Connecticut’s Human Performance Laboratory conducted two studies of young men and women. The subjects weren’t couch potatoes or high performance athletes. They were healthy and physically active with most getting 30 to 60 minutes of exercise each day.
Participants were properly
hydrated the evening before being tested. The next day they walked on a treadmill to induce dehydration. Then they underwent cognitive testing for vigilance, concentration, reaction time, learning, memory, and reasoning. The r
esults were compared to test scores obtained when they were fully hydrated.
Whether participants walked for 40 minutes on a treadmill or sat around relaxing, all experienced mild dehydration. (Mild dehydration is a 1.5 percent loss in the body’s normal water volume.)
“Dehydration affects all people, and staying properly hydrated is just as important for those who work all day at a computer as it is for marathon runners, who can lose up to 8 percent of their body weight as water when they compete,” stated Lawrence E. Armstrong, one of the studies’ lead researchers and professor of physiology.
“Our thirst sensation doesn’t really appear until we are 1 or 2 percent dehydrated. By then dehydration is already setting in and starting to impact how our mind and body perform.”
Effects of dehydration on women
Women appeared to...
Large Natural Retailer Abandons GMO Fight?
After many years of fighting against genetically engineered (GE) seeds and crops created and championed by Monsanto, national proponents of natural and organic agriculture, like Whole Foods Market, Organic Valley and Stonyfield Farms, have given up their struggle. In exchange for bringing their opposition to a standstill, Whole Foods has asked for some form of compensation to be paid to those farmers who experience losses due to the contamination of their crops by Monsanto GE seeds.
An article found in the Organic & Non GMO Report details projections made by Jeremy Rifkin, founder and president of The Foundation on Economic Trends and noted critic of biotechnology, predicting that without the regulation of genetically engineered crops the organic industry will suffer serious contamination. According to Rifkin, biotechnology has created two separate scientific paths.
The hard path manipulates nature with recombinant DNA technologies, while the soft path uses genomics to gain a higher understanding of genes. Rifkin believes that the soft path will lead to better stewardship for sustainable agriculture, while following the hard path will result in the death of the organic industry and environmentally responsible farming.
Unlike Organic Inc., the group consisting of Whole Foods, Stonyfield and Organic Valley, Rifkin does not believe that coexistence can be achieved between biotech and organic farming. Currently there is no requirement for GMO products to be labeled in natural or conventional foods. The only certainty is that organic products will be free of GMOs, as organic compliance strictly prohibits GMO presence in any certified organic products.
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Abbotsford Cancer Prevention Forum
Cancer continues to affect numerous people and it has become the number one cause of death in North America, so it is time that we change our attitude of one that raises money to “fight the war on cancer”, to one that prevents cancer before it happens.
Learn to Prevent Cancer, Come to the Fraser Valley’s Cancer Prevention Forum:
Saturday, March 31st 2012, 9:30-5:30,
Garden Park Tower, 2825 Clearbrook Road, Abbotsford.
Speakers: Jackie Harvey, Christine Awram, Dr. Balcaen ND, Susan Agostino, Suede Hills Organic Farm. Tina Palmer, Dr. Serenity Aberdour ND, Susan Fiedler and Marinella Nicolosi.
Exhibitors and Door Prizes; proceeds to “Inspire Health, Integrated Cancer Care”.
Advance tickets save $2 www.healthbrights.com $10 at the door.
For more info contact Anne: healthbrights@gmail.com 604-832-4289
Join us for a day of learning how to Prevent Cancer:
March 31st, 2012, 9:30 – 5:30
2825 Clearbrook Road
Garden Park Tower
Abbotsford, BC
Organic Ambrosia – A Gift From Nature!
Savour the honeyed sweetness, juicy crunch and heavenly aroma of an organic Ambrosia apple. Originally discovered on an organic farm in BC, Ambrosia apples are an international favourite, now produced world-wide.
Sally and Wilfrid Mennell, the organic farmers who discovered Ambrosia. They live in Cawston, BC.
