Dear health-seekers, I know you've got some burning questions about whether or not the latest health trends are actually improving your health. So let's dive in. You ask: Do cleanse programs actually rid your body of toxins? Cleanse programs like the popular Master Cleanse and juice diets, may...
I would hazard a guess that at some point in your life you've realized you have way more stuff than you actually need. It may have been while consciously assessing your surroundings, possessions or personal desires. Or, it may have just occurred to you out...
Do you ever find yourself eating to fill an emotional void? Or to feel comforted? Or to celebrate a big win? Or maybe because you just need some sweetness in your life? As a culture, we consume way more food than we need. We are an overfed...
Hello PURE Friend, You may have noticed some recent changes to PURE, my name, my ‘look’ and me. I am transitioning. Quite honestly, I don't know when in my life I haven’t been transitioning; I wholeheartedly believe it never stops. Thankfully, we don't ever stop, growing, learning and...
If you know anything about me, you know that I love to travel, do yoga, meet, talk to and learn about people and that I love good, wholesome natural food. You might also say that I'm adventurous. These things are all an education for me....
Evidence shows that North American fertility rates are declining. Environmental factors such as pesticides, xenoestrogens (chemicals that mimic estrogen), toxic metals and unhelathy lifestyle are all contributing to this growing concern, and they affect both men and women. While there have been many advances medical treatments...
Poop Yes, I know it's potty talk, but we all do it and we need to talk about it. Poop tells us so much of what is going on with our digestive system. It's a true mirror of our internal terrain. Yes, you heard me right,...
We all know how important water is to our health. Besides being the 2nd most crucial ingredient to our survival after oxygen, here are a few reasons why water is the hub of life: assists with digestion & absorption of food protects & moisturizes joints...
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? ALLERGY SENSITIVITY immune response to antigen immune response to antigen involves IgE involves IgG immediate – within an hour delayed reaction – hours to days obvious symptoms subtle symptoms not common very common similar symptoms varying symptoms generally non-reversible can evolve at any age; reversible well recognized by medical science starting to be recognized by medical science Food...
This month as we focus on blood sugar and balancing it naturally, we have resurrected our article on Sugar and it's effects on our health. Sugar Article as Featured in Sangster's Magazine We’ve all become so accustomed to the taste of sweetness. How could you not? ...
Vitamin D and its Role in the body Vitamin D is synthesized in the body in response to sunlight and acts as a hormone; just as important as thyroid hormone or testosterone. There are vitamin D receptors in every tissue of the body; every brain cell,...
As we get closer to the Summer Solstice, the day where the sun shines the longest in the Northern Hemisphere, we start to feel the sun’s warmth & heat. We begin to feel the power, energy and radiance of the sun and begin to feel...