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Raw Food Recipes- Almond Milk & Sprouts

April 25, 2012 Recipes
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Read our review of a Raw Food Diet for more information on why you might want to include these raw foods in your diet. Almond Milk Recipe Almond milk is a vegan alternative to dairy and is simple to make. It can be used in place of dairy in smoothies and most baking and cooking. To [...]

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Is a Raw Food Diet Right For You?

April 25, 2012 Eating Well
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A guide to food you can eat on a raw diet and the health benefits and potential downsides of eating a raw diet. Also includes information on the equipment needed to prepare raw food. Enter to win a Raw Food Cookbook by leaving a comment.

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The Top 10 Songs to Help You Meditate

April 11, 2012 On My Mind
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By Dr. Carolyn Anderson Meditation helps us to be more resilient, more productive and more in tune with our inner voice. The discovery and expression of our deepest humanity through this practice leads us to be more compassionate, wise and powerful. I try to meditate a couple of times a day for 10 minutes or [...]

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How To Determine Your Daily Caloric Needs

March 28, 2012 Eating Well
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By Jenna Smith Food labels usually tell consumers that nutritional information is based upon a 2,000 calorie daily diet. But this calorie amount is too much for some people’s needs and too low for others. The former is often the case for older Canadians, who find themselves needing fewer of those calories allocated towards growth, [...]

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Establishing a Great Morning Routine

March 6, 2012 On My Mind
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By Dr. Carolyn Anderson “By starting the day with love, I fill my day with calm and feel peace permeate my life” How does your typical day start? How many times do you hit the snooze button before you drag yourself to bed? Most people then throw on some clothes, grab something to eat and [...]

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What Breast Density Means To You

March 2, 2012 Living Well
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Breast density is an important factor in the ability of a mammogram to detect breast cancer. Woman with extremely dense breasts have a 5x increased risk of developing cancer and cannot rely on mammograms alone to detect breast cancer. Find out the different levels of density and how additional tests for women with dense breasts can decrease their chance of suddenly discovering advanced breast cancer.

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Love Yourself First: Making Your Health a Priority

February 14, 2012 On My Mind
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On Valentine’s day, people tend to show their love for their partners with overpriced flowers, expensive jewellery and fancy dinners. Single people might spend the day frustrated with the concept of a holiday that excludes them. Whether you find yourself single, infatuated, or in a committed relationship this Valentine’s day, make sure to love yourself [...]

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The 17 Day Diet Review

January 30, 2012 Eating Well
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When Impowerage began this monthly series analysing particular diets, we stated that while eating healthy, nutritious food is the best kind of diet, some people prefer to have guidelines for their eating. Such guidelines often are sought more eagerly after the holiday season, when sumptuous and traditional foods can be eaten in greater quantities than usual. [...]

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Steer Clear of Refined Sugar and White Flour (Ditch the Sugar Cookies)

January 20, 2012 On My Mind
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By Dr. Carolyn Anderson This blog is part of the Preventative Lifestyle: Keeping Your Body Healthy (and cancer-free) blog series. While researching ways to help my cancer-stricken mother, I found a variety of things that can help reduce our risk of cancer. While we cannot guarantee that we will never get cancer, it is important [...]

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The Real Reason Why Your New Year’s Resolutions Fail

January 3, 2012 On My Mind
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By Dr. Carolyn Anderson New Year’s resolutions are a popular annual tradition that often include the same resolutions over and over. Even though we swear that this is the year that we will eat better, exercise regularly and follow our big dreams it never seems to materialize. It’s easy to blame it on the economy, [...]

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