Ambrosia’s Made in BC story
New apple varieties are typically developed at agriculture research centers by scientists using traditional breeding methods. Not so the amazing Ambrosia. It was discovered as a chance seedling in the Mennell’s organic orchard in the Similkameen Valley of British Columbia. In the early 1990’s, Sally and Wilfrid Mennell found a rogue seedling in their newly replanted orchard, and, instead of pulling it out as most farmers would have done, they let the seedling grow. Their natural curiousity and closely held philosophy of working in harmony with nature compelled them to nurture the sapling which bore fruit a few years later. And what a fruit it was: a beautiful bi-coloured apple — pinky-red over a creamy background — juicy and sweet, with a hint of honey, and a resonating crunch. Wilfrid aptly named it “Ambrosia” – Food of the Gods!
Believed to be an offspring of Red and Golden Delicious parents, the Ambrosia was propagated and patented as a new variety by Sally and Wilfrid. The new apple variety was first produced
by organic growers and sold into the organic marketplace. The response was overwhelming – consumers loved this new apple created by Mother Nature.
Today, Ambrosias are grown in BC and in other apple growing regions...
How Clean Are Your Lettuce Leaves?
The purpose of most prepackaged salad mixes is to save time for the consumer. Creating a fresh salad for lunch or dinner is as easy as opening the bag, dumping it into a bowl and adding dressing. Gone is the need for salad spinners, as most mixes claim to be prewashed; however the chemicals used during the washing cycle to ensure that the leaves are not contaminated with listeria or e-coli may surprise you. Until recently, the choice for most producers was a triple wash chlorine bath, which effectively kills all possible bacteria, but also remains as a residual film on the leaves of the salad mix. Because all salad greens are washed together and then bagged, bacteria on just a few leaves of lettuce could contaminate the entire production run. With this in mind, food production company Taylor Fresh Foods, has developed a new SmartWash, with the active ingredient T-128, which is proposed to be more effective than the chlorine washes. Although this new formulation could help to reduce the number of bacteria in salad mixes, it is not exactly clear what is in the formula, or what the short and long term effects are of its consumption. Sarah Moshin of Taylor Fresh Foods released a statement saying that SmartWash is made from GRAS ingredients – GRAS meaning “Generally Recognized as Safe, according to the FDA. If so many large conventional food packing companies are coming up with cutting edge food wash formulas, where does that leave the organic...
Be Mine, Vegetarian Valentine Healthy recipes say “I love you”
by Lawren Moneta
Put romance on the menu this Valentine’s Day by preparing a romantic vegetarian dinner for two. The bright, lively flavours of these Moroccan-inspired recipes are healthy ways to satisfy all appetites.
These dishes are so hearty you won’t miss the meat, and so tasty you might almost forget that a diet rich in whole grains, legumes, nuts, fruits, and vegetables provides protection against cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes.
Both delicious and nutritious, this menu is sure to win hearts. After all, nothing is more romantic than showing the one you love just how much you care.
Moroccan Stuffed Red Peppers
All bell peppers are an excellent source of vitamins A, C, and K, but red bell peppers are chock full of them.
2 red bell peppers 1 Tbsp + 1 tsp (20 mL) extra-virgin olive oil, divided 2 tsp (10 mL) ras el hanout, divided (recipe follows) 1/2 small eggplant, cut into 1/2 in (1.25 cm) cubes 1 shallot, diced 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 tomato, diced 1/2 cup (125 mL) cooked chickpeas 1 tsp (5 mL) lemon zest, finely grated 2 Tbsp (30 mL) parsley, chopped 2 Tbsp (30 mL) pine nuts Pinch salt Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Preheat oven to 400 F (200 C).
Trim off and reserve tops of peppers. Scoop out seeds. Place peppers on parchment-lined baking sheet and bake, until they just start to soften, about 10 minutes. Set aside until cool.
In medium bowl, stir together 1 Tbsp (15 mL) olive oil and 1 tsp (5 mL) ras...
Steps to the Prairie Naturals 8 weeks to wellness program!
