Category: Food

Become a Backhealer…

1).  Coffee is acidic. It is the acid in our muscles that creates pain for us and an increase in the amounts of acids may makes it difficult for us to remove. 2).  Coffee is dehydrating by interfering with our body’s ability to use water. It is also a diuretic meaning it causes the body to lose water. When we are dehydrated our muscles do not glide properly over one another and all cells of our bodies do not function correctly. We are 70% water…

Canadian Food Inspection agency recalls 135 beef products – glad to be vegetarian       Here is the list: Sold at retailBrand    Product    Size    UPCBest Value    10 Beef Burgers    1 kg    7 71212 88103 8Best Value    20 Beef Burgers    2 kg    7 71212 88104 5Best Value    40 Beef Burgers    4.54 kg    7 71212 88108 3BV Balance    Lean Sirloin Beef Burgers    852 g    7 71212 88123 6Calgary Stampede    Western-style BBQ Sauce Beef Burgers, 3.2 oz    725 g    0 66669 53213 9Calgary Stampede    Western-style BBQ Sauce…

The Backhealer Breathing System LAY ON YOUR BACK Lay on your back with your arms and legs relaxed and the palms turned up. It is best to lie in a warm comfortable spot. Develop a space where you will practice on a regular basis. It is good to practice in the same space so your mind will begin to develop habits of relaxation just by being in the space. LIGHTLY CONTRACT MID POINT BETWEEN THE PELVIS BONES It is important to lightly depress the muscles…

Breathing and muscle tone are automatic functions controlled by the small brain that lays at the base of the skull. Both form patterns based on how we use our body. If we are always in tense situations or do a great deal of weight training our muscles learn to set their tone at a greater intensity. If we are constantly breathing shorter breaths because we experience circumstances in our lives as stressful our breathing patterns will become patterned into shallower breathing. We can reset these…

If your body is too acidic; which my be experienced as inflammation and pain, eat less acid forming foods and more alkaline forming foods. If possible food should be organic and raw. If you cook your food use low heat and longer cooking times. Alkaline Forming Foods – eat more of these Hemp seeds, figs, pumpkin seeds, lima beans, apricots, green apples, spinach, turnip, beet tops, raisins, almonds, carrots, dates, celery, dates, cucumber, cataloupe, lettuce, watercress, pineapple, peaches, grapes, bananas, watermelon, millet, brazil nuts, coconut…

You may have noticed that you aren’t standing, walking or sitting as straight as you should.  Plus your back, neck and shoulders are beginning to ache – or even hurt – much of the time.  Your bad posture is taking a toll on your entire body! According to the back experts at the renowned Cleveland Clinic good posture is the “training of your body to stand, walk, sit and lie in a position that causes the least strain on the supporting muscles and ligaments of…

Since adding coconut oil to my diet on a daily basis, I’ve been discovering more and more uses for it in the kitchen.I can’t believe just how versatile this amazing product is. For starters, it can be used as a replacement for butter and margarine in all your cooking and baking. Maybe you think it is just another fat that you should avoid? This could not be further from the truth. The secret of coconut oil Coconut oil is comprised mainly of healthy “medium” chain…