In addition to hosting yearly cleanses we are very excited to bring you monthly seminars aimed at educating, providing resources for our community and bring people together.

Each month we will be focusing on a specific area of clean living.  Seminars will be held on the first Tuesday of each month at Seven Shores Cafe from 7 pm to 8 pm.  Each month we will be featuring a new recipe that best supports the topic discussed and samples will be provided for all our attendees.

We are updating our website to build you a resource where you can download recipes and review archived seminar topics and much more.

This month, February 7th we will be talking about foods and yoga poses that support a healthy mood.   February is known as the month of the ‘Winter Blues’.  Most of us know first hand what short cold gloomy winter days can do to our mood.   Come join us and learn more about what you can incorporate naturally into your lifestyle through diet and yoga to improve your mood today and all year through!  Remember you will have the opportunity to try one of our favourite recipes to helps keep you smiling!

If there is a particular area of cleaning living you would like to know more about please don’t hesitate to forward us your suggestions!

We ‘re looking forward to seeing you there,

Moksha Yoga Waterloo
Seven Shores Cafe
Vibrant Living Naturopathic and Wellness Centre

If you would like to attend our first session Tuesday February 7^th, please email us by clicking this link and let us know how many people are in your party. Sean from Seven Shores will be making food, so we would like to know each month how many people are coming.

The list below gives a brief summary of some different expressions of indigestion.  Remedies should be chosen based on the best choice considering your own specific symptoms.  You don’t have to be experiencing everything listed under a specific remedy; just choose the closest description.

The following remedies can all be taken in 12CH or 30CH potency.  Follow these rules for frequency of dosing:

• Stop taking the remedy when there is significant improvement; if symptoms recur, repeat the remedy as needed.
• Decrease the frequency of doses as symptoms improve; the interval between doses lengthens, as the person feels better.
• If there is no improvement after a reasonable effort, discontinue the remedy and reevaluate symptoms and select another remedy.

NUX VOMICA

• indigestion after overindulgence in food, alcohol or coffee
• cramping or sharp pains; heartburn, belching with bitter reflux; bloating
• frequent but ineffectual urging to belch or move bowels
• better for warmth and warm drinks

CARBO VEGETABILIS

• tremendous bloating with indigestion about half and hour after eating
• frequent belching which alleviates discomfort
• heartburn and gas
• better for fresh air or being fanned

PUSATILLA

• indigestion from fats and rich foods
• bloating and neusea
• no thirst
• feeling peevish; desiring sympathy

BRYONIA

• heaviness, like a stone in stomach after eating
• bitter belching
• worse from any movement
• thirsty for cold drinks

PHOSPHORUS

• headache from overindulgence in wine
• diarrhea from slight irregularity in the diet
• watery, painless stools
• thirsty for cold water or juice

 ARSENICUM ALBUM

• weakness and exhaustion from diarrhea
• food poisoning
• diarrhea with vomitting
• desire frequent sips of water
• better warm drinks and milk

Our previous newsletters around this time of year were all about how to “Avoid the Holiday 10lbs” that most people will gain or “How to Maintain your Sensible Eating Habits during the Holidays”.   While we still firmly believe in those ideas, and believe that moderation is the key to successfully getting through this season. This newsletter is going to have a different tone.  This issue is going to focus on how to protect your body from the perils of the season; the overindulging, the sugar and alcohol, late nights and stress that can also accompany the Wonders of Christmas.  I love this season, and I don’t know about you but each year the season keeps getting longer and longer. Our festivities this year seem to start in November, and don’t end until mid January. Now, even if you are trying to be moderate that is still a lot of functions!!

Have you ever noticed how everyone seems to get sick in January?  Some may say it is because the flu is just rampant at this point of the years. May be true!

