Author Archives: Deborah Lowther
Your Family Eats Healthy, So Why Take A Multi Vitamin?
Deborah Lowther in Just Between Us - 1 comment - posted on May 9th, 2013The best source to get your vitamins and minerals will always be by eating plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, dairy, grains, protein and omega 3 rich fish. The fact is many families are on the go and busy and quite often the side of vegetables is not served at the drive thru and the only fruit you may get into your kids is a glass of orange juice. Continue reading
I Know The Secret to Better Health!
Deborah Lowther in Fitness Blogaholic, Just Between Us - 4 comments - posted on Apr 14th, 2013What if I told you I had the secret to better health, easier weight control, more energy, more restful sleep, and better mood? One that could provide stress relief, stronger muscles and bones and reduced heartburn, anxiety, constipation, depression, while also preventing diabetes, heart disease, osteoporosis and cancer? You’d be curious right. You’d probably be first in line to find out this secret; who doesn’t want better health with all those added benefits? Good news is, it can be yours. All you need is a pair of running shoes and a few minutes a day. What is this secret to … Continue reading
Fast Foods That Are Healthy Not Found At The Drive Thru
Deborah Lowther in For the love of food, Just Between Us - 3 comments - posted on Mar 4th, 2013Facing the weekday frenzy and looking ahead to another week filled with dance, gymnastics, hockey, swimming lessons, music, skating and no time for healthy meals? Tempted to hit the drive thru and tell yourself next week you will be on top of dinner or this weekend you’ll fill every meal with vegetables to balance it out? Continue reading
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly- Get The Facts on Fat
Deborah Lowther in Just Between Us - 5 comments - posted on Feb 19th, 2013We have been inundated with the term ‘fat free’ in the media, at the grocery store and in health magazines, leading us to believe that going fat free is the healthy route. Truth is, once fat is removed chemicals, sugars, refined carbohydrates and fillers are added to replace the flavour the fat once provided. Consuming fat is OK, even healthy, as long as you know the facts on fat and can distinguish the good from the bad and the ugly! Continue reading
Health Triangle = Eating Right + Exercise + Vitamins
Deborah Lowther in Just Between Us - 0 comments - posted on Feb 7th, 2013There is no one magic pill that will make you healthy, no one perfect exercise that will get you in shape and no one super food that will give you all the energy you need to face the day. The truth of the matter is being healthy takes all three: eating right, getting regular exercise and taking vitamins to ensure you are the healthiest you can be. Continue reading
Are We Raising Unhealthy Kids? How Parents Can Turn This Trend Around
Deborah Lowther in Just Between Us - 1 comment - posted on Jan 25th, 2013We hear it on the news and read about it in the newspaper, the obesity rate in kids is growing, leaving them at risk for serious health problems now and as adults. As parents, it raises a lot of concerns. How can we turn this alarming trend around and ensure we raise healthy kids? Continue reading
Video Game Battle: How To Get Couch Potato Kids Moving
Deborah Lowther in Just Between Us - 0 comments - posted on Jan 22nd, 2013Ever have those times when your kids don’t seem to move from the couch or from in front of the computer screen? You suggest fun activities, you offer to pick up a friend, you list the benefits of getting outside and stretching their legs and still, nothing. There they sit. When it’s a cold, dreary snow-less winter, what is a parent to do? Continue reading
Simple Start to Healthy Kids
Deborah Lowther in Just Between Us - 5 comments - posted on Jun 12th, 2012As parents we start making decisions the minute our children are born that will affect how and what they will eat for the rest of their lives. I believe there are some simple steps we can take right from the beginning to give kids a healthy start. You can’t make them love vegetables, but you can ensure what they are eating is the healthiest option. Continue reading