In recent decades, the health of working-aged Canadians has become an issue of mounting concern to governments, healthcare professionals, and employers. A Statistics Canada survey that examined population trends from 2012 to 2015 found that approximately 1 in 4 Canadians Aged 40 to 59 displayed...
Bring Reiki into Your Life! Reiki came into my life when I was suffering from daily panic attacks. My life in my head was in constant chaos. I was seeking purpose and direction, but I didn’t know how to access the guidance I needed. When I...
We are pleased to introduce WellnessWrx provider and guest blogger, Karen Pitt. Karen is a Registered Eating Psychology Health Coach and master of habit change. She helps clients connect the dots between the things they do every day to how they create their experiences. As...
You are beautiful and amazing as you are, Period. No one can take that away from you. However, there surely are areas where you can get better, aren’t there? The fact is that no matter how good you are right now, you can always get better. There’s...
March 18, 2020 These days, the daily clobbering by Covid 19 media messages is par for the course. We’ve all heard about the importance of staying indoors and washing your hands. After combing through the Health Canada website, I came across a few suggestions that I...
In case I've not mentioned this for a while, I love chocolate. For health reasons and for the sake of my girlish figure, I've grown to love dark chocolate. The creamier, the better. The less sugar, the better. But that's mostly because, as my dear...
In a world where we are searching more than ever for meaning, purpose, and asking complex questions to simple answers, Reiki, the Universal Life Force Energy, which surrounds us, can offer us sustainability in all these areas. It does this as we become attuned to...
Last week WellnessWrx published an article on the practice of mindful eating. Shortly after this post was launched, I proceeded to eat an entire assortment pack of expired yogurt. Was it hypocritical? Yes. Was it foolish? Definitely. But, as Nietzsche wrote, human all too human. Anyway,...
Give a person a fish, and you feed them for a day. Tempt them with cheesecake, and you triple their caloric intake. Teach them to eat mindfully, and you give them self-love for a lifetime. The holiday season is a narrow maze of culinary temptation. We...
You've layered up, put on your hat and mittens, done everything you can to insulate your body from the cold of winter. You've doubled-down on handwashing to minimize germ exposure. But despite these efforts, cold and flu germs have a way of getting past your...