A few days ago I posted my video on the “Green Smoothie Lesson” and since then it has travelled around the world and has been watched over a thousand times already!! Jim Carey, from www.chidiet.com, a raw food advocate and Ann Wigmore devotee, has posted it in his blog: Check it out! http://www.chidiet.com/blog/raw-food-talk/leisa-wheeler-nd.htm Leisa
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Here is another good reason to avoid any packaged and processed food. There are very few processed foods that don’t contain some form of the flavour enhancer MSG, and among all it’s other dangerous side effects, (brain damage, inflammation, allergies, hyperactivity) it has been shown to cause obesity. I read about this a long time
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This was very exciting! Last week the Embracing Life! Retreats were featured in an article in the Sunshine Coast ESP magazine! It was a full feature article detailing the retreats with several photo’s and a testimonial from one of the past particpants. It was great to see that the retreats are getting noticed!! You can
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Oh, isn’t this just too funny! We knew Coca-Cola wouldn’t be capable of producing anything healthy!! “The Coca-Cola Company is being sued for making “deceptive and unsubstantiated claims” about its VitaminWater line of beverages, which it touts as healthy alternatives to sodas, lawyers for the plaintiff said on Thursday. Coca-Cola is misleading consumers by using
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I love green smoothies and have a “Superfood Smoothie” almost every day. At my Embracing Life! Retreats we do a Green Smoothie Lesson, very similar to the one I made here below. In this video, I take you through the making of a Superfood Green Smoothie, as well as talking about the health benefits and
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It’s a New Year, and I’ve decided to learn something that will enhance my fitness, quieten my mind, and detox me at the same time! One of the most inspirational ladies I have ever met, made the commitment each new year to learn something she had never done before. One year it was ballroom dancing, the
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Well. . . If you can live without caffeine or nicotine; If you can be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains; If you can resist complaining; If you can understand when loved ones are too busy to give you any time; If you can take criticism and blame without resentment; If you can ignore friends’ limited
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In this post I wanted to highlight two different views and approaches to weight loss, both of which I have a lot respect for. I think you will enjoy the contrast, and if you are struggling with your weight – you will find a lot of value in what these people have to say. I’ve written before on this
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When it comes to health there is always a new superstar food, supplement, herb or drink that is touted to cure cancer, reverse aging, prevent heart disease and pay off your mortgage (OK, I made that last one up – but hang on – some of those MLM companies DO claim that!!). I always keep
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I just finished watching a great documentary called The Corporation, and even though it has been out for a while, this was my first viewing of it. I can highly recommend it to anyone that has an interest in why the world is the way it is, and how we got into this mess (environment,
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