Going With the Flow In my last blog post, we discussed how healing happens on all levels; let’s look now at the mental, emotional level of our thoughts and feelings. We are filled with thousands of thoughts daily, moment by moment. Most of these thoughts go flitting by, but when an emotion is attached to a thought, it ...
Let’s continue to unravel the confusion around the types of sweeteners on the market today, starting with the carbohydrate sugars. There is one exception in the list, stevia has no carbohydrates. These are the more common ones we see on packaging and they are listed in alphabetical order. (A quick pointer on terms – monosaccharides are the simple ...
Understanding your body’s PH For those of us who have forgotten our high school chemistry, pH means “potential hydrogen”. The addition of hydrogen makes a substance more acidic, while a reduction make it more alkaline (also called base). The pH scale (0-14) measures acidity and alkalinity. A pH of 7 is considered alkaline and a pH lower than ...
What on earth is epigenetics? In the area of genetics the scientific community has been studying what is called epigenetics. Previously it was thought our genes were the molecular units of heredity and we were predestined to what we inherited. It turns out that genetic data (the genome) has a outer expression called epigenome. The epigenome consists of ...
Sugary confections are now considered an essential and innocent aspect of holiday celebrations. I’m sure with Valentine’s Day this week, lots of you will be consuming some sort of refined sugary substance. Sugar – there seems to be much confusion around this sweetener. Much of the confusion is around all the various types of sugar on the market today. Let’s ...
Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On… Welcome to my first blog post. Healthy Soul-utions is all about being healthy in all areas. This called the holistic model. Looking at the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of healing. Throughout my experience in the health field, I have seen it over and over again, that when we try to heal ...