"Hunger headaches" can be caused by muscle tension and low blood sugar, which result in the swelling of blood vessels in your scalp and around your brain. Prevention: avoid strenuous dieting... don't skip meals... try healthy between-meal snacks. Avoid bingeing on sugary snacks, since coming down from a "sugar high" can bring on a headache.

Eat healthy! Three meals and two snacks is a healthy way to go!

Peppermint is one of the oldest and most highly regarded oils for soothing digestion.
Peppermint teas are used around the world to calm queasy stomachs and to quell indigestion. Peppermint is a general stimulant. A strong cup of peppermint tea circulates quickly and acts more powerfully than any liquor stimulant. This herb has a long history as a digestive aid and as a treatment for the symptoms of cough, colds, and fever. It kills microorganisms that can cause food poisoning, relieves the pain of sprains and strains and helps freshen lingering bad breath. It also is good for nausea and vomiting.

Peppermint is available in menthol lozenges, peppermint oil, enteric-coated peppermint-oil capsules and teas (do not purchase anything with artificial sweeteners).

As far as aromatherapy peppermint oil has helped to say good bye to countless headaches, indigestions, flatulence, diarrhea, soothe itchy skin, sore muscles, improve concentration and mental accuracy or even to be more alert when driving long distances, travel sickness and even to deter rats, mice ants or cockroaches.
Studies showed that peppermint may have the ability to directly affect the brain's satiety center, which triggers a sensation of fullness after meals. And those are only a few of the many ways peppermint can help.

Note: Do not use peppermint if you have cardiac arrhythmias. Too large a dose may cause gastrointestinal upset. If you drink peppermint tea on a regular basis, try a variation of herbal teas.

For more information or details on essential oils visit http://www.wellness-healthworks.com/ and click on therapeutic oils.

Disclaimer: This information is for educational purposes and is not meant to diagnose or treat illness.
These recommendations are for supporting the body nutritionally, to help it normalize itself regardless of any disease that may or may not be present.

For more information on nutritional planning or complete nutritional assessments contact:
CJM LeBlanc HealthWorks, Centreville Mall, 121-342 Main Street, Shediac, N.B. E4P 2E7, tel: (506)533-8885, fax: 532-8644, e-mail: charlotteleb@rogers.com, web site: http://www.wellness-healthworks.com/

Organic farming is much more friendly to the environment an dit produces food which is much better for us. Compare the advantages of going organic:


Commercial Food

· Grows with synthetic chemical fertilizers which do not provide a full range of minerals
· Sprays with chemical pesticides, herbicides and fungicides harming both man and earth
· Grows & uses genetically modified substances
· Uses growth hormones in animals
· Adds artificial coloring and preservatives
· Uses antibiotics often in animal farming


Organic Food

· Tastes better – grown in higher quality soils
· Reduces health risks from chemicals to farm workers, water supplies and consumer
· Contains more nutrients (up to 90% more*)
· Encourages biodiversity by eliminating the poisoning of beneficial birds, insects, animals, and plants
· Builds healthy soils, reducing erosion which kills fish in streams and rivers.
· *Smith, RL “Organic vs supermarket foods: element levels” JApp Nutr: vol 45 No. 1, 1993


For more information on organic food visit: www.wellness-healthworks.com or www.acornorganic.org or www.ocia.org

Many of us automatically think "bad" when we think "bacteria." Our intestines have communities of good and bad microorganisms. Some of these microflora can be opportunists. They do not cause disease until the balance among them is upset or until they lodge in other parts of the body. It is true that, some bacteria can cause infections. But when the digestive system is functioning properly these little organisms don’t even stand a chance beyond the stomach as the acidity in the stomach will stop them in their tracks.

Your digestive tract is host to about 400 different kinds of bacteria and yeasts. Among these, Lactobacillus acidophilus and other members of the Lactobacillus family are especially important to your health. Acidophilus is considered a "probiotic" bacteria because it helps to maintain intestinal health, and serves as a natural antibiotic against potentially harmful organisms. Taking acidophilus as a nutritional supplement will help maintain the normal balance of beneficial bacteria in the intestines and vagina.

Here are a few other benefits:

• Production of enzymes such as proteases, which help digest proteins and lipases to digest fats
• Production of B vitamins, which are biocatalysts in food digestion, particularly folic acid and B12
• Improves digestion of food
• Production of the natural antibiotic Acidophilin which has been patented, and Bulgarian has been produced from L. bilgaricus
• Certain yoghurt cultures (L. bulgaricus and S. thermophilus) appear to possess great potential as anticarcinogenic and anti-tumor properties
• Help in the alienation of lactose intolerance caused by the deficiency of the enzyme lactase. Such l. acidophilus cultures produce significant quantities of lactase more fully and thereby reduce the possibility of bad breath, bloating, gas formation and stomach cramps
• L. Acidophilus, may help reduce the occurrence of diarrhea and urinary and vaginal infections.
• L. acidophilus helps enhance calcium metabolism and thus may be related to their hypocholesteremic and anti-carcinogenic effect.
• May helps reduce serum-cholesterol levels
• May helps alleviate dermatitis and other skin disorders by modifying and improving gastrointestinal microbial balance
• Aids in the production and/or augments immune anti-bodies and their functions
  
  
  Disclaimer: This information is for educational purposes and is not meant to diagnose or treat illness. These recommendations are for supporting the body nutritionally, to help it normalize itself regardless of any disease that may or may not be present. Consult a licensed physician for the diagnosis or treatment of any ailment or disease.
  
  For more information on nutritional planning or complete nutritional assessments contact:
  CJM LeBlanc HealthWorks, Centreville Mall, 121-342 Main Street, Shediac, N.B. E4P 2E7, tel: (506)533-8885, fax: 532-8644, e-mail: charlotteleb@rogers.com, web site: www.wellness-healthworks.com
  

Sometimes after all that shopping, eating, visiting, traveling, staying up late during the holidays, we need a bit of discipline to get things back to normal. We find ourselves a bit sluggish and not sleeping quite as soundly.

So get your engines started and try some exercise. Exercise is one of the best sleep aids around. Does this mean you need to get up in the middle of the night and run around the block? Not at all. The point is that if you’ve taken a brisk walk or gotten some other kind of exercise during the day, you’ll sleep better and wake up more refreshed.

When we are depressed we tend to want to stop moving. When we are anxious we tend to think and move unproductively. If you can’t sit still or can’t sleep, try some exercise, but not too close to bedtime, it will only rev up your engine.

This may sound awfully simple, but sometimes it’s all we need… to get moving, to get moving.


Disclaimer: This information is for educational purposes and is not meant to diagnose or treat illness. The author, publishers cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage suffered by individuals as a result of following advice in this article.



CJM LeBlanc HealthWorks, Centreville Mall, 121-342 Main Street, Shediac, N.B. E4P 2E7, tel: (506)533-8885, fax: 532-8644, e-mail: charlotteleb@rogers.com, web site: www.wellness-healthworks.com