Archived Posts

Categories

Studying for Anatomy & Physiology Test

Where does the time go?

Last time I blogged was last Friday. My current excuse is that I’m studying for an anatomy and physiology test for next Monday. We’ll be tested on seven chapters from Elaine Marieb’s book, Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology: An Orientation to the Human Body, Cells and Tissues, Skin and Body [...]

Spring Blossoms

This spring in Vancouver has been so reluctant to arrive and still our weather is unseasonably cold, with a wind that penetrates any jacket.

The blossoms are unperturbed though.

Best of health, naturally,
Nina

A Test for Your Virtual Age

Do you want to know how the lifestyle choices you are making every day are impacting your life? Go to Virtual Age by Poodwaddle.com and have fun.

Or sit up and take notice!

Best of health, naturally,
Nina

Nettle Leaf Tea and Dandelion Tea

When I was a young girl growing up in Cardiff, Wales, my girlfriends and I would often go picking wild flowers – Bird’s Foot Trefoil, Cowslip, Ragged Robin, Meadow Crane’s Bill, and others. We would pick them, bring them home, press them between two sheets of blotting paper, place them under some encyclopedias and forget [...]

Breathe in – enliven; breathe …

Breathe in – enliven; breathe out – enpeacen; wait. Breathe in – enliven; breathe out – enpeacen; wait. Breathe in – enliven….

For today-Earth Day-eat food t…

For today-Earth Day-eat food that’s closer to the earth: organics, whole grains, legumes, fresh veg & fruit, nuts & seeds, & feel better.

The Art of Drinking Enough Water

We’ve all read the goal numerous times: we need to drink 8 glasses of water a day. Or ten or six or….

And we know there’s a correlation between how warm it is outside, our energy output, our diet, and our thirst. In other words, we are more likely to drink more when it’s hot outside [...]

A New Item in My Shopping Basket – Spirulina

Now that I’m studying for a Natural Nutrition diploma at CSNN, I’m trying out new foods all the time.

A week or two back, I finally understood why I want spirulina in my shopping basket and in my diet. Spirulina is a blue-green vegetable plankton that has been eaten as a source of protein by the [...]

Green Yogurt – and I Mean Green!

Here’s a great recipe that combines yogurt with spirulina – a wonderful way to augment and alkalize my diet and yours. This will have the kids giggling, it’s soooooooooo green and it tastes yummy!

Ingredients for One Serving
1/2 cup full fat yogurt
1 level tablespoon spirulina
1 teaspoon cacao nibs
1 tablespoon Omega 3-6-9
1/2 banana – sliced (optional)

Method
Put all [...]

Food Matters™

Food Matters™ – what a great film! Have you seen it? Are you interested in your health?

If you are, you will be amply rewarded by taking the time to watch this film that was put together by James Colquhoun & Laurentine ten Bosch, Producer Directors.

It stars such enthusiasts for raw foods, superfoods, and vitamins as [...]