It's VCIM Body Reset time again!
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Feel better and improve your health with VCIM's Body Reset and Health Foundations Course starting Tuesday February 14, 2023.
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Supplement Spotlight!→
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RelaxMax® is an innovative powdered drink mix without flavoring components. It contains a blend of ingredients that supports the body's natural synthesis of catecholamines, the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA, hormonal balance, and healthy glucose metabolism. RelaxMax aims to promote a calm, relaxed, well-balanced emotional and physiological state.
Read MoreWe are thrilled to welcome Sarah to the VCIM team!
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Hailing from Scotland, born in Denmark, Sarah completed her University studies in Biochemistry and Biology at the University of Birmingham, England. After this, she completed her professional degree, Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine at Sonoran University of Health Sciences in Arizona. She then completed a Residency Program here in Ontario at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (university status). She continued on as faculty, training up-and-coming new doctors, while working in private practice.
Read MoreYou Can't "Beat" This Beet Salad!
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My mother always made pickled beets at home growing up on the east coast, so eating beets otherwise was not a thing. Then I realized about three years back that beets are pretty darn good without the pickling…Doh! This recipe is super easy to make, yummy, and oh yeah, healthy too!
Read MoreToFu or Not Tofu...that is the question.
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When I first started thinking about using tofu as a meat substitute I had huge doubts. So I did what any 56 year old (going on 5 years old when it comes to trying new foods) did, I hid my tofu in huge salads so the taste was hidden by all the veg and lettuce.
Read MoreGreens First
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Each scoop of Greens First provides a full 15 servings of dozens of different fruits and vegetables to provide a wide variety of phytonutrients and antioxidants that would be difficult to achieve from diet alone.
Read More20 Tips for a Successful Camping Experience→
/Summer is in full swing, and it's the perfect time to plan a camping trip, whether alone, with your significant other, as a family, or with friends. Whether you lean towards all-service sites or remote wilderness camping, here are 20 tips to help you fully recharge in the great outdoors.
24 High-Fiber Foods That Should Be On Your Plate Every Day, According To Nutritionists→
/Yes, everyone wants to feel full for hours after they eat lunch and never be bloated again. But like, how?!? Well, there's one solution that's not exactly sexy (your grandma probably swears by it), but it works: fiber, baby.
Immunitone Plus is Back...
/After being sold out for 2 months! It's a great formula because it has: elderberry and andrographis - anti-viral, mushroom extracts, echinacea and astragalous which help to increase white blood cell counts, immune activity and effect. It's a very smart formula to help prevent colds and flus.
Here's the Facts Sheet to read more: http://catalogue.designsforhealth.ca/Immunitone-Plus.pdf
Hot Smoked Trout and Lentil Salad→
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I hope you’re tempted to give this salad a try. Not only is it bright and extremely tasty, but it takes less than 10 minutes to throw together, which is a big plus.
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Clinical Trials
/This is an interesting, and sobering research article on patient outcomes for those who participate in clinic trials vs the current standard of care for cancer. There is unfortunately mis-communication happening. Appropriate patient education is critical for a patient's choice of treatment and outcome.
https://bmccancer.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12885-020-06916-z
Interesting Research Links Disordered Gut Microbiomes
/Interesting Research Links Disordered Gut Microbiomes as a causal factor for Hypertension (and a worse risk for more severe outcomes for COVID-19). Fascinating! This research reports lowered blood pressure with probiotic supplementation (In mice with given hypertension w
There is a massively growing body of research on how an unhealthy balance of microflora in our gut is an etiological factor for so many chronic diseases. There is an interesting factory of active organisms in our guts, responsible for our survival! Our nutrition, our immune system health, our mood, and/or many of our diseases!
https://www.diagnostechs.com/2020/04/20/covid-19-hypertension-and-the-gut-microbiome/
A colleague of mine is holding a very interesting course. I'm posting it here for you in case any one is interested.→
/Likely everyone could benefit. Dr. Naumen Naeem, MD, a respiratory specialist is a very interesting man, interested in healing.
Here is his course: From Fear into Flow https://www.fromfearintoflow.com/
His book "Healing From the Inside Out: How to overcome chronic disease and radically change your life" is really good.
Read MoreHow about trying a tasty immune boosting cold-press drink from TENDER LOVE & CARROTS?→
/Bring along this add to TENDER LOVE & CARROTS (located inside the Healing Source Pharmacy) to enjoy a complimentary shot bottle of immune boosting cold pressed juice.
