What to Feed a Dog with Cancer?
Almost half of all dogs over 10 years of age succumb to cancer. Is there any way we can improve the lives of canine cancer victims in a natural way? Yes, there is. By feeding them a diet low in carbohydrates, high in fat, and supplemented with vitamins and herbs, we can enhance not only the quality of their lives, but sometimes the length of their lives. If your dog with cancer is going to withstand surgical treatments, chemotherapy, or even radiation, he must be strong. His immune system must also be well supported so it can fight the cancer. Not surprisingly, your dog will be better able...
Read MoreWomen’s Heart & Soul XPO
This should be an entertaining evening for island women. Trish Summerhayes.Owner/Publisher of Island Woman. ...
Read MoreTax Free Savings Accounts
Let’s talk about Tax Free Savings Accounts (TFSA). The government does not give you many chances to save on taxes, this is definitely one you should be taking advantage of. You have been allowed to contribute to a tax free savings account since 2009, with varying maximum annual contribution limits. You do not have to contribute annually, or even the maximum annually, and all limits can be carried forward to future years indefinitely. TFSA contributions can be made all year, not to be confused with RRSP contributions which have to be made by the 60th day of the year to qualify for the...
Read MoreProcrastination is threatening the Cowichan River.
The Cowichan is one of its most productive rivers on the west coast. It is the heart and soul of the Cowichan Valley. Without it agriculture, the wine industry, tourism, hundreds of industrial jobs, fishing and the traditional way of life of the first nations would cease to exist as we know it. For years now, because of climate change, the level of the rivers source, Cowichan Lake, has been too low to address the human demands made on it through the summer and fall and to maintain the salmon and trout stocks. The provincial and regional governments both know this. No more studies are...
Read MoreReflexology for Sleep
After looking at my website statistics, I noticed many of you are visiting my site in the middle of the night! My website CenterlineReflexology.com was getting viewed at 3am by many of you. It didn’t take me long to realize, you night owls were obviously not sleeping and perhaps not by choice. So this article is for you insomniacs and restless sleepers out there. I put together some pressure points you can do on yourself to help you get back to the land of Zzzzz’s…Let’s start with reflexology points on the foot: Sleep Routine 1) Say hello and goodnight to the nervous...
Read MoreIsland Women Excell In Rio
Canada is a nation defined by winter, but it shone at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. With a few competitions remaining before the closing ceremony of the Games at 3 p.m. today, Canada’s total of 22 medals equalled its best in a non-boycotted Summer Olympics, a record set at Atlanta in 1996. Canada is ranked 20th based on its four gold medals at Rio, but 10th based on total medals. Athletes associated with Greater Victoria contributed with the silver medal by rowers Lindsay Jennerich and Patricia Obee, and the bronze medals by swimmer Hilary Caldwell, the Canadian women’s rugby...
Read MoreIt Was Magical.
Our incredible Canadian women in Rio have restored my faith in what competitive sport should be. There was no chest beating or posturing, just beautiful smiles and hugs. No words were needed because the joy and the excitement in their hearts shone through. Their love was strong; there were no winners or losers; they were as one; sharing their love of...
Read MoreMy Haibun Memoir
Within my heart I always knew at some point I would write about those magical days leading up to the reunion with my daughter whom I put up for adoption shortly after her birth. Almost 20 years later the first 32 copies of Dancing Into Reunion have just arrived by courier. I am so very pleased with all aspects of this book. I am also sincerely appreciative of those who encouraged me. My first experience of venturing into publishing has been a satisfying and a rewarding one. A professionally made CD featuring three songs I have written and sung as part of my healing journey...
Read MoreGlen Eden Organic Farm
Certified Delicious! Originally from London, UK Howard and Sally Green met in Toronto where they were both working in an advertising agency. Interestingly they discovered that they shared a common interest for gardening. They left Toronto, turning their caps towards the West Coast in search of a quieter life. Soon their gardening interest took over and retirement plans of sunbathing, traveling or resting on their laurels quickly turned into a farming frenzy. The 8 ½ acre property located on Cowichan Lake Rd, was acquired in 2002 and a great amount of work and effort as well as extensive...
