How to Ease into Daylight Savings Time

How to Ease into Daylight Savings Time

Daylight savings can be a great help to many of us, annoying and disruptive to others. Regardless, it happened. Now, how do we manage our cycles and systems in order to support ease in our transition? This article is all about ways to support yourself and those around you as you shift over the next couple weeks.

Mindfulness is Healthier than a Workout?

Mindfulness is Healthier than a Workout?

That’s right. I was a bit surprised to learn this too. Also thrilled!! Okay so it’s true, I don’t like exercise unless it’s a hike or other walk with lovely nature scenes to enjoy. I do love meditation and mindfulness however. And it sounds like that is a lucky fact. It was here, on NPR that I first heart of this.

Permaculture: Wha?!? Kiss the Ground Part 3

Permaculture: Wha?!? Kiss the Ground Part 3

Part three:

what’s in it for the economy?

A really beautiful depiction, done by NASA illustrates the carbon in the earths atmosphere daily, throughout the years.  Sped up, you can see that in April, when the land is tilled across the planet in preparation for planting the carbon in that atmosphere skyrockets, then in June it does a nose dive… why you might ask?

Permaculture: Wha?!? Kiss the Ground Part 2

Permaculture: Wha?!? Kiss the Ground Part 2

Part two: what’s in it for the planet?

Turning soil to dust.  It comes down to over processing.  We know it’s bad for our food.  Turns out it’s really bad for soil as well.  Break down the diversity, release water and carbon, kill the biome and lovely rich and moist soil turns to dust.  Plants don’t thrive in dust, they don’t even grow in dust.  Just add some fertilizer you might think… not that simple. Here’s why…

Permaculture; wha?!? Kiss the Ground Part 1

Permaculture; wha?!? Kiss the Ground Part 1

what’s in it for me?

Did you know that the man who invented fertilizer and pesticides also invented the gas used to kill humans in world war two.  Farmers still use these toxic chemicals, they don’t just impact the food but they also make their way into the soil, water and our guts.  These impact our gut health, killing the most necessary  microbes throughout the body.

Our Favourite Essential Oil Recipes

Our Favourite Essential Oil Recipes

We love essential oils. They are a much safer way to scent yourself, your clothing, your home and car, as well as your cleaning routines. If you have fragrances in your life in the form of perfume, air freshener, scented soaps and detergents or candles we highly recommend that you consider changing to essential oils. Do it for your health!

How to Eat and Live in Support of Your Adrenals

How to Eat and Live in Support of Your Adrenals

Stress causes increased levels of stress hormones in the body.  You have likely heard of adrenaline, cortisol is also a big one.  We want cortisol to stay in its antagonistic relationship with melatonin, so that we wake up with energy and fall asleep naturally and easily.  If that is thrown off by stress, then we begin to feel poorly, tired, foggy headed, insomnia, anxiety, and more

Benefits of Eating Pumpkin- Recipe included

Benefits of Eating Pumpkin- Recipe included

So turns out, it’s not just for carving. Obviously….

Our ancestors, and let’s be real, not that many generations back, used to eat this lovely and wholesome member of the Cucurbitaceae family was part of the Fall diet for most humans living in much of the world. Below is a map illustrating the areas throughout the world where pumpkins grow.

Inspiring Movie Reviews- Mission Joy

Inspiring Movie Reviews- Mission Joy

Movie watching, a favourite pastime for many of us. Here we summarise and review a few documentaries available currently on Netflix. These are inspiring, focused on health and wellness related topics that are particularly on track with the health and healing that we promote here at Vitalize. If you enjoy the read below, here is a link to the Mission Joy Website.