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Winter Warmer Hot Toddy

Winter Warmer Hot Toddy

This anti-inflammatory, antiviral winter warmer hot toddy is perfect for the season of winter ailments. Take as a preventative or when feeling under the weather. It truly is medicinal and evokes such a feeling of warmth and protection it is...

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Coffee the Adaptogenic Beverage

Coffee the Adaptogenic Beverage

Drinking coffee has several health benefits   Coffee is liver protecting, even mitigating the negative effects of alcohol – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4416533/ Coffee provides significant amounts of magnesium, B vitamins and other nutrients Coffee is protective against breast cancer – http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110510211602.htm Coffee...

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8 ways to help prevent the Flu

8 ways to help prevent the Flu

“Researchers, led by Vancouver’s Dr. Danuta Skowronski, an influenza expert at the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, noticed in the early weeks of the [2009 H1N1] pandemic that people who got a flu shot for the 2008-09 winter seemed to...

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Silence in a world that can’t stop talking

Silence in a world that can’t stop talking

The wind howls, but the mountains remain still – Japanese Proverb   In the modern world silence is a luxury, though some find it ‘golden’ others will find it frightening, perhaps because of the constant need to fill ‘space’. There...

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Raw Power Breakfast

Raw Power Breakfast

I first had this raw power breakfast about 15 years ago and my father has had it every day since. It has changed slightly over the years with a few additions but it provides such an array of nutrients you...

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Liver – Nature’s Powerhouse

Liver – Nature’s Powerhouse

5 GOOD REASONS TO EAT MORE LIVER Liver is one of the most nutrient-dense foods around. By far the best source of B12. Contains all the fat soluable vitamins, A, D, E and K. Contains iron, in its most bio-available...

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Signs you may have a B12 deficiency

Signs you may have a B12 deficiency

B12 deficiency lurks silently but common symptoms and commonalities include – Poor memory, a decline in cognition, dementia or Alzheimer diagnosis MS or other neurological disorders Constant tiredness and low energy Autism spectrum disorders Bipolar, depression, anxiety A smooth tongue...

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Soothing Vitamin C Drink

Soothing Vitamin C Drink

THE DRINK This is one of my go to beverages to ease inflammation, soothe the nerves, help the liver do its job and keep stress hormones down. This soothing Vitamin C drink is wonderful for this time of year too....

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Restlessness – 5 tips to restfulness

Restlessness – 5 tips to restfulness

A restless mind can feel like a real curse with ruminating thoughts, forward and backward thinking, recycling and regurgitating, always planning, rarely being in the moment. Rafaella Monne who lived to 107 on the island of Sardinia said “Life is...

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