It Takes a Village! Cancer Coaching Comes to Arnprior Over the past few years, a focus on patient-centered care within our healthcare systems has become more common place, encouraged and practiced. This includes what is commonly referred to as a ‘Circle of Care’ for patients, which can involve family doctors, oncologists, caregivers, specialists, and now: …
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We Need to STOP Shooting the Messenger “A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses.” ~Hippocrates What do I mean when I say we need to stop shooting the messenger, you are surely asking. What I mean by …
One of my favorite easy, breezy summertime favorites is a blended salad. It is a great way to throw together a delicious and nutritious meal. Ingredients 2 cups of greens (whatever you have will work) ¼ cup each of 4 to 5 different veggies (cucumber, carrots, peppers, red cabbage, onion etc.) Dried cranberries (optional) ½ …
“Sleep is the Golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.” ~Thomas Dekker “Sleep is the best meditation.” ~ Dalai Lama “Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.” ~William Blake “Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I …
One of the things many people do is eat healthy meals, then opt for unhealthy snack food. This sabotages not just your weight but your health as well. Instead, here are some suggestions for healthier snacking when those urges come up, and a two-step strategy for dealing with snacking behavior. First, ask yourself what you are …
A healthy lifestyle is essential to achieving optimal wellbeing and longevity. This infographic, “11 Basic Guidelines for General Health and Longevity,” gives you useful tips to help you live a long and healthy life.
When pregnant, you should take extra care with the foods you eat and the chemicals you use in and outside of your home. There are many sources of toxins and toxic exposure that may put you, and your unborn baby, in harm’s way. If you are expecting a child or know someone who is, share …
“A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessing, and learn how to by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses.” ~ Hippocrates “A healthy outside starts from the inside.” ~ Robert Urich “Without health life is not life; it is only a state of languor and suffering – …
Healthy foods give you energy, unhealthy foods rob you of energy; basically when you put garbage in you get garbage out, it’s that simple. This week your recipe is to include these energy enhancing foods whenever and however possible. Organic Eggs Kale – or any greens for that matter Organic Kefir Raw Organic almonds (great …
Ingredients 1 cup pecans 1 cup dates 5 tablespoons raw cocoa powder 4 tablespoons shredded unsweetened coconut 2 tablespoons agave nectar or coconut nectar 1/4 teaspoon sea salt Directions Place pecans alone in your food processor and process until the pecans become small and crumbly. Add dates and process again until the mixture sticks together …
