tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37693776043539753122024-03-08T06:54:56.569-05:00Everyday RaeRamblings about the thing I love – living (healthy)!Raeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237511357275057013noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769377604353975312.post-6281231711140511302013-03-29T20:08:00.001-04:002013-03-29T20:08:47.565-04:00Moving on up!Hello friends,
I'm moving my blog to a new home. As I transition from nutrition student to nutritionist over the next few months, I'll be creating a business website on a Wordpress platform. So to get this started and to make it a little easier, I'm moving to that platform now!
Check it out: http://raeanneperry.wordpress.com/
I hope you'll follow me there!
Cheers,
RaeanneRaeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237511357275057013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769377604353975312.post-78485205802583777032012-09-22T21:00:00.000-04:002012-09-22T21:01:59.073-04:00That overwhelming feelingLately, I've been feeling overwhelmed. I'm not sure why, but when it happens, it takes a toll on my body. Today I'm feeling under the weather. Something similar happened back in June when I was under some stress as well.
This time however, I feel like my 'stress' is more self-inflicted. I don't need to feel stressed, but I am. Here's why (I think):
I've been fighting allergies for a while now.Raeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237511357275057013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769377604353975312.post-60244434782165491102012-09-03T13:35:00.000-04:002012-09-03T13:35:56.017-04:00I'm back... summer recap and a recipe!<!--[if gte mso 9]>
<![endif]-->Well hello there... it's been a while. Apparently I decided to take the summer off from blogging. Oops. Let's recap:
The first two weeks July were spent at my favourite place in the world... my real home on Prince Edward Island. The weather was spectacular and we had great fun with my family (immediate and extended) and friends. Lots of time at the cottage,Raeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237511357275057013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769377604353975312.post-12280008488059167132012-06-29T07:47:00.000-04:002012-06-29T07:47:21.179-04:00Spreading nutrition love in the workplace!So for the past month or so, a colleague and I have been putting on a series of four mini-workshops on health and wellness for our co-workers. I've been presenting on nutrition and my colleague did presentations on stretching and different yoga poses to counteract our sedentary cubicle lifestyle.
At my superfoods workshop
My topics were:
Superfoods
Stress-buster foods and supplements
Power Raeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237511357275057013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769377604353975312.post-63490019225184262382012-06-19T22:21:00.000-04:002012-06-19T22:21:24.913-04:00My urban gardenThe long weekend in May turned into backyard reno weekend at my place. And I couldn't be more pleased! We (meaning a little me, but mostly my handy and awesome Dad along with his trusty assistant, the bf), got some power tools out and went to work.
More on the bigger renos later, because I still have a bit more work to do for it to be finished – I just have to find the time, which seems to be atRaeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237511357275057013noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769377604353975312.post-26024070884990184042012-06-17T17:22:00.000-04:002012-06-17T17:22:13.321-04:00Refreshing strawberry lemonadeI don't want to brag, and maybe I should knock on some hard wood, but the weather in my part of the country has been oh so lovely recently. Today, after running some errands and doing a few chores, I was a bit of a sweaty mess and ready for some hydration!
I wanted to incorporate some beautiful and yummy strawberries that were lurking in my refrigerator and nothing is better than lemonade on a Raeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237511357275057013noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769377604353975312.post-38899421017022276952012-06-06T20:35:00.000-04:002012-06-06T21:29:30.589-04:00Before you take your doctor's advice, read the ingredients!
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Recently my mother had some dental surgery. Prior to the procedure, I was talking to her on the phone and she told me she had just been out grocery shopping to get some things to eat following the surgery. She mentioned the dentist told her to get some "Boost" – a meal replacement drink.
I was appalled. I asked her on the phone to read me the ingredients.
I ask you now, what in this Raeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237511357275057013noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769377604353975312.post-15752227658174117932012-06-03T21:49:00.000-04:002012-06-03T21:49:21.032-04:00DIY Spice Rack 2.0Spice jars have been my enemy for a while... but I think I have it under control! At long last!
I enjoy organization. A great deal. I love the satisfaction it gives me. Messy spice bottles and little plastic bags in the back of a cupboard does not give me satisfaction. So when I saw this photo on Pinterest months ago, I got a little excited. Mainly because it incorporated my love for mason jars Raeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237511357275057013noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769377604353975312.post-52907180011112878502012-04-25T20:06:00.001-04:002012-04-25T20:06:56.979-04:00A plastic-free kitchenI'm a bit of a plastic hater. And becoming more so more recently. We have become used to storing a lot of our food in plastic over the years, because it's convenient. But perhaps not so convenient to our health. Plastics are made of petrochemicals, which can leach into our food over time. Let's not touch the issue of putting plastic dishes in the microwave – that's a whole other story.
