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Volume 12 Issue 1 » 81 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. [email protected] www.wellnesstips.ca This article provides general information and is not to be construed as medical advice or an endorsement. Educational information provided is not a substitute for regular professional health care and nutrition advice. Always consult your qualified health care professional and nutritionist for questions regarding your well being. OpenRoad Driver does not warrant the accuracy of statements. We rely on the author to present factual material and cannot accept responsibility for the accuracy, utility or safety of the material published.