Step 1: Cleanse
Recleanse Herbal Cleanse
Safe, Effective 7-Day Whole Body Detoxification
Supported by clinical use, ReCleanse® Herbal Cleanse has been formulated to gently and effectively support your body’s natural detoxifying and elimination process. ReCleanse® Herbal Cle
anse products gently cleanse deeper each time and with regular use, enables your body to heal and function optimally. With ReCleanse® Herbal Cleanse – you’ll feel better and
better and better. Click here for our Meal plan PDF
Click here for our ReCleanse Booklet PDF
Step 2: Energize
Blueberry Greens-Force
Each serving of antioxidant-packed Blueberry Greens-Force contains 100mg of BlueMax blueberry extract and 1000mg of organic blueberry powder! Why blueberries? Because while Greens-Force meets today’s demands for immune enhancement, energy requirements, protective nutrients and overall good health, the blueberry ingredients in Blueberry Greens-Force are loaded with important bioflavonoids & powerful antioxidants that work on slowing down the aging process. Greens-Force and NEW Blueberry Greens-Force are easy and convenient to use. Taken every day as a morning drink, the ingredients combine to help you achieve maximum health benefits. Greens-Force and NEW antioxidant-packed Blueberry Greens-Force will help you live the healthy life.
▪ Increase energy & vitality ▪ Adapt to stress ▪ Look and feel younger ▪ Fight the effects of pollutants and other free-radical causing factors ▪ Maintain blood vessel integrity and good cardiovascular fitness ▪ Enhance mental acuity & concentration ▪ Improve vision ▪ And much more…
Morning Rise & Shine
Your Natural Prescription for Healthy pH!
Formulated by Holistic Pharmacist RoseMarie Pierce (B.Sc. Pharm.), Morning Rise & Shine™ is a natural Body pH Balancer. This highly-absorbable mineral-enhanced, all- natural lemon...
Progressive Nutritional Therapies “What gets your heart pumping?” contest!
Contests
February is Heart Health Month!
Progressive Nutritional Therapies would like to assist in raising awareness for the prevention of Heart Disease which takes 1 in 3 Canadians before their time. You could win 1 of 3 prizes. Each prize consists of a 1-year supply of Progressive Heart Health Products
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Progressive wants to know what gets your heart pumping? Maybe it is kickboxing, something you eat or someone you love….
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Mom’s Healthy Secrets! As seen on the Dragons’ Den!
About Mom’s Healthy Secrets
I was raised in a home where my mom made everything from scratch. It was tasty. It was real. It was simple (no kidding – she was doing all the work). But above all else it was healthy. How things changed when I moved out on my own! Suddenly the food wasn’t real and I didn’t have a degree in nutrition to figure out labels. That’s when the idea behind Mom’s Healthy Secrets was born. The Secret? Healthy can be tasty and simple. Everything we bring you is inspired by my mom’s standards for what food is; Real, Healthy, Tasty & Easy. We’ve done the work of figuring out what should be in here and what shouldn’t be; all you need to do is eat! ~ Julie (owner of Mom’s Healthy Secrets)
Try out Mom’s Secret Squares
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 package (about 40) regular marshmallows or 4 cups miniature marshmallows
6 cups Mom’s Healthy Secrets OmegaActive, FibreFit or VibraBerry
Journal Entries for week #2 of the Prairie Naturals 8 weeks to wellness challenge
Contests
The challengers are doing great and completing their cleanse kits and getting into their routines of eating right and staying on a supplement routine.
Team Langley
Renee
Hi Nature’s Fare and Followers of the “8 Weeks to Wellness” Challenge!
Week 2 of the challenge is coming to an end and I’m feeling fantastic!! This week I made a real effort to get to the gym as much as possible. (Almost every single day.) This was really challenging prior to starting the 8 weeks due to having little to NO energy leftover after a 10 – 11 hour work day. The supplements/cleanse/diet is making a huge difference in how I look and especially how I feel. They’ve contributed to not having a “3 o’clock” slump anymore which feels great and makes it really easy to breeze through my work day! It’s surprisingly easy to get up in the morning without hitting the snooze button. I also can’t help but notice how much more… ummm… err….. “regular” I’m feeling which is fantastic!! My tummy is feeling great!! I’m also really noticing a change in how my skin isn’t as dry as it used to be which I’m assuming is partly from the cleanse and partly from the fish oils 3 times a day. I can’t believe how many positive changes have occured in the last 2 weeks and very excited what is yet to come!! Looking forward to keeping up the work for week 3!!
Brian
Welcome to day #10!!!! My use of exclamations is part of my...
