Sweet New Product – CoCoa LeafGreens

  I was never a big fan of sweets, up until about ten years ago.  My father developed diabetes when I was a young girl so I basically grew up on a “diabetics diet”.  I remember my high school years when my friends would be snacking on chips, pop, and candy bars and there I was eating fruit and vegetables, and drinking either water, juice, or milk.  I didn’t experience all the teenage acne, zits, and other...

Magnificent Magnesium – Essential For Good Health...

Magnesium is an essential mineral our body needs to function properly and provides many health benefits.  Magnesium is essential for numerous metabolic functions in the body such as the production and transfer of energy at the cellular level, the conduction of nerve impulses, the contraction and relaxation of muscles, and the synthesis of protein.  Magnesium also supports DHEA production and assists in calcium and potassium...

A Rainbow A Day Keeps The Doctor Away

April showers bring May flowers.  And with the rain comes rainbows – which are just beautiful.  Another rainbow that is beautiful is a rainbow of nutritious and delicious food. Canada’s Food Guide recommends that adults consume between 7 and 10 portions of fruits and vegetables every day.  For many people this can present a challenge.  Whether it is lack of time, money, or availability many people are not getting the...

Spring Ahead With Daily Essentials

With the arrival of spring, it’s time again to spring-clean our homes.  It is so wonderful to be able to open up the windows and let the fresh warm breezes fill our homes and hearts.  And it’s also a great time to look at spring-cleaning our body systems and what we can do to provide ourselves with nutrients that keep us healthy. The materials used to renew the cells that make up our body’s tissues and organs come...

Why Worry? – AIM Composure Can Help

It is often said that worrying is using your imagination to create something you do not want.  And if you are familiar with the Universal Law of Attraction you understand that you get whatever you think about…whether you want it or not. The Law of Attraction says:  That which is like unto itself, is drawn.  We are constantly attracting people, places, things, situations, and experiences into our lives through the...

The High Price Of Dining Out

  Last November my husband Wayne and I were busy working on a rather large renovation job.  We were converting a ‘well-used’ and ‘not-very-clean’ dog grooming business to a new and clean office space.  It wasn’t the most pleasant of jobs we have had in the past, but once we got through the tearing out and cleaning up part of the job, things went along just fine and it turned out to be a great office space. ...

The Benefits of Chromium

Chromium is an essential trace mineral involved in the metabolism of glucose, and plays a key role in the synthesis of cholesterol, fats, and proteins.  Chromium is known to enhance the action of insulin by improving the transportation of glucose out of the blood and into the cell.  Other benefits of chromium include controlling fats and cholesterol levels in the blood.  Chromium may help to reduce the risk of heart...

Beet Yourself Up

Botanically known as Beta vulgaris, the beet evolved from their wild ancestor known as sea beet, which is native to the coast of Europe, Northern Africa, and Southern Asia.  The root was carrot shaped and during early times the beet greens were eaten rather than the roots. The ancient Romans were mostly interested in beets for medicine, however they are believed to be one of the first civilizations to cultivate beetroot for...