But, we believe that it is the terrain not the disease. Meaning that if your body is protected, well rested, well fed and not stressed, you should be able to ward off the lurking  viruses.  Lets look at our system after the Christmas season…we are totally acidic (from all the sugar and alcohol which the bugs thrive in), we are exhausted from running around and many of us find this season to come with a certain element of stress. If even one of these is true for you, it can set your terrain up for more disease than is necessary.

While moderation is still the key, this issue is going to give you some tips of things that you can do if you do end up overindulging!

Hangover Helpers    

Alcohol

While it can be nice to sit back and relax with friends and a glass of wine, alcohol can really have a negative impact on many aspects of our health. Alcohol increases insulin, which creates havoc on our blood sugars, which then impacts our quality of sleep at night and causes us to want those high fat and sugary foods the next day. In order to minimize this effect, use soda water for your mix instead of pop or tonic water. If you consume drinks that are lower in sugar, you will have less headaches which are usually related to both alcohol and sugar. You will also have better insulin balance, which is going to help to manage some of the alcohol induced cravings for foods.

Red Wine is the drink of choice as it does have some health benefits, and has been shown in some studies to improve red blood vessel function. The amount of drinks per week that is deemed appropriate for a woman is 4, and men is 7. So there is too much of a good thing!

Liver Supportive Foods

We know that any kind of toxin to the body has to be processed by the liver. We also know (even if we sometimes don’t want to admit it) that alcohol is a toxin. Therefore it is really important to play close attention to our liver, as it works hard to keep us pure and clean over the Christmas holidays.

Foods that support liver function include beets, leafy greens, garlic, onions, cruciferous vegetables like kale, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and brussel sprouts. In terms of supplements there are a few that work very well to support the bodies detox process which include Vitamin C, NAC, milk thistle and choline and inostitol.

We have a product at the office called LIV H17 which is a mix of choline, inostitol and milk thistle that protects the liver nicely.

B-vitamins

Bvitamins are necessary for the breakdown of alcohol. There has been some studies that have shown that taking Bvitamins can reduce your hangover symptoms by up to 50%. It is important to take a Bcomplex, and best to take 1 before going out, one when you come home and then one again the next morning. For women, the folic acid in the Bcomplex  has been shown to reduce the risk of breast cancer that has been linked to excess alcohol consumption.

Bust away those Bloated Blues 

We all know that traditional feeling following a Christmas dinner, bloated and sleepy!  While the food is great, the aftermath of all of those starchy carbohydrates, proteins and increased portions is very hard on our digestive system and requires it to do extra work. That bloated sensation is the food not digestive properly in our system creating gas and distention.  The extreme fatigue after eating can be one of two things.  First, our blood and energy is diverted to our digestive system after a meal, so the larger the meal the more energy is required. Secondly, the traditional Christmas dinner is usually composed of a lot of starchy carbohydrates like potatoes, turnip, dressing and bread. These foods tend to affect our blood sugar and insulin levels, and this can cause us to feel fatigued after such a meal.

The obvious solution is to watch our portions and reduce our starchy carbohydrate intake.  However, you can also take a digestive enzyme to help you with these larger, or harder to digest meals. Take the digestive enzyme about 10min before the meal and it will help you to break it down.  If you aren’t a pill popper, you can also try taking about 1tbsp of apple cidar vinegar before the meal in water, which also helps to increase your natural production of digestive enzymes.

It is also important to take a probiotic, not only will it help your to support your immune system but it will also help your digestive system process these foods.

Take a probiotic that contains 10billion active cultures (or cfu’s) and during the season take 1 capsule twice a day.

Fight the Post Christmas FLU!! 

It has been found that 1 tsp of sugar can reduce your natural killer cells ability to fight infection by up to 50% for 4 hours after ingestion. With the Christmas season being known for its sweets, it is important to protect your immune system during this time.

If you would like more information on this, please refer to our last newsletter, which is packed with information on natural ways to fight infection.

To review, it is important that the whole family be taking vitamin D, and a probiotic during the winter months to optimize that immune function.

