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How To Make Healthy School Lunches

Parenting

By Hanna Trafford / September 6, 2017

Making healthy school lunch can be hard at times – what your child eats at school directly affects his or her level of

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All About Pomegranate

Health

By Hanna Trafford / March 11, 2014

This wonderful fruit is deliciously juicy and explodes with antioxidants. It may take little extra effort to use, but it

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How to Use Kale

Recipes

By Hanna Trafford / March 5, 2014

Kale is a very versatile leafy green that has a well-deserved reputation as a superfood. It is loaded with fibre and will

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Truth About Food Myths

Health

By Hanna Trafford / March 3, 2014

Did you hear the one about calcium causing heart disease? Or the one that says that wheat makes you fat or that sea salt

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Gluten-Free Sandwich Bread Recipe

Breads

Recipes

By Hanna Trafford / February 28, 2014

This delicious bread will only take you about 10 minutes to put together and you will be able to make anything from grilled

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Great Tips to Make Healthy School Lunches

Parenting

By Hanna Trafford / September 9, 2013

First thing you have to remember is that what your child eats at school is the major source of essential vitamins and minerals

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How to Freeze Fruits

Household Hints

By Hanna Trafford / July 22, 2013

This is the time of year when fresh fruits and vegetables are plentiful and ready to be preserved for those months of cool

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How to Freeze Vegetables

Recipes

By Hanna Trafford / July 2, 2013

Preserving all those wonderful vegetables that are available this time of year is a great idea – whether you harvest

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All About Greens

Featured Articles

By Hanna Trafford / June 18, 2013

Did you decide to eat healthier this year? You probably already know that greens are nutritious and overall really good for

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How to Talk to Children About Cancer

Health

By Hanna Trafford / June 12, 2013

I gave this post a lot of thought – most probably because I was not faced with this challenge personally and could

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Chicken Noodle Stir Fry Recipe

Recipes

By Hanna Trafford / May 13, 2013

This a great, healthy stir fry that only takes minutes to put together: Ingredients: 6 Boneless skinless chicken thighs 1

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Yes I Can

Health

By Hanna Trafford / May 1, 2013

Here is another contribution from my friend Kathy. She wrote it about a month ago and I just couldn’t believe that

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Things That Go Ouch…and Not Just at Night

Health

By Hanna Trafford / April 11, 2013

April 11,2013 I am really hoping that the next post I will write will be about finishing the chemo treatments! My last one

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I Am Not Sick – I Just Have Cancer

Health

By Hanna Trafford / April 2, 2013

April 2,2013 This was written by my friend Kathy. Let me explain a little: Kathy and I have never met, yet we both feel closer

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Chemo Sucks – So Live With It!

Health

By Hanna Trafford / February 26, 2013

March 20,2013 I am now more then half way through the prescribed chemo treatment. From a total of 16 weeks, with treatment

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Top 10 Foods to Beat Cold and Flu

Health

By Hanna Trafford / January 20, 2012

This is the time of the year – and I am having a hard time finding a person that didn’t have or doesn’t

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What is Gluten Free

Health

By Hanna Trafford / January 11, 2013

What does it mean when you see signs and labels on products that say “Gluten Free”? There are now clear guidelines for

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Lemon Roasted Chicken Recipe

Recipes

By Hanna Trafford / November 16, 2012

Very easy to make roasted chicken – you will have a delicate, citrus fragrance and delicious herb flavour as a result.

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Teaching Your Child to Eat in a School Cafeteria

Parenting

By Hanna Trafford / September 10, 2012

This just may be the first time your child will decide what he or she will eat. And yes – school cafeterias have improved

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Guide to Easy School Lunches

Parenting

By Hanna Trafford / September 4, 2012

Believe it or not, making healthy school lunches does not have be difficult. If you start with your shopping list and stack

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Knee Replacement Surgery – My Story 2

Health

By Hanna Trafford / July 13, 2012

Getting Ready – Pre-surgery Meetings Once I accepted that I just have to go through with this surgery, it was time

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North American Obesity

Featured Articles

Health

By support_b8i621vg / June 25, 2012

It’s amazing how out of touch we’ve become with what we are eating and what the effects are on our health and

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Knee Replacement Surgery – My Story

Featured Articles

Health

By Hanna Trafford / June 23, 2012

My story actually starts about 11 years ago, on a cool March morning in 2001. After I dropped off my husband at work, I encountered

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The Healing Power of Herbs

Gardening

By Hanna Trafford / May 11, 2011

This time of the year many people are visiting garden centres and planting pretty flowers, healthy vegetables, ornamental

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Update from Laura’s Writing Chair

Featured Articles

By Hanna Trafford / April 8, 2011

I have introduced Laura few months ago – she is my friend who has cerebral palsy and writes from her wheelchair. I will

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Holistic Health

Health

By Hanna Trafford / February 15, 2011

Here is an exciting new addition to this website -the expertise of a young lady that I am happy to call my friend. Her name

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Life with Cerebral Palsy

Featured Articles

By Hanna Trafford / January 18, 2011

I could title this post: “And now for Something Completely Different” – meaning – different from

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About Child Obesity

Featured Articles

By Hanna Trafford / September 15, 2010

About Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is a medical condition that affect children and teenagers. It actually means that

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All About Common Childhood Ailments

Parenting

By Hanna Trafford / August 16, 2010

Do you have an active child? Active kids are bound to pick up germs and get hurt every once in a while. Hope this simple

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How to Make Your Own Hand Sanitizer

Household Hints

By Hanna Trafford / July 21, 2010

Hand sanitizers have become a regular item in many households – putting precautionary measures into place to avoid

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Meditation Explained

Health

By Hanna Trafford / May 14, 2010

There is a good saying: “Meditation is the tongue of the soul and the language of our spirit”. I had just recently

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Have a Healthy Cat

Animal Care

By Hanna Trafford / February 17, 2010

If you have a cat and you are seeing some unusual behavior, don’t just take it as signs that the cat is getting older.

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How to Childproof Your Home

Parenting

By Hanna Trafford / January 4, 2010

Do you have a little one at home who is just becoming mobile? I mean – starting to crawl around at a speed you didn’t

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Swine Flu Information

Health

By Hanna Trafford / September 3, 2009

In light of increasing numbers of infected people – especially since school is starting – I feel it is important

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Protecting Your Child From Swine Flu

Health

Parenting

By Hanna Trafford / August 31, 2009

In light of the recent reports that some swine flu cases were reported, I have put together a short information guide on

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10 Proven Weight-Loss Secrets You Probably Haven’t Tried

Health

News

By Hanna Trafford / July 18, 2009

A good friend of mine sent me this yesterday and after reading it, I decided to share it. Not sure if I agree 100% with absolutely

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Top 10 Friendly Foods for Your Face

Health

By Hanna Trafford / July 13, 2009

We all know that researchers have found evidence that some foods can be skin unfriendly.But they also found that the –

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Top 5 Organic Health Cures

Health

By Hanna Trafford / June 30, 2009

When it comes to natural medicine, you don’t need a PhD in botany to figure out what works – you just need Self.

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25 Health Myths Explained

Health

By Hanna Trafford / June 25, 2009

When it to comes to health, there is a lot of “information” floating out there. And not all of it is recognizable

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