Winterizing Yourself - December 2012 - Volume 4 Issue 7

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With the holiday season here, and winter starting, it’s time to make sure we’re winterizing ourselves to stay healthy over the next few months. I’ve put together a number of tips both to help you through the holiday season and the rest of the winter. Enjoy!
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The Biology of Belief - November 2012 - Volume 4 Issue 6

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This month’s topic is a book review of The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter and Miracles by Bruce Lipton, PhD. “This book is an absolute must read if you want to know, from a scientific view point, that your lifestyle is in control of your health rather than your genetics,” according to reviewer M.T Morter, Jr., D.C. Bruce Lipton writes extremely clearly, and makes complex scientific information totally understandable to the layperson. And he does it with a great sense of humour. You can tell from reading the book that Bruce Lipton is a wonderful professor and teacher!
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Physical Activity - September 2012 - Volume 4 Issue 5

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Two years ago (August 2010) our newsletter was on the topic of anti-aging strategies. New information is becoming available all the time, so I thought an update would be a good idea. I hope you enjoyed a wonderful summer and that you find this information interesting and helpful. Aging affects our bodies and our minds to a certain extent, but it’s becoming more and more evident that our minds, i.e. how we think, can strongly affect how our bodies and minds actually age. Pessimistic beliefs about aging generate negative health outcomes whereas positive beliefs result in positive health outcomes. Of course, we also need a healthy diet, adequate sleep, physical and mental activity, and social engagement to age well. A recent British survey finds that people now consider middle age starts at 55 (as opposed to much earlier in previous surveys) and lasts until almost age 70. However, almost 20% thought middle age only began at age 60, and 20% said that middle age is a state of mind, not something that begins at a certain age.
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The Four Agreements - July 2012 - Volume 4 Issue 4

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This month, I’m providing you with a book review of The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by don Miguel Ruiz. The book is based on Toltec philosophy, which Ruiz explains at the beginning of the book. The book is short, but really thought-provoking, and it provides a great deal of helpful guidance to live by.
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Fruits and Veggies - June 2012 - Volume 4 Issue 3

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Summer is such a great time of year for many reasons, but specifically for the availability of fresh fruits and vegetables. New health effects of fruits and vegetables, as well as other types of food, continue to be added to the already long list, so this newsletter provides you with an update of some recent findings. To your health!
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The Secret - May 2012 - Volume 4 Issue 2

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Over the past couple of months, we’ve been looking at ways to make healthy choices and spring clean our bodies. This month, my focus is on the mind. There are 2 concepts that are important. The first is that absolutely everything is energy. Our bodies, our cells are energy, but so are our thoughts. Positive thoughts have positive energy; negative thoughts have negative energy. The energy of your thoughts is felt not just by you, but potentially by anyone anywhere, and certainly by those near you. You may have heard of something called the law of attraction. It basically states that like attracts like, or that which is like unto itself is drawn. That is, positive thoughts and energy attract more positive thoughts and energy, whereas negative thoughts and energy attract more negative. . . . you get the idea. One great source of information about the law of attraction is a book (also a movie) called The Secret, by Rhonda Byrne. (Note: this movie is not to be confused with another movie also called The Secret, starring David Duchovny!) This book is one that is listed on our web site as recommended reading, and the following is a review of The Secret.
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Spring Cleaning - April 2012 - Volume 4 Issue 1

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With spring comes spring cleaning – for most of us this is a time of year to clean our homes, reorganize our wardrobes and make a fresh start as the weather gets warmer, and the days, longer. But my focus this month is on cleaning ourselves. Just as spring cleaning means more than a quick vacuum and dusting around the house, our spring body cleaning should be more than a long, hot bath. We should cleanse ourselves both externally and internally.
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Healthy Choices - March 2012 - Volume 3 Issue 11

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The days are getting longer again, and spring is in the air. Since this is a time of year for making a fresh start, this newsletter covers some tips for healthy choices in a number of different areas. There is new information available all the time, and I’ll highlight some recent information.
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Cardiovascular - February 2012 - Volume 3 Issue 10

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Best wishes for a Happy Valentine’s Day! I think February is an appropriate month for an update on heart health. Two years ago (see Newsletter, February 2010) I reviewed several risk factors for heart disease and also discussed how you can minimize or reduce your risk of heart disease. This month I’ll provide recent updates regarding heart disease and stroke.
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