Most of all, Happy Holidays!

It’s that time of year again – Spring! The snow has melted, the sun is growing stronger each day, and the rain is moving in to wash away all the rubbish that has been hiding under the snow for months.

We’re all familiar with the idea of “spring cleaning” as it relates to our homes, closets, and garages, but how about spring cleaning our bodies? The change of seasons is the BEST time to cleanse our bodies and get ride of the toxins that have accumulated over the winter.

You know how good you feel after your home has gone through a spring cleanse; now imagine how good your body will feel it if you did the same for it!

Everyone is in need of a full body spring cleanse. It doesn’t matter how well behaved we were this winter we are all exposed to hundreds of toxins everyday, and it’s important that we aid our bodies in an annual cleanse to help rid these toxins.

While the body is normally an efficient detoxification machine on its own, the world we live in can put a strain on even the healthiest of us. The build-up of these toxins in the body can lead to a variety of seemingly unrelated symptoms, such as, fatigue, headaches, malaise, irritability, mood swings, bloating, insomnia, and muscle and joint aches or pains.

While we may have limited control over our environment, we have a great deal of control over our bodies. There is enormous value for your body in a spring cleaning.

In recognition of this important practice Vibrant Living has paired up with two other health conscious organizations from the community - Moksha Yoga Waterloo and Seven Shores Urban Market and Café – to deliver a well- planned and organized two week 3nd Annual Community Wide Spring Cleanse in the K-W area.

You know you need it!

We know this isn’t the first time you’re heard about cleansing or detoxifying. So, if it’s your first cleanse or if it’s a part of your regular lifestyle, please join us in the exciting event.

Everyone is welcome, and you do not have to be a patient of ours to participate in this free event so invite your family and friends along!   Please visit our web site, at:

http://waterloocleanse.com

to learn more about and to register for KW’s 3nd Annual Community Wide Cleanse.

We look forward to having you participate in this exciting event!

Weight gain – whether it be long or short term is dangerous for your health…your heart as to work harder, your joints are under more stress not to mention the fact that this extra body fat is inflammatory and has been shown to be linked with certain forms of cancer.

The reality is, we all need to indulge in moderation!!! There is no single human being that can eat all of these inflammatory and high fat foods and beverages and be healthy. Even those people that look “skinny” and eat “whatever they want” in terms of high sugar and high fat foods will NOT be healthy.

Therefore…we all need to learn moderation. The goal of the holidays whether you are on a weight loss or weight management program is to come out of the holidays being the exact same weight that we went in. Do not fall into the rut where you dig a hole so deep in terms of your weight that you have to then climb your way out in January. You are more than welcome to indulge…but use these 10 tips to forgo the holiday 10!!

Tip #1 – Exercise is a MUST

Think about it this way, you need to eat 3500 calories to put on 1 pound of fat. While this may sound like a lot…think about this

• Starbucks Gingerbread Latte – 270-330 calories
• Peppermint white chocolate mocha – 540 Calories
• Eggnog Latte – 470 calories
• Stuffing – 100g – 231 calories
• 1 slice Christmas Cake – 249 calories
• 1 glass wine – 90-245 calories

It adds up!! Especially when Christmas seems to last 4-6 weeks with all of the office parties and friend and family get togethers. Not to mention the fact that everyone seems to bring in “treats” for the office.

If you exercise, even 30min per day you are going to burn an average of 250-300 calories. It is one of your biggest tools to keeping this weight off – therefore my suggestion is to do at least 30min of exercise per day. Make exercise fun, and start making some healthy traditions – maybe instead of sitting on the couch in a coma like state after a large meal, you could take the family for a walk through waterloo park and look at the lights…or even around your neighborhood. Or on boxing day morning, your could start a tradition to go tobogganing or for a cross country ski. While you are making good habits for yourself, start to make some for the whole family

Tip #2 – Know your Intention before going to the party

We all do better with a plan. Therefore, when you have so many parties decide on the way there in the car what you are going to have. While you may not completely stick to your plan, you are going to come a lot closer than if you never set some goals in the first place. For example – at my work Christmas party I am going to have 2 glasses of wine, and some dessert but I am going to keep away from the high fat high calorie appetizers at the beginning of the night.

