Health

Going Deeper: Love and Compassion Are Life Keys

December 8, 2011
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Going Deeper:  Love and Compassion Are Life Keys

Love and compassion do not drain us, they deepens us. Are you okay with going deeper… and expanding your heart? For close to 3 years, I volunteered in Palliative Care at my (then) local hospital. We were instructed to serve the patients – help them with what they might need/want. The medical staff took...

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Osirus And How Your Heart Measures Up

October 12, 2011
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Osirus And How Your Heart Measures Up

When I was a young girl, I was fascinated with King Tut and ancient Egypt. It’s interesting how the areas we are attracted to in life often have a lot of relevance later on. In ancient Egypt, Osiris was the biggest god of the underworld.  When people died, their hearts (which were believed to be the...

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Superbug Roulette with Canadian Grocery-store Chicken

June 13, 2011
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Superbug Roulette with Canadian Grocery-store Chicken

Part of the reason that I chose to drastically reduce my consumption of meat (basically, I’m 98% vegetarian) shows up in an alarming documentary recently aired on CBC’s Marketplace show.  It is imperative to be aware of this problem because it has far-reaching health effects, particularly if you’ve taken many doses of antibiotics and...

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