Articles About Health
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- Choco Mocha Mousse
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Author Peggy Kotsopoulos
This healthy mousse can be eaten on its' own as a rich, decadent dessert.
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- Stuffed Bell Peppers
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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!
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- Thunder-Thigh Thinning Vegetable Soup
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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.
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- Courageously Resist Infectious Stress Carriers
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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.
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- Vikruti: Shifting into Spring
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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
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- Whispers from Within: Your body is talking but are you listening?
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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?
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- When Good Thyroids Go Bad
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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.