Tip #3 – Bring something you can eat to the party

If you bring a healthy option, you know there will be something there for you to eat. I have included a bunch of healthy salad and dressing recipes that are great. Dazzle your friends and family with a healthy and delicious new recipe. If all else fails and you have no time – go to zehrs and grab a fruit or veggie tray, bring an olive and pickle tray or some mixed nuts

Tip #4 – Don’t go to the party hungry

When we are hungry we make irrational food choices, and to get our blood sugars back up we crave foods that are high in fats, refined carbs or sugars – like the cheese dip with bread, the cookie tray or the bulldozer dip with nachos. One great way is to have a snack 45 minutes before you go to the party. Things like veggies and hummus, fruit and nut butter, a protein shake, a handful of nuts and seeds or a bowl of soup. This will just take the “edge” off so you can make good choices at the party

Tip #5 – Don’t stand beside the food table!!

Get a plate, and fill up on what you would like to eat and go and sit down and enjoy your food. It will help you slow down, and it will also help you to digest your food. One of the worst things we can do for our digestive system is eat on the run, or eat standing up

Tip #6 – Watch the size of your plate

Studies have shown that the bigger your plate the more you eat. If you have an option, choose a smaller plate and if you choose to go back for seconds then you may do so

Tip #7 – Choose your glass wisely

It has been shown that people tend to pour more into short wide glasses than tall slender glasses.

So – if you have a choice – always choose the tall slender glass

Tip #8 – Speaking of Alcohol

This is one of the areas that we can really increase the calories. Not only is alcohol higher in calories, but your body finds it a great source of energy…so uses the calories in alcohol for energy and stores the food that you eat alcohol with to store as fat.

Therefore…to reduce your alcohol consumption try to drink water in between your alcoholic drinks. Therefore, glass of wine – then a glass of water and so on

Tip #9 – Keep your portions balanced

We have talked before about the ratio of protein to carbs to vegetables…this applies to Christmas too!!

• ¼ of your plate full of protein (meat, fish)
• ¼ of your plate with your carbs – yes this includes stuffing and potatoes!! Also pasta, rice, bread, sweet potatoe, squash, yam
• ½ of your plate with veggies

This is going to make a huge difference in terms of your comfort and energy level after dinner. The poor turkey always gets blamed for “turkey tired” but really it is all the carbs, alcohol and sugar that we are eating!! Make this the Christmas that you don’t have to undo your belt and flake out on the couch after dinner!!

Tip #10 – Indulge in Moderation

When you are indulging …take your time, eat the food and really enjoy it. The most important thing is to indulge in moderation. When you do indulge, make it a choice and do not feel guilty. There in absolutely nothing wrong with enjoying all of the flavours that Christmas has to offer.

We wish all of you a very happy and healthy holiday season

Robin and Kristijana

We challenge you to join us and Seven Shores and drink one Green Smoothie each day for 5 Days – starting after Thanksgiving Weekend from Tuesday Oct.12^th to Saturday Oct. 16^th.   See how you feel after … we will have a follow up on facebook.

Benefits to the Seven Shores Green Smoothie Challenge:

1. Creating a Habit of Drinking Green Smoothies
2. To help begin building our Immune Systems for the winter
3. To have Increased Energy all day long
4. To use the kale, spinach, carrots and other greens, veggies and fruit from our local farms … the combinations taste great … you have to try it!!

