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I am a holistic Athletic Therapist living a gluten free lifestyle after being diagnosed with Celiac Disease. Follow along for gluten free recipes, exercises, gluten free lifestyle tips and tricks, travel and adventures, information on Celiac Disease and Athletic Therapy, and everything health and lifestyle!
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Why Stretching Is Important
Why Stretching Is Important
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The Benefits of Collagen | Gut Health, Skin, Hair and Joints
The Benefits of Collagen | Gut Health, Skin, Hair and Joints
There has been an increase in awareness and popularity with taking collagen supplements over recent years. Claims have been made that it can help with skin’s youthful appearance, increased bone density and decreased joint pain, along with other claims such as helping to heal your gut lining. For all of these reasons, it’s no surprise that collagen has become a widely sought-after ingredient in…
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The Best Gluten-Free Places To Eat In Penticton | Celiac Friendly
The Best Gluten-Free Places To Eat In Penticton | Celiac Friendly
Penticton is a fantastic small town full of outside adventure, wine touring, water sports, winter sports, mountain hiking and biking among many other amenities! It also has a few places to eat that are celiac safe within Penticton and just outside of it as well! Be sure to check the list of places below out if you are looking for gluten-free delicious eats made for someone with celiac disease or…
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Meditation Doesn't Need To Be Complicated | 5 Practices To Try Out
Meditation Doesn’t Need To Be Complicated | 5 Practices To Try Out
When we think of meditation, I think we all envision a monk sitting calmly under a beautiful tree, sitting perfectly straight, possibly levitating, with his legs crossed and hands rested on his knees or in his lap. Even though this is the traditional way of a meditation practice, there are many different ways to practice mindfulness and meditation.
By definition, meditation is the action or…
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How To Become A Morning Person And Wake Up Early
How To Become A Morning Person And Wake Up Early
Everyone is wired differently and not everyone considers themselves a “morning person.” Even if you are not one to wake up early, you can consciously build a morning routine that works for you to get yourself up and start your day off right. Through the process of becoming a morning bird, you should keep in mind to have compassion for yourself and be kind as this is a process. It takes time to…
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The Symptoms Of 'Glutening' As A Celiac | And What To Do When It Happens
The Symptoms Of ‘Glutening’ As A Celiac | And What To Do When It Happens
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Stretches For Acute Lower Back Nerve Pain
Stretches For Acute Lower Back Nerve Pain
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The Benefits Of Electrolytes And When To Have Them
The Benefits Of Electrolytes And When To Have Them
You may have come across these bright coloured drinks in the store before that range from blue to green and every other colour in the rainbow. They all claim to help you with physical performance and recovery. You may have picked this drink up to help with muscle recovery after a workout or maybe you are getting over the flu or another health condition. The real question is, are electrolyte…
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A Book I Highly Recommend For Gut Health: Love Your Gut
A Book I Highly Recommend For Gut Health: Love Your Gut
I have to start off by saying if you have gut issues or even if you don’t but you are interested in learning more about gut health, this is the book for you! If you have been following my blog for a while you’ll know that I have celiac disease, you will also know that I’ve been struggling with ongoing gut and full-body symptoms even with following a strict gluten-free diet. This is the book that…
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How To Level Your Hips At Home
How To Level Your Hips At Home
Did you know that your hips can become unleveled? I’m not saying they are ‘out of place,’ because if they were you would be making a trip to the hospital as they would be dislocated at that point. What I’m talking about is how your hips can be tugged and pulled on by the muscles that attach to them causing the bones in your hips to rotate front to back. Usually, the culprit can be one quadriceps…
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5 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was Diagnosed With Celiac Disease
5 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was Diagnosed With Celiac Disease
Today is my five-year anniversary of being diagnosed with Celiac Disease. I look back on that day and think about how relieved I was to finally have an answer of why I was not feeling great and why I had the symptoms that I did. I left that doctor’s office and immediately started researching everything I could about Celiac Disease. However, now that I’m 5 years into my diagnosis, I’m going to…
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What Movements To Do When You Are Sick
What Movements To Do When You Are Sick
We all know when we are sick, regardless of whether it is respiratory or stomach, all we want to do is lay on the couch and sleep. Granted, the first few days, that is exactly what you should probably be doing. But what if I told you moving your body gently for a few minutes a day may be more beneficial.
Doing gentle movements to open up your chest if you have a respiratory cold and movements to…
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Why Your Goal Setting Is Not Working For You
Why Your Goal Setting Is Not Working For You
Every year without fail we make new year resolutions that we cannot keep. Then we feel like we have failed and it puts a damper on our mood for the year.
According to the University of Scranton (Michael Scott’s hometown), a whopping 92% of people who set new year’s eve resolutions do not actually achieve them. Are we surprised? Probably not. But why is it that we cannot meet the goals we set for…
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Tight Chest? Tingling And Numbness Into Your Arms and Hands? Try The Wall Angel Exercise.
Tight Chest? Tingling And Numbness Into Your Arms and Hands? Try The Wall Angel Exercise.
With everyone sitting in a forward posture where your shoulders are rolled forward, the upper back is curved in a flexed position and you have a forward head posture, it is very common to have a tight upper back, chest and neck. Due to the chronic pressure you are placing on your skeleton sitting in a forward posture, a lot of strain is placed on the muscles of the upper back, chest and neck.…
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Neck And Upper Trap Pain? Try This Easy Ball Release
Neck And Upper Trap Pain? Try This Easy Ball Release
I think it is safe to say, we have all been there with ongoing neck pain that seems to never go away. Along with correcting muscle imbalances in your body, using a ball to release your upper trap and neck muscles can be beneficial and give you the neck relief you need.
An Anatomy Lesson:
First things first, what are the upper fibres of the trapezius? This is the muscle you can see connecting…
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