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Vij's Setting a Green Table Standart
For over a decade now, Vikram Vij has been an ambassador of good taste. Together with his wife and partner, Meeru, he has been guided by the simplest and purest of principles: to offer a taste of their homeland using the freshest local ingredients possible.
Within a single year of opening their namesake restaurant, Vij's, in 1994, the duo had captured the curiosity of a grateful clientele and accolades from top critics.
Both born in India with strong familial memories of the foods of their youth, it was not until the early 1990s that they met in Vancouver where the cultures of the world pool and swirl as nowhere else.
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The Power of a Positive Mindset
I'm often asked for simple tips for achieving optimal health. Here are my three top tips: 1. Make the decision to change; 2. believe in yourself; and 3. apply the necessary strategies to get you there!
How many times have you said to yourself, "This time I'm serious, I'm going to follow a healthy eating plan," or "I'm starting to exercise tomorrow," only to fi nd yourself doing the exact same thing you've always done, putting it off for another day? You can have the greatest diet ever invented, designed specifi cally for your individual biochemistry, incorporating all your favourite foods, or a surefi re exercise program that will help you reach your goals in the shortest amount of time-but if you never implement these incredible tools, what good are they?
The Power of Positve Thought
If you want to become wealthy, you know you can't simply sit back and hope your bank account will grow.
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Cancer: 101 Solutions to a Preventable Epidemic
by Liz Armstrong, Guy Dauncey, and Anne WordsworthNew Society Publishers, 2007, 317 pages, $27.95ISBN: 9780865715424
Friends who found me reading Cancer over the past week were all equally shocked and vocal: "Why are you reading such a depressing book?
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Wellness Show 2008
The 16th Annual Wellness Show & February 1, 2, and 3 at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre&promises to enlighten, engage, and encourage attendees in their quest to find balance.
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Fuel for Thought
Global warming is my fault. Before you come after me with sharp, green fangs and cracked environmental knuckles, you might want to say the same thing to yourself.
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Poses for Repose
Studies have shown that regular yoga practice moderates heart rate, encourages good circulation, calms the mind, lowers blood pressure, and helps the body-and mind-find peace and stillness.
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It's as Easy as One, Two?Eight
The lesson of today is we can improve upon yesterday while getting ready for the days to come. The New Year is an excellent time to reflect and motivate ourselves to make small yet significant changes to our health.
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Beneficial Bilberry
Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), a close relative of the blueberry, is traditionally used by First Nations and in Russian folk medicine to treat a variety of health conditions.
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Be Eco-Hero
When I think about changing the way I live in order to help save the planet, I wonder, "What more can I do?
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