How the Seven Shores Green Smoothie challenge works:

• Each day Seven Shores Cafe will make a fresh green smoothie for you in a 946ml (32oz.) Mason Jar.
• Cost is $35 for 5 Green Smoothies (pre-payment can be made in cafe)
• Pick up Smoothie in the Cafe anytime between 7am and 7pm
• Return your mason jar the next day and receive your next smoothie
• A chart will be in the cafe – tracking your number of smoothies consumed
• On Saturday 16^th receive recipes of the 5 smoothies
• If you have a juicer at home and would like to do it yourself – we can provide the produce, juice and recipes for you to pick-up on Tuesday – $25 fee.

Information Night (location – Cafe): Thursday October 7^th from 7pm to 8pm:

To know more about Building up Your Immune System and the Benefits of Drinking Green Smoothies – Come and Listen to Kristijana Rakic, ND – www.vibrant-living.ca You will also have a chance to sample a green smoothie and ask any questions about the challenge.

Seven Shores Cafe is about using local and organic produce and other products on their menu in support of the local farmer and keeping the food fresh and nutritious.  The challenge is during the time of National Organic Week – supported by Canadian Organic Growers – Waterloo Chapter www.cogwaterloo.ca.  The greens and veggies used to make the smoothies will be coming from our local organic farms:  Pfennings, Fertile Ground and Transpire Organic Farm!

Any questions please email info@sevenshorestrading.com or call 519.342.0916

Heart Health

Asparagus are especially high in folate. Folate is essential for a healthy cardiovascular system. Just one serving of asparagus supplies almost 66% of the daily recommended intake of folate.

A Natural Diuretic

Asparagus is a very good source of potassium (288 mg per cup) and quite low in sodium (19.8 mg per cup). Its mineral content, combined with an active amino acid in asparagus, asparagine, gives asparagus a diuretic effect. Historically, asparagus has been used to treat problems involving swelling, such as arthritis and rheumatism, and may also be useful for PMS-related water retention.

Food for Healthy Gut Flora

Asparagus contains a special kind of carbohydrate called inulin which is a health-promoting friendly bacteria in our large intestine. When our diet contains good amounts of friendly bacteria the digestive system works smoothly.

A Birth Defect Fighter

Eat lots of asparagus if you’re thinking about becoming pregnant or are in the early stages of pregnancy. A cup of asparagus supplies approximately 263 mcg of folate, a B-vitamin essential for proper nervous system development. Inadequate folate during pregnancy has been linked to several birth defects, including neural tube defects like spina bifida.

For more information on asparagus and for delicious recipes visit the official Ontario website for asparagus.

While there have been many studies that have reaped the benefits of a good organic free trade cup of coffee, what we are putting in this coffee is another story.

Lets look at the hidden calories in coffee that are contributing to our ever growing waste lines.

Hidden Calories

Coffee itself has virtually no calories, however very few of us will drink our coffee black.

The new guidelines are suggesting that we limit our added sugar intake to no more than 100 calories for women and 150 calories for men a day.

• 1 tsp or packet of sugar = 20 calories
• 1 pump of flavoured coffee syrup  = 20 calories (usually there are 3-4 pumps/drink)
• Whip = 60-110 calories

Lets look at some of the sugar in your favourite drinks:

• Grande Chai Tea Latte Starbuck – 8 tsp sugar, 128 calories of added sugar
• Grande Green Tea Latte – 91/2 tsp sugar, 152 calories of added sugar
• Grande Cinnamon Dolce Latte – 41/2 tsp sugar, 72 calories of added sugar
• Hot Chocolate – 6 tsp sugar, 96 calories of added sugar
• 14oz Iced Cap from Tim Hortons – 11 ½ tsp sugar, 184 calories of added sugar
• 10oz Hot Chocolate from Tim Hortons – 9 ½ tsp sugar, 152 calories of added sugar

If you have these occasionally, no problem..we can all indulge. However, if you are having these on a daily basis you need to consider how much extra sugar you are pumping through your system!

Artificial Sweeteners, They’re Better, Right?

