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B E L E SS P U R E A N D L I V E LO N G E R – 7 T I P S
1
Use regular soaps rather than antibacterial
soaps and cleaners.
2
Choosing whole organic over conventional
food means food grown in live soil, which
alone can make a huge difference. Choose
pastured animal foods that were not given
antibiotics.
3
D o n’ t o v e r c o o k y o u r f o o d , a n d d o n’ t e a t
packaged food products that did not exist
10,000 years ago.
4
Filter your water so as to avoid chlorine.
5
Sometimes it is better to allow a mild illness
to run its course rather than to treat it
aggressively with antibiotics and possibly
develop allergies later.
6
If antibiotics are necessary, afterwards make
a point of eating unpasteurized fermented
foods like sauerkraut, kimchi, yogurt, kefir
and kombucha; or take probiotics regularly
to repopulate the intestinal flora with good
bacteria.
7
Playing in the dirt is good, and having a dog
or cat in the house along with the baby and
k i d s i s a l s o go o d . Vi s i t i ng f a r m s a nd ge tt i ng
close to farm animals is helpful.
VRENI GURD
w a s t h e t o p g r a d u a t i n g s t u d e n t i n P H E f r o m t h e Un i v e r s i t y o f To r o n t o
in 1992, and is continually furthering her education in exercise, nutrition and
h e a l t h . A s a C . H . E . K . 3 p r a c t i t i o n e r a n d h o l i s t i c l i f e s t y l e c o n s u l t a n t , Vr e n i ’ s c u r r e n t
Va n c o u v e r p r a c t i c e i n v o l v e s h e l p i n g c l i e n t s f e e l b e t t e r t h r o u g h p o s t u r e c o r r e c t i o n ,
corrective exercise, metabolic typing, and nutrition and lifestyle counseling.
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