Adaptogens are amazing! And you can easily include them in your daily diet. But, what exactly is an adaptogen? This is the dictionary definition: “Any of various natural substances used in herbal medicine to normalize and regulate systems of the body” Usually the term adaptogen is used only for foods and supplements that support the adrenals. Essentially, an adaptogen helps balance adrenal function whether […]
Simple soup recipe: Vegetable Soup Provençale
Having a simple soup recipe is a wonderful way to stop your beautiful fresh vegetables from going to waste. Plus you can make a delicious meal for the whole family quite quickly. Using up leftovers and veggies was my main purpose for creating this simple soup recipe. Gourmet simple soup recipe Provençale sounds wonderfully gourmet, […]
Self-care: 4 things you can do for yourself today
It is still early in the new year. Maybe you have made and broken your New Year’s Resolutions already. But, that doesn’t matter. What does matter is self-care. So, I encourage you to at least make a promise to yourself – to love, nurture and take care of yourself. We all have a million things […]
Heart Healthy Hormones – Take Action
Being Heart Month, February is a time to bring attention to the importance of cardiovascular health, and what we can do to reduce our risk of disease. In Heart Healthy Hormones – What you Need to Know, we discussed the role your hormones play in your heart health. We covered a number of hormones and […]
Heart Healthy Hormones – What you need to know
February is Heart Month. This is a great time to bring attention to the importance of cardiovascular health. More importantly, how can we reduce our risk of cardiovascular disease with heart healthy hormones? Heart disease affects approximately 2.4 million adult Canadians – that is about 1 in 12 adults. Every hour, about 12 Canadian adults […]