Articles About Health


  • Choco Mocha Mousse
    Choco Mocha Mousse

    Author Peggy Kotsopoulos

    This healthy mousse can be eaten on its' own as a rich, decadent dessert.
  • Stuffed Bell Peppers
    Stuffed Bell Peppers

    Author Peggy Kotsopoulos

    These take some time to make – mostly the chopping of vegetables – but if you have a food processor, it works wonders for this recipe! In addition, make this recipe in bulk and freeze individual servings for a great dinner or lunch any day of the week! 
  • Thunder-Thigh Thinning Vegetable Soup
    Thunder-Thigh Thinning Vegetable Soup

    Author Peggy Kotsopoulos

    High nutrient and low calorie: a winning combo when you want to wave good bye to a couple pounds. This thigh-loving soup helps you achieve your weight loss goals as its high fibre and protein to help keep you full for hours.
  • Courageously Resist Infectious Stress Carriers
    Courageously Resist Infectious Stress Carriers

    Author Anita Sig

    Stress carriers are highly infectious and infect others with their stress like any other disease carriers.  You probably know the type, constantly stressed out about some issue that hasn‘t even developed into a problem or the one who is always angry, backstabbing or gossiping.  Perhaps you know a paranoid boss who bullies his employees and only cares about what concerns him directly.  It can also be an overbearingly helpful individual who wants to do everything for you but doesn‘t have the means or ability to.  Be courageous and say no to avoid an epidemic.  Do not participate in gossiping or bullying and say no to codependent relationships.
  • Vikruti: Shifting into Spring
    Vikruti: Shifting into Spring

    Author Melina Meza

    In Ayurveda, we use the word Vikruti to acknowledge your current health condition, which may be affected by seasonal changes, a visit or move to a new geographical location, or the shift from one phase of life to another. Even though your original “yogic DNA” (called Prakriti) will never change, the changes you notice from external circumstances can make you feel like a different person, for better or worse. Vikruti is a way to more accurately describe your constitution based on what’s happening from moment to moment. It can help you see what health concerns may be on the rise and where your dosha and the elements may be out of alignmen
  • Whispers from Within: Your body is talking but are you listening?
    Whispers from Within: Your body is talking but are you listening?

    Author Rupina Meer

    How about we start social networking with our own bodies? This is how it would work. Your body would send you short little updates about how it's doing, how it's feeling, what it needs, and what kind of food would make it perform at its peak. Sounds great, doesn’t it?
  • When Good Thyroids Go Bad
    When Good Thyroids Go Bad

    Author Dr. Sacha Elliott

    The thyroid gland is the “master control gland” that is located at the base of your throat.  It has its hand in all functions of the body as it controls metabolism of every single one of our cells.  When the thyroid is overactive, it’s termed hyperthyroidism and the resulting symptoms are that of rapid metabolism: hot body temperature, high blood pressure, fast pulse, racing thoughts, nervousness, insomnia, diarrhea or loose stool, and difficulty putting on weight (wouldn’t that be nice!).  More commonly though, hypothyroidism, or an underactive thyroid, is the typical presentation when the thyroid has malfunctioned.