Read MoreOma’s Pflaumen Kuchen
Granny’s Plum Slice.This is one of my summer favourites, my Grans used to have a farm and we had an Orchard, including plum trees. Oma used to make a plum cake baked in a tray from the first batch that we pulled off of the trees, it’s the best – Oma’s baking always was. This particular sheet cake is not sickening sweet, it preserves the tartness of the plums and the dough is rather dense. You can add ground filberg nut flour to give it that special nutty touch You will need: 250gr. Unsalted butter 200gr. Sugar 2 eggs 1 lemon zested 3ml Vanilla Pure...
Read MorePerfect for afternoon tea …
A little while ago, over on Local Loves Nanaimo, I made a TON of pumpkin puree using fresh local pumpkin and decided to have a baking marathon. So far I’ve shared my pumpkin pie recipe as well as my twist on the classic roasted pumpkin seeds. Well today, I’m going to show you how to make pumpkin bread! I’ve never made pumpkin bread, or even tasted it, before this! But I had it in my mind that it was the same as banana bread, only with pumpkin. My educated guess was right! This festive autumnal loaf is super moist, with the right amount of pumpkin and spice (and everything nice!). It’s...
Read MoreEmotional Health Issues.
Emotional Instability and other health problems are caused by a combination of environmental factors: for example the increasing exposure to Electro-Magnetic-Fields (EMF)- industrialized diets – toxins – the microbial world – Votile Organic Compounds (VOC) – bacteria that are around us. The result is an inability of the cells to communicate properly, causing an imbalance in brain and body. Dr. Mercola in a conversation with Dr. Suruchi Chandra said science has found out cells are signalling then to each other that they are in danger and when the cells do not feel safe they...
Read MoreOur Vancouver Island.
Yesterday I came across a very rare and refreshing item, an article in a newspaper that made me feel happy and content. By and large the mainstream media, especially television, have become peep show galleries to other peoples misery and distress. They intrude with microphones and stupid questions when people are at their lowest, it’s amazing that reporters are not verbally and physically attached. Please read the article below, I guarantee will make you feel better. We are so fortunate to live on the Vancouver Island. ******************************************************* This...
Read MoreThis weekend we are supposed to contemplate how lucky we are to live in British Columbia.
That’s the theory, anyway. Reality, for most of us, is more about beaches, barbecues and baseball tournaments. And that’s how it should be at the height of summer in Canada’s astonishing, fantastic, unbelievable province. Life is for living, after all. Whether dipping a paddle in some magnificent lake or river, pitching a tent and listening to wind in the canopy or the boom of surf, strolling the seawall — or just kicking back on the patio with a craft beer from one of B.C.’s three-score breweries or wine from one of 160 vintners while grass-fed Nicola Valley steaks...
Read MoreThe 3 ring circus that is American Politics.
The Presidential election campaign that is currently underway in America is truly frightening. How can a country that is so rich in so many ways be so bereft in moral and social leadership. Scaremongering and appealing to the masses is nothing new. Hitler perfected it. It’s easy to offer a rosy future with lies and innuendos. It’s easy to inflame passion with rhetoric and no substance. It’s easy to be smug and pompous when you already have everything. “Tough on Crime”, started by Ronald Reagan, and emulated by many others around the world does not work. The...
Read MoreA Lifetime Fear…
I recently worked with a client who came to me with many questions about metaphysics and with an innate curiosity about how to connect to the spiritual and energetic worlds. One of her biggest blocks to connecting with her own intuition and psychic abilities seemed to stem from her irrational fear of priests. She shared with me that she came from a strict, Catholic upbringing and yet had no recollection of a priest ever harming her in any way. They were strict, she told me, and her upbringing as a girl and young woman was very limited as to her opportunities and expectations. Yet she...
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