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Pink Salt ~ a Stocking Stuffer

A friend said pink salt would make a great stocking stuffer. Pink salt is a mountain salt rather than a sea salt.
Best of health, naturally,
Nina

Words added to our lexicon ~ like antioxidants

Through the power of advertising, many previously unknown words are being added to our lexicon on a daily basis ~ like antioxidants and probiotics and fructooligosaccharides. I hear them being bandied about by people that I didn’t expect to know such words or to be interested. But I wonder if their meaning is as clear.
Let’s [...]

At Vancouver International Airport

At Vancouver International airport tonight, welcoming family from France. Bon nuit. A demain.
Best of health, naturally,
Nina

Hoping to Hear from a Caterer

Hoping to hear from a caterer today about catering for my Mum’s 90th birthday party.
Best of health, naturally,
Nina

Epicatechin ~ An important flavanol in cocoa – uh?

I’m thinking I need to be a chemist to understand what some of these things are! This is what I’ve grasped. Flavanols are a type of flavonol that are found in cocoa. They’re a natural part of the plant, something like the pigment and some of them make it through the process that makes dark [...]

Seeing a Car Accident

Seeing a car accident outside our house tonight reminded us that every moment is precious. Lives can change in an instant. We only have now.
Best of health, naturally,
Nina

The Hibiscus Syriacus is Budding!

Enroute to church today, the air was cool after the rain and the Hibiscus syriacus was alive with a profusion of buds. Soon the flowers!
Best of health, naturally,
Nina

Are you Looking for a Life Coach?

I had the good fortune to work with Debrah Rafel of Wyndehorse Life Practises in 2004 for just one afternoon and I still remember it. She was doing a corporate wellness session and she talked about keeping hydrated and sleeping well, being energized and self-directed.
She shared an acronym with those of us at the session, [...]

Canada Ignites Fireworks to the Godzilla Score

Not being Godzilla fans, we didn’t recognize the music that Canada had chosen for its 2008 display in the Celebration of Light last night in English Bay, Vancouver. But we sure enjoyed the show.
This year, the fireworks seemed to be bigger, higher, louder, and brighter. In fact, one volley of fireworks was so bright [...]

Washing your Hands

When you wash your hands after going to the bathroom, start singing “Happy Birthday,” and when you’ve finished the song, your hands will be clean.
Best of health, naturally,
Nina