It has been about a year and a half on a vegan diet and I was very curious about what my blood tests would show. I recently went to get new blood tests it showed my iron levels were lower than last time – a bit below ‘normal’.  I am a big believer in diet first, then medicine, and my experience has been that correcting my diet eliminates the need for pharmaceutical drugs. Even though I am not on a raw food diet, my main...

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On Saturday I retook my First Aid training. This time I decided to train with Alert First-Aid and their Fitness First Aid and CPR Level A. I chose this company because they are associated with the Canadian Red Cross and BCRPA - and – though I may not have mentioned it, I am taking the YMCA Group Fitness Certification training and afterwards, working to become BCRPA certified. It was a one day training and I found it quite confusing...

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The cofounder of Nia Debbie Rosas discusses how Nia developed and why it isn’t yet ‘mainstream’. She says: “Looking back, I’m proud to have influenced such an important movement. Even now I’m committed more than ever to keep on doing what I love: using movement to heal. In many ways, I believe Nia is still as radical an approach as it was in the early days. I’m not exactly sure why it’s not...

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Feng Shui Soulutions: Your 30 Day Home and Life Makeover This eCourse consists of 30 days and 30 unique lessons to embrace feng shui home décor and life-style coaching. Following the path of the five elements of wood, water, fire, earth and metal each lesson in this course gives you proactive steps that help you balance, open, release, or shift energy in your home, and your life. Lessons in this course guide you to: Focus scattered...

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Watch this video by Dr. Mike Evans “23 and 1/2 hours: What is the single most important thing you can do for your Health?” The answer is exercise, especially walking. My take on it is we have to think of our body as our boss (our real boss) and our ‘job’ is to keep moving. It doesn’t matter what we do, whether it is walking, running, biking, fitness class, tennis – but whatever it is, it is important to find...

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I think I am in love with organization systems! A year living in a RV gave me a taste for ‘organizers’ and even though we now live in a (relatively) spacious condo, I havn’t lost the taste, that feeling that I could gather up whatever I am working on, or is currently close to my heart, put it in my backpack and be on my way.  When it comes right down to it, do we really need so much? Ask yourself what you would take with you...

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