What is in Your Water?
Sep05

What is in Your Water?

So strange to think that in this century, the 21st century, our water can be so contaminated. With everything we know. But it is. With things we don’t know about. Why is it important to drink water? 60% of our body is made up of water. Our body needs water to function, it is the miracle elixir that can sustain us. We can go for weeks without food, but only mere days without water. Through urination, sweating and breathing, each day we...

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The Secret to Prevent Head Lice
Sep04

The Secret to Prevent Head Lice

It is hard to believe that the summer is already over! The first day of school has come. So, too, has the dread of all of the ‘fun’ little bacteria’s and such that will come close to our loved ones! One of the most irritating being head lice. Everyone dread’s that letter coming home, you know the one – we have all gotten it at some time! ‘We regret to inform you that there is a child in the classroom with a case of head lice….’ Ugh…....

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Beat The Heat – How To Prevent and Treat A Sunburn
Aug02

Beat The Heat – How To Prevent and Treat A Sunburn

With summer in full swing, so too is the potential for a sunburn. While we know spending time outside is vital for our well-being, getting a sunburn doing it is not! It is important to take the necessary precautions for being outside, whether on holiday someplace tropical or out in your backyard in the summer months. Why Time in the Sun is Important At the center of our solar system sits the sun. The sun brings life and energy to...

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5 Simple Steps for Keeping Your House Clean
Jul30

5 Simple Steps for Keeping Your House Clean

I love nothing more than to come home to a sparkling clean house at the end of a long day. Unfortunately, my children and husband can make keeping the house sparkling quite a challenge! Obviously, the best idea would be to hire a cleaning company to come in weekly, but if that is not in the budget quite yet, I have a few tips on keeping your house clean. Most people, myself included, hate to clean but love to live in a clean...

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4 Tips to Get Sleep
Jul24

4 Tips to Get Sleep

It is hard to get the sleep your body requires with today’s fast paced life-style. Studies are showing that sleep is super important for our bodies yet most of us do not get enough of it. Whether you struggle with falling asleep, staying asleep or carving out enough time for sleep – it simply cannot be ignored. Lack of Sleep = Stress on the Body = Physical Problems Physical Problems Caused by Not Getting Enough Sleep By not letting...

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Minecraft Meltdown
Jul20

Minecraft Meltdown

Have you heard of the video game Minecraft? My Canadian friend’s son introduced it to my son and he has been addicted ever since. What is Minecraft? Minecraft is a video game about creating your own world. You have to mine things and then use them to build what you would like to build. It was originally released in 2011 by Swedish video game programmer Marcus Persson. It was an immediate success and became a mainstream game by 2012....

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Cleaning Products Explained
Jul19

Cleaning Products Explained

The cleaning products you use to clean your family home are far more important than you think. Many of the cleaning products that we have become accustomed to using give off very harmful toxins. The History of Cleaning Products First, let’s have a look at the history of cleaning products. It may shock you to find out that humans and Clorox were not put on the earth at the same time, but it is true!! In fact, right up until the 1930’s...

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Manuka Honey for Healing
Jul15

Manuka Honey for Healing

My bestie shared a little healing secret with me: Manuka Honey! I had always known that honey had great healing properties to it, but I did not know that there were tons of different types of honey. What is Manuka Honey? Manuka honey is a monofloral (made by bees that interact with just one species of flower) honey produced in a northern region of New Zealand from the nectar of the Manuka tree (tea tree). It has demonstrated...

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Probiotics Anyone?
Jul11

Probiotics Anyone?

What are probiotics? Probiotics are live microorganisms which maintain the balance of bad and good bacteria in your digestive tract. Everyone has them! In fact, our digestive tracts (which makes up more than 70 percent of our immune system) are flooded with trillions of bacteria – all alive. There are over 100 strains of probiotics, with more being discovered almost daily. The root of the word probiotic comes from the Greek word pro,...

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Are Your Kids Swearing?
Jul09

Are Your Kids Swearing?

Swearing is part of our society today. No wonder we have kids swearing. It is everywhere: video games, books, tv shows, movies, even adds now. I will confess, the occasional swear slips out of my (and my hubby’s) mouth too and I know the kiddos have heard. It is just language, right? Strong language? But why is swearing really bad? It’s not the saying of the actual word that is bad. They are just strong words after all. It is the lack...

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