http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com Common Sense Approach to Health and Wellness Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:09:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 en http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/inspiration-do-you-believe-in-me http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/inspiration-do-you-believe-in-me#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:00:17 +0000 Dotty http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/?p=79 Watch this video and ask yourself - Do I Believe In Me?  If you need some uplifting inspiration this is worth your time to watch.  I believe in you - Do you believe in me? 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Nutrition plays an important part in maintaining [...]]]> http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/combating-colds-and-flu-5-natural-helper/feed http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/cabbage-one-of-natures-delights http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/cabbage-one-of-natures-delights#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:17:47 +0000 Dotty http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/?p=59 Cabbage: One of my favorite late summer vegetables Cabbage is good for you and it will help you too. The benefits of cabbage: moistens the intestines benefits the stomach improves digestion treats constipation fights parasites soothes ulcers Cabbage is high in sulfur which will fight parasites and purify the blood.  Cabbage contains iodine and is a rich source of Vitamin C.  The outer [...]]]> http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/cabbage-one-of-natures-delights/feed http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/total-activation-a-review http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/total-activation-a-review#comments Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:44:03 +0000 Dotty http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/?p=52 The New 5 Step Fitness Mantra I liked the concepts inTotal Activation: The New 5 Step Fitness Mantra because it takes into consideration that fitness is more than just exercise and healthy eating.  Fitness encompasses: Emotional Activation Physical Activation Social Activation Spiritual Activation Intellectual Activation Without all of these areas being “on tract” then life is out of balance.  Each area needs [...]]]> http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/total-activation-a-review/feed http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/first-organic-tomatoes-of-the-year http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/first-organic-tomatoes-of-the-year#comments Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:20:43 +0000 Dotty http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/?p=48 Enjoy this video of my Organic Garden in Vancouver We have been harveting Brocklie, Carrots, Spinich, Beets, Swiss Chard, Cucumbers, and now Tomatoes! Dotty Technorati Tags: organic garden, Tomatoes Tags: organic garden, Tomatoes Related posts Organic Garden (5) Herbal Supplements: How Healthy are they really? (6) Benefits of Tomatoes (3) Arthritis (0) ]]> http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/first-organic-tomatoes-of-the-year/feed http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/total-activation-healthy-living http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/total-activation-healthy-living#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:02:01 +0000 Dotty http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/?p=46 How Sleep Effects Health I have been reading the book Total Activation: The New 5 Step Fitness Mantra by Nitin Chhoda. I have only read the first third at this time - but the ideas are very thought provoking. The book contrasts the life styles of Americans with the life styles of people from India. [...]]]> http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/total-activation-healthy-living/feed http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/organic-garden http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/organic-garden#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:33:50 +0000 Dotty http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/?p=44 Organic Gardening - Delicious Vegetables I planted my garden in May - a week later than usual due to cool weather.  Here is a video of when I planted and again on July 7th.  It has been a very cool growing season so far…lets hope for warmer weather for the rest of the summer. Dotty fly.co.uk cheap flights from [...]]]> http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/organic-garden/feed http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/organic-gardening-creates-habitat-for-all http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/organic-gardening-creates-habitat-for-all#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:25:21 +0000 Dotty http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/?p=41 Friendly Bird Habitat Organic Gardening brings many benefits to both us and the environment.  One of the great benefits is having a habitat for birds in our yard that is both safe and it encourages birds to nest.  There are no harmful chemicals available and I think the birds really know this.  This family of Sparrows [...]]]> http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/organic-gardening-creates-habitat-for-all/feed http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/jalapeno-poppers-mighty-tasty http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/jalapeno-poppers-mighty-tasty#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:47:49 +0000 Dotty http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/?p=40 Jalapenos are very tasty - and good for you too! This is one of my favorite recipes. The ingredients are: Fresh Medium Sized Jalapenos Cream Cheese Bacon Here is a video that shows how to make Jalapeno Poppers - Let me know if you enjoy these as much as we do! Here’s to a tasty appetizer Dotty Technorati Tags: cream cheese, favorite recipes, [...]]]> http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/jalapeno-poppers-mighty-tasty/feed http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/which-plastic-bottles-are-saf http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/which-plastic-bottles-are-saf#comments Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:19:21 +0000 Dotty http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/?p=38 A Mini Guide to Plastic Bottles You’ve been hearing all kinds of bad news reports about toxic chemicals leaching from plastic bottles and containers. If you heat these bottles or re-use them, you might be increasing your exposure to hormone mimics or any of a number of other chemicals. But plastic is all around us, [...]]]> http://www.healthandwellnessblog.com/which-plastic-bottles-are-saf/feed