With the awesome sun shining down on us (finally!), summer certainly feels like it’s here. Spending plenty of time outdoors is a great way to get some vitamin D naturally and enjoy the benefits of nature. It’s also important to remember to find a good sunscreen – one that protects but that doesn’t contain potentially …
Aromatherapy is an age-old practice with much recent re-invigoration. In fact, it is said the Ancient Egyptians were the first civilization to perfect the art of aromatherapy with the Greeks and Romans enhancing the scientific component of this practice. Today, Aromatherapy is an effective natural treatment for a variety of health and skin concerns. In North …
Parenting through crisis. This is a tough one. Remembrance Day was quickly followed by tragedy in Paris this past week. For me, as I digested the range of emotions that followed, was a powerful message that PEACE can play a profound role not only for adults but for our children, our grandchildren, our nieces and nephews, young neighbours, patients and students, during …
Whenever I talk, share or ask people about this the answer is a resounding YES! But that isn’t exactly the topic this week. The topic is gratitude. And these two topics dovetail so nicely together because the research on gratitude now proves what our ancient ancestors knew intuitively; grateful people (young and old alike) are …
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Vigorous exercise is good for your health, but only if it’s limited to a maximum daily dose of between 30 and 50 minutes a day say some researchers. The idea that more and more high intensity exercise, such as marathons, can only do you good, is a myth say the US cardiologists, and the evidence …