So what about the no sugar syrups or artificial sweeteners? We know that long term intake of these things is not natural or good for your health. They have been associated with many neurological conditions, as well as aggravating certain neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s and Multiple Sclerosis.

We suggest that you use real sugar in moderation.

If you are a “double double” person, consider this…

One Suggestion

If you drink a 10oz “double double” you are consuming 150 more calories than if you drink black coffee. If that is too extreme, switching to double milk and double sugar will reduce your calories by 40 per 10oz cup.

What if you stopped the sweet and just added a single milk? You would save 130 calories per 10oz cup.   You have to ask yourself…if you are drinking that double double, are you drinking it because you like the taste of coffee, or sugar?

Saving this 120 calories every day is significant, as it has been shown that as little as a 100calories more a day than your body requires will put on 10lbs per year.

Make a conscious choice of where your calories and added sugars are coming from!!

How Much Salt Is Too Much?

New guidelines are suggesting that we consume no more thatn 1500mg per day, it is estimated that the average Canadian is consuming double this amount.

Just to put this number into perspective 1 tsp of salt contains 2400mg of sodium. However most of the salt we are eating is not coming from the table salt we are using to salt our foods or adding to our cooking. While we still want to limit this, most of the salt is lurking in the processed, packaged and fast foods we are eating.

We know that things like frozen dinners and canned soups are high in sodium, but take a look the next time at processed meats, or canned tomato sauce or even certain breads. It can all add up.

Lurking Sodium

Lets take a look at some of the sodium that is lurking in the fast foods that you are eating…

• Tim Hortons 12 grain bagel – 590mg
• Tim Hortons Chicken Snack Wrapper – 610mg
• Starbucks Italian pesto, cheese and tomato sandwich – 900mg
• Tim Hortons Soups (individual) – average 900mg
• Kelseys veggie burger – 950mg
• Kelseys broccoli and cheddar soup  – 1020mg
• Manchu wok green bean chicken with mixed veggies – 1070mg
• Tim Hortons Chicken Club Sandwich – 1070mg
• Mr greek, greek salad with dressing – 1160mg
• Boston pizza veggie pizza (individual) – 1160mg
• Swiss chalet chicken soup – 1380mg
• Starbucks egg and spinach and feta wrap  – 1140mg
• Swiss chalet grilled chicken caeser salad with dressing – 1730mg
• Montanas roasted salmon with rice and veggies – 1780mg
• Swiss chalet ¼ chicken dinner with dipping sauce and rice – 2020mg
• Swiss chalet chicken stirfry with rice – 2290mg
• Montanas turkey club sandwich – 2320mg
• Kelseys nachos and cheese – 3530mg

As you can see, some of these choices are actually the best ones on the menu but they still have increased sodium. It is not really their fault, they have to get their produce in bulk and when they do that it has to be preserved so it wont spoil and salt is an easy way to prevent the spoilage. Also – we demand that foods tastes good, and our plates like salt. The more we eat, the more we want.

In Conclusion

While all of these foods are great and fine occasionally, if you are eating lunch out everyday it is important to re-evaluate these choices and start making this stuff at home. It use to be that eating out was a luxury or social, so it really didn’t matter if a couple times  a month you were over your sodium intake. Now it seems that people are eating out 1-2x/day which as you can see can really add up and increase your risk factors for disease!

For those of you who haven’t heard of this program, Jamie Oliver is better know as the “Naked Chef”. He has created a revolution in the school programs at home in England, and has now brought the project to one of the unhealthiest cities in America.

As you can imagine, he gets a lot of resistance and has great struggles trying to get these kids to eat “real food”.    The kids are currently on a school lunch program and are being fed pizza and strawberry milk for breakfast and then pizza or chicken nuggets again at lunch.  Of course all of these meals are processed containing a whole list of additives not to mention vast amounts of sugar and salt.

