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MegaFood Baby & Me Supplements Help Keep Moms and Babies Healthy-Giveaway

May 3, 2018 by Kathryn 13 Comments

When I was pregnant with Cormac, I got a little bit obsessed with proper nutrition. I took both a prenatal vitamin and an Omega-3 supplement. I also tried to eat as healthily as possible, though it wasn’t easy considering my huge cravings for sugar!

The hardest thing about taking my vitamins was how they upset my stomach. I was often nauseous for about half an hour afterwards, even though I was eating a meal at the same time. So, I was very excited to learn about MegaFood Baby & Me supplements. Not only are they packed with all the nutrition pregnant and breastfeeding women need, they’re also designed to be less likely to cause nausea the way some other supplements do!

So, what makes the Baby & Me products different? The secret is whole foods. The supplements are all made with whole food products (like Vitamin C from oranges and Vitamin A from carrots), which means that they’re less likely to lead to an upset stomach since they are digested in a way that’s similar to the body processing real food. [Read more…]

Six Supplements To Boost Your Health in 2018

February 5, 2018 by Kathryn 24 Comments

Disclosure: I am part of the Orange Naturals Mom Ambassador Program and I receive special perks as part of my afﬁliation with this group. The opinions on this blog are my own.

With the new year underway and my birthday just having passed, I’m already feeling the first early signs of spring fever. February always seems to be an energetic month for me, and so I use that to kick-start my health and fitness routines.

Eating wholesome foods and getting some daily exercise are the basics of healthy living, and they’re a great place to start. But for specific goals or concerns, I turn to health supplements from Orange Naturals to help feel my best. Wondering what health supplements to try yourself? Start by considering one of these six must-haves!

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Celebrate Movember by Helping Your Man Stay Healthy with These 4 Tips

November 19, 2015 by Kathryn 43 Comments

November is half over and that means that many of us are seeing a lot more mustaches than usual thanks to the annual “Movember” celebration designed to raise funds and awareness for men’s health issues. From prostate cancer to depression to heart disease, there’s no shortage of diseases that prey on the men in our life. And there’s no better time to encourage your man to be proactive about his health than November!

Men tend to neglect their own health, which is one of the reasons that they have a shorter life expectancy than women. Encourage your guy on the road to better health with these four suggestions:

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Lose Postpartum Weight Safely with FitTea #PostnatalFatburner Herbal Supplement-Giveaway

March 4, 2015 by Kathryn 2 Comments

When I gave birth to my oldest son, I had plenty of energy throughout the pregnancy and my body bounced back from the experience quite quickly. I was one of those women that walked out of the hospital in her pre-pregnancy jeans, and with the extra calories I burned breastfeeding I was soon in even better shape than I’d been before getting pregnant.

At the time I thought that I was just lucky to have a body that handled pregnancy well, but when I gave birth to my youngest son I learned that wasn’t the case. Even though I hadn’t put on a huge amount of extra weight during my pregnancy, I did still have about ten or fifteen pounds to lose. And this time the weight didn’t just drop away like before. My energy wasn’t as high, my body felt much more run down physically and it literally took me years to drop that pregnancy weight after giving birth. I hadn’t realized just how much of a factor my youth had been the first time!

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Maximize Your Health with Whole Body Research Keybiotics Supplements-Giveaway

March 28, 2014 by Kathryn 108 Comments

I am a huge believer in the importance of probiotics, but finding the most effective variety can be incredibly confusing. So many different probiotic formulations promise amazing benefits and I end up not knowing which one is the best choice for me. But when Whole Body Research offered me the chance to try its new Keybiotics dietary supplement, I knew right away that it was a product I was going to love.

Whole Body Research dedicates itself to providing 100% pure, natural and non-contaminated supplements with no synthetic fillers, artificial ingredients or preservatives. The high quality of the company’s products and the fact that all of its supplements are tested for purity by independent third-party labs was why I was sure the new Keybiotics supplement was going to be a winner. And I wasn’t disappointed.

