LivHealthy

• Chet Day's - A collection of natural health articles and healthy recipes
• Dr. Mercola's website is full of great information. If you are just starting out, learning more about health & wellness, his ideas can seem a little extreme, because many of them go against everything we've been taught. His sincerity and his passion to share information is evident.
• Food Scout is a great resource that examines different nutrients, daily requirements and food sources for each nutrient.
• Genetically Modified Food Guide is produced by Green Peace, Canada. This particular guide focuses on Canadian food staples and examines which foods contain the most and the least genetically modified ingredients.
• Local eating.ca was inspired by the book the 100 Mile Diet. It is a great resource for Canadians who are endeavouring to eat local.
• Healthy Diet Podcast has great, informative healthy audio podcasts.
• Wellness Junction is a healthy blog.
• The Healthy Shopper is the place to get Canadian Coupons on lots of natural and organic products.  You can find coupons for a variety of products ranging from supplements to cereal and personal care items.
• You are what you eat…..be Licious!   Delicious, healthy, balanced, whole food meals freshly prepared and delivered daily. www.liciousliving.com
  

I have discovered that I have several food intolerances (gluten, dairy, almonds, peanuts, kidney beans and pinto beans). What is incredible, is that when I avoid these foods, I don't have a cold. As soon as I "cheat" and have more than just one bite of these things, I get a runny nose, or stuffed up or a sore throat, or all of the above! All of this time, I have thought that I had a cold that just lingers, it's really because my body is busy trying to process the foods that I have intolerances to. These are foods that I was eating multiple times a day, so my body wasn't getting a break, and my immune system was tired.

I have decided that instead of feeling sorry for myself, I will discover new foods that I can eat & that I haven't tried before! The challenge is finding recipes for dishes I like, that take into consideration multiple food allergies.

These websites had some interesting allergy information or recipes:

• Food-allergy.org will help you understand food allergies and "survive them".
• Jeena's Kitchen Food Blog has great recipes, with step by step pictures too! This link takes you to a red lentil vegetarian flan recipe that is egg, dairy and gluten free!
• Mrs. G.F. - Recipes for a Gluten Free Life
• Celiac traveller- this awesome site has a neat Celiac card that you can print off and give to your server at restaurants.  They have this card in over 40 different languages, so it's perfect for those who travel!

• The Beginner's Guide to Natural Living is a valuable resource for anyone who's just getting started on their journey to good health, and for those who need a little more inspiration or information.  Larry Cook is a kind and helpful guide.
• Chet Day's collection of natural health articles and healthy recipes.
• Dr. Mercola's website is full of great information. If you are just starting out, learning more about health & wellness, his ideas can seem a little extreme, because many of them go against everything we've been taught. His sincerity and his passion to share information is evident.
• Imedix.com is a new health search engine and social community.
• healthzone.ca is a new Canadian health and wellness that includes lots of health resources in the Greater Toronto Area.
• Natural News shares independent news stories on natural health, nutrition and more.
• Myhealthspot.ca is a great Canadian resource for health and wellness.  Particularly, it offers links to lots of practitioners and retailers in the Montreal area.
• Naturally Savvy's website has lots of interesting articles, podcasts and information on natural and organic products.
• Healthy Moms's Connect Free Health and wellness seminars for mother's in the Burlington-Hamilton-Oakville communities
• SelfGrowth.com SelfGrowth.com is the most complete guide to information about Self Improvement, Personal Growth and Self Help on the Internet. It is designed to be an organized directory, with articles and references to thousands of other Web Sites on the World Wide Web.
  
• Mother Earth News provides great green and natural health information.

• Grass Roots is a great store located in downtown Toronto. They also have an online store that ships within Canada and the United States.
• The Little Green Book of Big Savings is Toronto's coupon book and guide for an environmentally friendly, healthy lifestyle.  Save over $4,000 from locally owned businesses and learn valuable tips, resources and facts that will inspire and empower you to reduce your environmental footprint.  Part of the proceeds go to non-profit environmental organizations and local businesses.  Online price now reduced!  For more information visit The Little Green Book
  
• The Healthy Shopper is the place to get Canadian Coupons on lots of natural and organic products.  You can find coupons for a variety of products ranging from supplements to cereal and personal care items.
  
• Green Enterprise Toronto (GET) is a network to help local businesses and customers to "vote with your dollars" for people, planet, and profit. 
  
• Below are some links to learn more about fair trade in Toronto, the US and UK:
  • http://www.transfairusa.org/
    http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/
    http://www.fairtradetoronto.com/

• Solar Earth A great resource for anyone in the Greater Hamilton Area (Canada) who is interested in installing solar panels on their home, business or cottage.
• Realtor: Heather James - Heather James is a Toronto realtor with an environmental focus.  Her company, Home Life Realty/One Ltd. will plant a tree for every house sold.
• Green Enterprise Toronto (GET) is a network to help local businesses and customers to "vote with your dollars" for people, planet, and profit. 
  
• CleanOurAir.com is a grassroots campaign to help individuals and organizations make simple and repetitive choices that help protect our environment while also saving money.
• The Go Green Directory
  
• Reduce your impact on the environment and participate in the Canadian one tonne challenge:
  http://www.onelesstonne.ca/