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February Feelings - How Far Have You Come?

February Feelings - How Far Have You Come?

Let’s talk about Accountability - Today is 2/22/2022 which means that we are 53 days into the year. This means that if you set goals back in January you should be about seven weeks into working towards these goals and should have made some progress. So, let’s talk about where you are at.

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Are You Making Good Choices?

Are You Making Good Choices?

The Choice is Yours! Making good choices can be really challenging. Life gets busy, stress levels rise, and the easiest thing to do is to hit the drive-thru or skip the dishes. The great thing is, the choice is yours!

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How to Get your Groove back:

How to Get your Groove back:

Back in the Saddle Again - We are creatures of habit! We can make changes to our diet and lifestyle, even major ones, but at some point, we can get complacent about it, or we get derailed by an event, and before we know it, we’re back to our old habits again.

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The Leaky Gut Solution - Part Two

The Leaky Gut Solution - Part Two

Last week we started with a discussion on what Leaky Gut was and what might be at the root of why it happens. This week we need to look at the solutions.

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Are Your Guts Leaky? Let's Find Out Why!

Are Your Guts Leaky? Let's Find Out Why!

Certain symptoms can be traced back to gut health and possibly leaky gut! The gut, or gastrointestinal system, is truly a gateway to overall health. The gut microbiome is an ecosystem of organisms including bacteria, yeasts, fungi, viruses, and protozoan throughout the digestive tract.

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How DUMB are your GOALS?

How DUMB are your GOALS?

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Thriving In Our Winter of Discontent

Thriving In Our Winter of Discontent

Thriving In Our Winter of Discontent - As social distancing protocols continue after the weirdest holiday season of the century so far, many people are struggling with not being able to celebrate with their loved ones around the table. We crave the familiar and nostalgia becomes particularly strong when the twinkle lights go up.

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Reset with Results – Start the New Year Better

Reset with Results – Start the New Year Better

When will it be the right time to change? - What does the New Year mean to you? Maybe you sit down and set goals or get focused on what you want to achieve in the coming year. Maybe you re-evaluate your life and what you have accomplished in the past year. For 2021, I have heard many people talking about getting back on track after the train wreck of 2020.

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Entrepreneurial Energy – How to Generate More!

Entrepreneurial Energy – How to Generate More!

Big Business Energy Busts - As a business owner and entrepreneur, I know firsthand what it takes to get a business up and running and the energy it takes to keep that business moving in the forward direction. Most of us here in Calgary were feeling the downturn of our local economy well before the beginning of 2020 and then shortly there after we shocked into a new reality with the onslaught of COVID-19. Stress is one of the partners in many of our businesses as we need to pivot, roll with the punches and use creativity.

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A New Era – No Shoes is Expanding Again

A New Era – No Shoes is Expanding Again

Welcome Welcome Welcome!! - Over the past few years, I have been working to build a foundation to launch more and more amazing programs and offerings from No Shoes Nutrition. There have been many ups and down but today I can confidently say we are UP!! I would like to introduce you to Meghan Prescott.

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The Perfect Diet Dilemma - Is there a perfect human diet?

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Transit Time Talk - Are you Pooping Enough?

Transit Time Talk - Are you Pooping Enough?

How Much Time Should It Take? - Are you Moving Fast Enough?

I did a little experiment. I ate some foods that would indicate how long things take to move through my body. This is called my transit time. The time it takes food to travel from my taste buds to the toilet. I was curious; would my dinner show up after breakfast? Would it take longer? I was fascinated to find out I had an almost 48-hour transit time! The slowest on the range of what is considered normal and for my goals, not at all optimal.

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Keto - The Weight Loss Wonder

Keto - The Weight Loss Wonder

Ready to Try Keto – Here are some tips! -

Whether you have been living the keto way of life for some time or you are just starting out, exploring your options, or interested in learning some more I have some tips that can make your keto transition easier. These are some things I wish I would have known when I started my own keto journey.

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Candida Cleansing In a Crisis

Candida Cleansing In a Crisis

Week One Complete - Entering Week Two - Week one was my transition week. It was the week I slowly cut back on any sugar and simple carbohydrates in my diet and started adding some anti-microbial foods. I am happy to report that I did not have many effects, meaning I didn’t have any migraine headaches, just minor ones or extreme fatigue, just a bit lower energy.

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Am I Crazy? Candida Cleansing While Quarantined

Am I Crazy? Candida Cleansing While Quarantined

Ever Thought Candida Might be Your Problem? - Being stuck in my house, eating (okay, I’m going to admit it) less than 100% nutritious foods, I have been once again forced to come to terms with a flare-up of candida. Have you heard of it?

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COVID Is Here! Immune Support Part Two

COVID Is Here! Immune Support Part Two

Are there foods that can Strengthen My Immune System?

Last week we talked about what we needed to watch out for, what we needed to support our immune system with lifestyle-wise. What about the foods we eat? Did you know there are several foods that can support a healthy immune system response and help your body fight a good fight against viruses and bacteria including the presently dreaded COVID-19?

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COVID is Here! Is your Immune System Ready?

COVID is Here! Is your Immune System Ready?

Do you need to Boost your Immune System? - We are being bombarded with tips on washing hands, wearing masks and protecting ourselves from the outside to prevent the spread of COVID 19. But did you know there are some things you can be doing, while self-isolating, to build your immune system? Some things to help just in case you are exposed to this dangerous virus?

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COVID 19, Self-Isolation, Quarantine – How Are You Coping?

COVID 19, Self-Isolation, Quarantine – How Are You Coping?

How Are You Doing? Really Doing?

It’s been two LONG weeks. Two weeks of working from home, kids home from school, parents attempting to educate their kiddos and maintain some kind of normal. How is everyone doing? Have you had a chance to evaluate how well you and your family are coping? This is a whole lot of change all at one time and now might be the perfect time to take a good look at what kind of coping mechanisms you are using to offset some of the building stress.

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Your Kids are Home – What do you feed them?

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Are you Struggling to Maintain Weight Loss? Here's Why!

Are you Struggling to Maintain Weight Loss? Here's Why!

Why maintaining Weight can be HARD!

There is a good deal of preparation that goes into changing your lifestyle and your food choices, maybe even your activities when you start to think about losing weight. How much thought goes into how to maintain that weight loss you worked so hard to achieve? Usually very little. I have personally NEVER heard of a weight-maintenance plan being offered. Well, until now…

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