Jamie’s mission is to get “real food” back into the school cafeterias which includes meals like pasta, with a meat sauce that is full of vegetables and real chicken or sloppy joes made of unprocessed beef and vegetables and even mac and cheese…but the homemade kind not from a box. He even admits that the meals are sometimes not the “best” choices but they are better than the stuff they are currently eating.

There have been 3-4 clips in this series so far that I have found fascinating and wanted to share them with you

Is That Chicken?

In one of the first episodes, Jamie does an experiment where he takes a chicken and explains to a group of 6-7 kids where processed chicken nuggets come from. He takes a whole chicken and cuts off the legs and breasts, explains these are the good parts and sets them aside. What is left is the carcass, bones, fat, cartilage..and he takes all of this and cuts it up and places it in a food processor. At this point the kids are screaming and totally grossed out. Jamie explains that these are the ingredients they are eating when they consume chicken nuggets. Then he takes the “mash” and combines this with flour, fillers, and spices to make it taste good, forms them into patties and fries them with a coating.

The kids are watching this whole process, and at the end he asks for a show of hands as to who would eat this.

Even though 3 minutes before they were disgusted by the “mash”, every child put up their hand that they would still eat the chicken nugget. Gross!

The point being, we really have to focus on educating our kids about what is actually in our food as when this food comes in pretty packages they are disconnected from what they are actually eating. This goes for adults too.

What is a Vegetable?

Along this same line, Jamie went into the classroom and was trying to get kids to identify vegetables.  While the kids had no problem recognizing things like French fries and pizza – not one single child was able to identify a carrot, potato, eggplant, broccoli etc.

Come Over To The Common Sense Corner

Jamie has his meals going up against the regular school lunch program. On this particular day, he made a pasta that included 7 different kids of vegetables, and that was going up against a burger and fries with the “option” of a side salad.

The supervisor pulled Jamie aside and said that according to standards there wasn’t enough vegetable in his meal. The policy required that you need 1 ½ cups, and even though there were 7 different kinds of vegetables in the pasta there wasn’t 1 ½ cups. When he questioned where the vegetables were in the regular school program dish the answer was the French fries and the option the kids had for the side salad (even though not one child was in the salad line).

This is where we have to use our common sense, and agree that sometimes policy just doesn’t make sense. I bring this up as this happens a lot! We know in our heart of hearts what we should and shouldn’t be eating but we tend to rationalize. My favourite example of this is the whole grain fruit loops…we know this really isn’t great for us, yet we rationalize that at least it is whole grain, or reduced in sugar.

When presented with situations like this…no matter what the policy or label may claim we challenge you to put on your common sense hat!

Is That Milk?

The last one was probably the most mind blowing for me. The last episode had Jamie trying to feed the children plain milk instead of giving them the option to choose the strawberry or chocolate version.  Typically these flavoured milks have more sugar than a can of pop…and we know all of the problems that over 10tsp of sugar in one drink can have on a body, let alone a little body!  The rationalization for the flavoured milk still being offered was that it is better for a child to drink the sugar to make sure they get their calcium.

My jaw dropped to the floor!

We now know that sugar is one of the major driving forces of things like cardiovascular disease, inflammation, diabetes and now new research is pointing at Alzheimer’s as being the type 3 diabetes.  In addition, we know that calcium is leached in an acidic environment…and one of the number one acidic foods is sugar.

Again…here is where we need to advocate for and educate our children.

One of the teachers in this episode encouraged the children to choose the regular plain milk and explained why, and everyone in that class made the right choice in the cafeteria line.  It is up to us become educated ourselves, and then educate our children and given the choice they usually do make the right decision!

Your Own Food Revolution

To embark on your own Food Revolution…come to our Transformation Weekend on June 5/6, 2010.

2FOR1 special is on until May 7th!

For More Details click here now: http://www.lose-weight-waterloo.com/

Until Next Time…tune into Jamie’s Food Revolution.

Stay Vibrant

Robin and Kristijana