Pulse on Health
Issue 8, Dec-Jan 2016
Wellness tips for a healthy lifestyle
Lighten up this Holiday Season
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t’s not often that ‘lightness’ is associated with the holidays more often it’s images of decadent food, and non-stop social commitments. Thankfully, there are ways to combat the physical, emotional and mental weight of the holiday season.
Treat Yourself Right Prioritization is key - don’t sacrifice things you truly love. Say yes to your favourite homemade shortbread, but think twice about that store-bought nanaimo bar.
Fight Back Against the Bloat Hit the buffet a little hard? Take your health back into your hands - check out page three of this issue for some items to keep on-hand for a quick fix to help take the discomfort down a few notches.
No Bake Holiday Bites
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njoy these gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar-free, nutrient-packed treats, featuring Beyond Greens®, an organic greens powder blend that is packed with essential vitamins and minerals and Udo’s Oil™ Omega 3+6+9 Blend, a complete source of all 3 daily Omegas.
Ingredients ✽✽ 1 cup crispy brown rice cereal
(no sugar added) ✽✽ 1/2 cup dried unsweetened coconut,
+ extra for rolling ✽✽ 1/2 cup gluten free oats, coarsely
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ground in food processor
Don’t Just Survive, Thrive
✽✽ 1/4 cup almond butter,
Tired of that ‘run-down,’ low energy feeling? Iron deficiency might be at fault, and there’s no worse time to be lacking energy than the action-packed holidays. Floradix® Liquid Iron and Vitamin Formula is easy on the digestive tract, artificial colour and flavour free and helps normalize low iron levels to boost energy, vitality and optimal health. Give your holiday season an energy boost.
✽✽ 1/4 cup hemp hearts
preferably raw ✽✽ 1/4 cup maple syrup ✽✽ 1 tbsp Beyond Greens® ✽✽ 1 tsp Udo’s Oil™ 3+6+9 Blend ✽✽ 1 tsp dark cocoa powder ✽✽ A pinch sea salt
Directions Bring Health to the Table Attending a potluck? Lighten things up a little (without sacrificing flavour) - check out our recipe for ‘No Bake Holiday Bites’ with Beyond Greens®.
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Mix brown rice cereal, hemp hearts, coconut, oats, and salt. In another bowl combine almond butter, maple syrup, Beyond Greens®, Udo’s Oil™ Omega 3+6+9 Blend and cocoa powder. Combine wet and dry ingredients. Form golf ball size balls, then roll in extra coconut. Freeze. Thaw just before serving.