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A blog for natural and holistic living
by Sara Ouellette
Registered Holistic Nutritionist and Fitness Consultant
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Hardcore Caribbean - Unleash Your Inner Warrior

Written by Sara Ouellette, CNP Wednesday 25 July 2012

Image taken from Hardcore Caribbean   If you’re an active individual living in the Caribbean you’ve probably heard about Hardcore. It’s been named the “most exciting thing to hit the Caribbean since Carnival”! If you haven’t, and are wondering what it’s all about, read up. Hardcore is the Caribbean’s only obstacle course challenge series, d...

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Giving You the Edge – Whole Food Nutrition for Long Distance Athletes

Written by Sara Ouellette, CNP Friday 27 April 2012

  Fueling your training and races with real, whole and natural foods helps your body derive its energy from sources that it can best process, and ingredients that your body effectively handles. It’s time to get away from processed, refined and commercial foods that are specifically marketed for you to buy, thinking that you’ll be doing your body “good”.  Instead ...

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The Ultimate Holistic Athlete

Written by Sara Ouellette, CNP, RNCP Tuesday 28 June 2011

  A new adventure began.  We arrived to Trinidad and Tobago and ran our first race in the scorching heat and humidity.  I swear it's more fun than it sounds!   At this first race is where we joined the ‘One A Week Hill Runners Club’ which has been an absolute one-of-a-kind experience between all the training, knowledge and new friends we've made here in the l...

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7 Surprising Things That Are Hidden About Sunscreen and Sun Exposure

Written by Sara Ouellette, CNP, RNCP Tuesday 28 June 2011

  Today I want to share an interesting piece on the OVER USE of sunscreen; that chemical cocktail that people use these days.  We are lathering on the chemicals only to increase our toxic overload, when we should be focusing on the 'terrain'.  In other words, instead of shielding ourselves, we should be strengthening our own body's natural protection against the suns UV rays.  ...

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Exercise Green!

Written by Sara Ouellette, CNP, RNCP Friday 24 June 2011

By Vega We all know exercise is good for us. What if exercising outdoors is even better? Turns out, that's the case! Recent studies have shown that there are specific, additional benefits to exercising outdoors. Exercising 'green' or in a natural outdoor setting promotes greater levels of revitalization and energy, while also allowing decreases in tension, anger, and depression. Now that we're o...

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