Category Archives: health

Let’s Get Healthy Together Week 17: Clean Eating

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This post is written as part of a journey inspired by the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s My Healthy Weight Action Plan, an online tool geared towards helping you live a healthier life. Feel free to get caught up on previous posts: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12, Week 13, Week 14, Week 15, Week 16 Here are the stats to show my progress in my “Get Healthy Challenge”: Start Weight: 190 pounds Starting BMI: 28.9 End of Week 1: 185 pounds End … Continue reading →

Oral-B ProfessionalCare Smart Series 5000 {REVIEW}

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Take a look at my most favourite toothbrush ever:Did you know that Oral-B is the #1 dentist-recommended toothbrush brand worldwide?The ProfessionalCare Smart Series 5000 system is the greatest!Why? It helps keep track of the full two minutes that you are supposed to brush by dividing it into quarters and telling you when each quarter is complete by making a different pulsation. It makes my teeth feel smoother than they ever have. You can feel the brush actually getting in between your teeth. It tells you if you are pushing too hard with its unique “pressure sensor”. It rewards your hard … Continue reading →

Let’s Get Healthy Together Week 16: What is My “Trick”?

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This post is written as part of a journey inspired by the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s My Healthy Weight Action Plan, an online tool geared towards helping you live a healthier life. Feel free to get caught up on previous posts: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12, Week 13, Week 14, Week 15 Here are the stats to show my progress in my “Get Healthy Challenge”: Start Weight: 190 pounds Starting BMI: 28.9 End of Week 1: 185 pounds End of Week … Continue reading →

Tackle It Tuesday: Drink Your Water!

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We all know that drinking water is good for you! The challenge is making sure that you drink enough! Sometimes, we get busy, distracted or we don’t want to have spend our day in the washroom. However, regardless of all of the challenges and reasons why you don’t drink enough water, I am encouraging you today to…. DRINK.YOUR.WATER. Here is a cute printable worksheet for you to track your 8 glasses of water a day from Wild Olive (see the “download the printable list here” at the bottom of the blog post). Thanks to a discussion with my blogging friend … Continue reading →

Let’s Get Healthy Together Week 15: % Daily Value of Food Nutrients

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This post is written as part of a journey inspired by the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s My Healthy Weight Action Plan, an online tool geared towards helping you live a healthier life. Feel free to get caught up on previous posts: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12, Week 13, Week 14 Here are the stats to show my progress in my “Get Healthy Challenge”: Start Weight: 190 pounds Starting BMI: 28.9 End of Week 1: 185 pounds End of Week 1 BMI: … Continue reading →

@AdultEssentials with @ShesConnected – the tastiest vitamins EVER! {REVIEW}

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I am so thankful to have found Adult Essentials Gummy Vitamins for my husband and I to take every day! The honest truth is, as much as we know that vitamins are important for our health, we didn’t always remember to take them as a part of our daily routine. Now that we have Adult Essentials in our cupboard, let me tell you that it is difficult on some days to hold off until after dinner to take my vitamins. They are so yummy, they are like dessert AND they are good for you!Adult Essentials are pectin based gummy vitamins … Continue reading →

Let’s Get Healthy Together Week 14: A Stumbling Block….I need help from @TheHSF

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This post is written as part of a journey inspired by the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s My Healthy Weight Action Plan, an online tool geared towards helping you live a healthier life. Feel free to get caught up on previous posts: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12, Week 13 Here are the stats to show my progress in my “Get Healthy Challenge”: Start Weight: 190 pounds Starting BMI: 28.9 End of Week 1: 185 pounds End of Week 1 BMI: 28.1 End … Continue reading →

Fit Moms for Life: How to Have Endless Energy to Outplay Your Kids by Dustin Maher {REVIEW and GIVEAWAY}

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A mother’s body goes through so many changes after being pregnant, possibly nursing and experiencing the hormonal roller coaster. Many women struggle with their new bodies after giving birth to a baby. For some women it takes days, for some women it takes weeks or months, for some women it takes years and for some women, their bodies never feel the same again. Getting healthy, truly healthy plays a huge part in feeling like yourself again after becoming a Mom. Fit Moms for Life is a “getting healthy” tool! Fit Moms for Life is a book written by Dustin Maher … Continue reading →

Let’s Get Healthy Together Week 13 (With Help from the Heart and Stroke Foundation)

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This post is written as part of a journey inspired by the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s My Healthy Weight Action Plan, an online tool geared towards helping you live a healthier life. Feel free to get caught up on previous posts: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 Here are the stats to show my progress in my “Get Healthy Challenge”: Start Weight: 190 pounds Starting BMI: 28.9 End of Week 1: 185 pounds End of Week 1 BMI: 28.1 End of Week … Continue reading →

Hungry For Change – Educational & Motivational Movie for #free until March 31st

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I can’t recommend this movie enough to you! It motivated me, inspired me and educated me all at once with regards to my health and well being!Hungry For Change is available for online viewing, free of charge until March 31st! About Health, Motivational, Inspirational and MORE! Simply visit the HungryForChange.tv website and enter your name and email address to gain access to this incredible documentary. Learn tips, tricks, facts, information, stories and more. Do you want to be healthy? Do you want your family to be healthy? WATCH THIS MOVIE! Pin It Check out Multi-Testing Mommy’s Current Giveaways Multi-Testing Mommy … Continue reading →