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Help Keep Kids Healthy with Treehhouse Kids Supplements from Webber Naturals-Giveaway

February 4, 2014 by Kathryn 106 Comments

My boys, who were once the pickiest eaters imaginable, are gradually getting better and better about eating new foods. But I still like to make sure that they’re getting all the vitamins and minerals that their bodies need, especially in the winter when finding high-quality fresh produce gets harder. That’s why I’m a big fan of children’s vitamins and recently I received an assortment of new Treehouse Kids Supplements from Webber Naturals for the boys to test out.

The new Treehouse vitamins come in seven different varieties and feature popular characters from Treehouse TV. My boys were so excited to see Max & Ruby on their vitamins; both of them have loved the show for years now! They were happy to taste-test their new vitamins and especially liked the Treehouse Tooth-Friendly Chewable Vitamin C featuring Franklin. Since cold and flu season is in full swing, I was happy about my boys having some extra Vitamin C too!

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Supercharge Your Health This Year with Vida Grains Superfood Supplement-Giveaway

January 21, 2013 by Kathryn 119 Comments

As I rush through my day, proper nutrition isn’t always something that comes easy to me. But over the years, I’ve learned that there are a few simple steps I can take to ensure that I look and feel my best. Lots of fruits and vegetables, eight glasses of water and a high fibre and high protein diet all help my body perform as it should.

At some point, fibre became synonymous with wheat bran and ever since, it seems like people have had a hard time meeting their daily fibre requirements. But what bran is not the only food source when one wants to meet their daily fibre requirements and Vida Grains wants to show Canada just how delicious fibre can be!

Vida Grains recently appeared on my very favourite show, Dragon’s Den, to make a pitch for good health and now they have the opportunity to earn your votes on the Dragon’s Den website. I recently received a package of Vida Grains products to test out and as far as I’m concerned, this is a business that I would happily support. [Read more…]

Keep Your Tummy Smiling with Swiss Natural Probiotic Supplements

May 2, 2012 by Kathryn 2 Comments

Proper eating can really be a pain sometimes. I try my best to make wholesome, healthy meals for my family but it seems like there’s always some supplement or nutrient that we’re not getting enough of. If we don’t have fish twice a week, we’re not getting enough Omega-3. If we don’t eat a certain amount of whole grains, we’re missing out on fibre. I just can’t seem to balance our diet so that it includes everything we need!

swiss natural probiotic age adult supplement Well thanks to Swiss Natural, I can at least make sure that the whole family is getting their proper dose of probiotics every single day! The company offers three great probiotic supplements so that getting the right amount of probiotics is easy! We received a box of each type of supplement to test out and I was very curious to see how they worked.

Swiss Natural Probiotic Age offers three different probiotics supplements for different ages: Child, Adult and Adult 50+. Each variety has a different level of c.f.u. (colony forming units) per capsule. Unlike some other probiotic supplements, no refrigeration is required for these convenient capsules. And both the child and the adult varieties are easy to open and add to food or drink. I really liked the idea of being able to add the supplement right to my boys’ juice to make sure they were getting the proper amount of beneficial bacteria for their intestinal health each day.

The main thing I had to remember about the probiotic supplements is that they needed to be taken on a full stomach, so we generally didn’t use them first thing in the morning when we took the rest of our vitamins. Instead I waited until supper and then my husband and I each took a capsule just before we ate. I added the boys’ capsules to their food or drink depending on what we were eating.

To be completely honest, I’m not really sure what type of health changes I’m supposed to notice with a healthy level of probiotics, but I do know that having a healthy digestive system is something that I want for my whole family. It did seem like I experienced less of a bloated feeling after I had taken the probiotics for a few weeks. I also learned that probiotics help to prevent intestinal illnesses by ensuring that there are adequate good bacteria to fight off infection.

I really like the capsule form of this supplement and there’s no doubt that it made getting a healthy level of probiotics much easier since I didn’t have to worry about having a refrigerator nearby or buying a certain brand of yoghurt. Instead I could just take a convenient capsule with my meal and know that my digestive system was as healthy as it could be. If you’re looking for an easy way to get your probiotics every day, why not give Swiss Natural Probiotic Age capsules a try? You’ll love how convenient they are!
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