Spring is a time to open the windows, pull back the curtains, let out the stale air of a winter’s hibernation. Let the sunshine and fresh air renew our spirit to take on our once a year spring cleaning.

HOUSE CLEANING

The quality of the environment inside our homes is only one factor in maintaining good health.

Just a few pointers:

Have a look in your house and choose non-toxic, eco-friendly cleaners.

Seriously question yourself if you really need those five TV’s, four computers, two microwaves, four video games … you get the picture.

Have a look in your basement or around your windows for new visitors that may have grown this winter.

What about those fifteen year old carpets or pillows?

The inside of your car may need a good scrubbing too. Visitors can grow there too.

What about your body?

No matter how hard we try to exercise and eat right in the winter, our bodies seem to slow down anyway. Spring is a great time to cleanse it and take out the cobwebs. Make a plan. Cleansing with food is the best method. Lots and lots of filtered or purified water. Juicing with high antioxidant fruits and vegetables is a great start. This does not mean that you deprive your body of food. Decide if you prefer a series of short cleanses or a longer cleanse. Everyone is unique. Find what is right for you. Consult a registered nutritionist for a plan that will fit your needs.

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.

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

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While I was watching the ducks doing their spring ritual dances this morning, I asked myself: 'why do we have Easter rituals?'

I guess Easter is a day to remind us that we are ALL ONE, no matter how we celebrate it. Jesus died on the cross trying to make us aware that unconditional love is timeless, undivided and spaceless.

Our world today seems to think the opposite as it seems to want to measure everything in time, deadlines, accomplishments, power or money.

Yet there is a spot in each an every one of us that knows of life's timelessness... Yesterday is but today's memory and tommorrow is today's dream and the present moment IS the gift of time.

Let's remember this Easter that time CAN be love expressing itself through each and everyone of us. It is our choice.

HAPPY EASTER!!!

To read article 'Hold That Doughnut' click here

What happens when you have two nice sugar doughnuts early in the morning? Let’s just assume, for the sake of it that you are young and basically healthy. Your blood sugar will raise very quickly, as the refined carbohydrate that doughnut is made of gets digested and absorbed very fast. All of a sudden, your blood sugar is high and your body needs to do something about it.

Insulin will be called from the pancreas to help remove the sugar molecules from the blood stream and introduce them into the cells, where they are used for energy purposes. Insulin can do its work if the receptors for insulin cooperate. If the receptors are sensitive, the intake of glucose by the cells occurs without any surprises. There is glucose in the cells now, but not too much left in the blood stream. The brain is the organ that seems to suffer most from lack of glucose and it will react by the means of headache, dizziness and a feeling of being ‘spaced out’. This is called ‘reactive hypoglycemia’. Well, obviously, you will need more sugar intake. Why not a chocolate bar or two more doughnuts, then the events described above will happen again, in the same sequence.

THEN….when a person does not eat for hours, another hormone will be released from the pancreas that will break down reserves in order to provide some glucose for the cells, for energy. Over time…. Your pancreas will become tired from excessive stimulation and insulin and other hormones may be delayed in their release. Another unwanted consequence of this continuous stimulation is decreased sensitivity of the insulin receptors.

Sugar will pool out in the blood stream, not being able to be utilized by the cells and you will become tired, as the base for energy production is missing at cellular level. These premises for creating blood sugar irregularities are the initial planning stages for hypoglycemia and latter on, diabetes.

So hold that doughnut…. Eating healthy is your choice!

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.

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

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