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Mineral Deficiencies Can Cause Fatigue, Low Mood
Minerals are important in the functioning of all metabolic pathways and functions in the body. Busy lives, poor digestion, poor or uninformed food choices and many disease processes lead to mineral deficiencies. Four of the most common mineral deficiencies are zinc, selenium, magnesium, and iodine.1. Zinc:
Zinc is an important mineral in supporting the immune system, collagen structures (skin and bones), and taste and smell. Zinc also affects the utilization of keratin (hair, nails) and is involved in balancing blood sugar.
An interesting note about zinc is that it competes with copper and the body requires a higher amount of zinc in ratio with copper for optimal functioning and disease prevention. In Vancouver, BC, people are often zinc deficient due to the large number of houses and apartments that have copper water pipes. …
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Achieve Greater Results with Smaller To-Do List
Full disclosure involving a cat. Goal-setting tips to start the year off right. And a brand new mission to help you get a few steps closer to achieving Work/Life Balance. Karen Dodd gives you what you need to stay healthy and grounded as you navigate the hectic life of an entrepreneur.
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Couch to 5K: Storms and Skinny Jeans
After a couple of weeks where ML Broxton was tempted to quit, then had a “do-over” week, she finds the determination to go jogging in a torrential downpour and a new runner joins her team. Follow Michele on her journey to go from couch potato to marathon runner.
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How to Love Yourself Even When You Screw Up!
We all have our moments. We do things that make us feel bad about ourselves. We choose behaviors we’re ashamed of. We say things we’re not proud of. And at the end of the day, when we screw up, we sit in guilt, shame and powerlessness. Carmen Jubinville, The Big Life Coach, asks, “What if we loved ourselves unconditionally? How would it impact our lives?”
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Ignite your Home Office with Feng Shui!
Gail Cole, our Feng Shui expert, reveals what you can do to create a balanced office space using the principles of Feng Shui and a little elbow grease to declutter and organize your home office. When you’re all done, sit back and relax with a a satisfying cup of java and enjoyable music and give yourself a moment to meditate on manifesting good things, feeling inspired and being productive.
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6 Healthy Eating Tips for a New You in 2012
It’s that time of year again – time to make your New Year’s resolution! One of the most common resolutions that people make is to live a healthier lifestyle during the new year by eating better and exercising more. Corinne Kantor, a.k.a. The Food Cop, reveals the six easy nutrition tips you need to help you succeed in leaving healthier.
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Stay Healthy at Work During Flu Season
Dr. Jenny Schmidt-White, Naturopathic Doctor, gives tips on how you can best maintain a healthy immune system when everyone around you is getting sick. Too late? Already have a cold? Find out how you can bounce back and return to work as quickly as possible.
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This Little Mistake Can Cost You Your Happiness!
Are you letting FEAR stop you from doing the things you really want to do? How can you put fear in its place and start really doing, living, and becoming all you want to be? Carmen Jubinville gives a hands-on journalling assignment to help you conquer fear, once and for all!
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Conflict Resolution: Make it a Priority
Dr. Patty Ann Tublin reveals the fourth skill that will help you deal with, and resolve, conflicts in your business, marriage or other relationships. This is part five of Dr. Patty Ann’s six-part series, “Conflict Resolution for Women in Biz.”
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Clearing Your Closet with Feng Shui
Gail Cole joins EWM with this article on how you can use Feng Shui to help you de-clutter your closet and your life. She gives clear tips to help you decide what to keep and what to give away; explains why clutter is bad for you; and reminds us that “if you look good and feel good, you’ll raise your energy and attract prosperity.”
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Eat and Cook Healthier with Just a Few Substitutions
Corinne Kantor, a Registered Dietetic Technician, provides a wonderfully varied list of ingredients you can use as substitutes when cooking meals or baking desserts. Now you can make your favourite yummy dishes AND feel good knowing they’re healthier.
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Learning to Live in the Moment
Karen Dodd gives tips on how to create balance in your life and avoid burnout through meditation, journalling, and finding ways to live “in the moment.” Karen speaks from experience as a recovering multi-tasker healing from what she describes as not just burnout, but “burning to a crisp!”
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Help! It’s Been a Crazy Day! (and What You Can Do About It)
Some days just seem to go from bad to worse. If you’re having one of those days, Carmen Jubinville’s list of Do’s and Don’ts can help you get back on track.
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Nutrition Myths Debunked
When it comes to nutrition, dieting, and other food-related issues, it can be hard to separate the fact from the fiction. Is it true that eating too much sugar will cause diabetes? Can you lose weight if you stop eating just before bed? Corinne Kantor, a.k.a. The Food Cop, discusses some common food myths and reveals what’s true and what isn’t.
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Conflict Resolution: Take Responsibility
Conflict resolution is a valuable tool for entrepreneurs to practice not only for business, but for their other relationships as well. Dr. Patty Ann Tublin, a relationship expert, reveals the third of five skills she mentions in “Conflict Resolution Success in Business & Marriage.”