So I Raeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237511357275057013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769377604353975312.post-45772322151172800612012-04-23T10:45:00.000-04:002012-04-23T10:45:38.989-04:00Another wee milestoneLast we talked I was in the midst of the Fab Uplift Detox. What a game changer! The Detox started March 26, today is April 23... I've eaten so abundantly over the last month – following both the detox guide and eliminating my other food allergies – without gluten-grains, without any sort of dairy, without eggs and without animal protein (other than a bit of fish outside of the detox)! I haven't Raeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237511357275057013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769377604353975312.post-85418050602120199822012-03-31T19:25:00.000-04:002012-03-31T19:25:58.553-04:00Detoxing, fabulouslyI've been absent... Life took over. If I wasn't at work, I was at school, studying for school or sleeping. That's been my life for the last few weeks. Things are on the up and up now though. Some big assignments for school are behind me, so a bit more free time. Hurray!
As I mentioned in my last post (that seems oh so long ago), I made some major changes to my diet over the last few weeks. But Raeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237511357275057013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769377604353975312.post-39793520845799104712012-03-10T19:24:00.000-05:002012-03-10T19:24:17.576-05:00A lengthy listRemember a few weeks ago when I wrote about how I conquered my allergies? Well I should have knocked on a lot of wood after I wrote that, because a couple days later the uncontrollable sneezing came back and never left. After one particular bad night where I couldn't sleep and then woke up in the middle of the night all congested and sneezing up a storm, I thought it best to seek some more help.
Raeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237511357275057013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769377604353975312.post-40133404963108059022012-03-07T22:34:00.002-05:002012-03-07T22:34:13.506-05:00A new go-to smoothieLast summer I wrote a post about my "go-to" smoothie at the time. Well things have changed and I've mixed things up a bit and I have a new "go-to" smoothie that packs an even BIGGER superfoods punch. Try it and let me know how it goes. I made this a few times and the colour changed from purple to brown... don't worry about the colour – it depends on the quantities of the food you put in. I never Raeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237511357275057013noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769377604353975312.post-66516039313118720012012-02-27T20:29:00.000-05:002012-02-27T20:29:09.606-05:00Review: Café My HouseOn Friday night, in the middle of a snowstorm (or the aftermath of one), the boy and I ventured out to Café My House for dinner. I had "won" a free meal via a little facebook/twitter contest so I was anxious to get there and get my free meal!
I've been to Café My House for brunch twice before this trip and had a wonderful experience both times. Their menu is the same whether you are out to Raeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237511357275057013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769377604353975312.post-9523814202997396002012-02-22T22:09:00.002-05:002012-02-22T22:09:45.413-05:00My new weekend pastime: Juicing!If anyone follows me on Instagram (@raes_16), you will have noticed that for the last two weekends I have been juicing! Oh what fun it's been! And I don't even have a fancy, expensive juicer!
I will admit to being spurred on by reading this blog post from a lovely Ottawa-gal, who I happened to meet in Toronto last fall while attending some classes with Meghan Telpner. I've known how to juice Raeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237511357275057013noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769377604353975312.post-564329114479897682012-02-16T13:06:00.001-05:002012-02-16T13:06:46.534-05:00Why I went gluten-free – a summary I didn't writeI came across this little gem of a post on Meghan Telpner's blog this morning.
Many people ask me when I tell them I don't eat gluten: do you have celiac? My answer is always no, I just feel better and have better digestion when I don't eat it, so I choose not to eat it because I know it does more bad than good for my body.
I've posted a lot about my gluten-free journey here, here, here and Raeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237511357275057013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769377604353975312.post-52271681138014845312012-02-15T21:26:00.000-05:002012-02-16T13:07:38.991-05:00Conquering allergies, naturallyLast spring, I started sneezing. And I couldn't stop. My eyes were constantly puffy. I sneezed all day long at work. I sneezed at home. I sneezed while driving my car (very scary if it happens often and over and over). The one place I didn't sneeze was outside.
To some spring is the start of allergy season, but this had never been the case for me before. In addition, all of my "sneeze attacks"Raeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237511357275057013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769377604353975312.post-1852484524369211742012-02-03T21:27:00.000-05:002012-02-03T21:28:20.455-05:00So 6 a.m. isn't my thing... But 7 p.m. sure is!So at the beginning of the year, I decided that I would try 6 a.m. workouts to see if I could use that time in my day to get to the gym. I tried a yoga class that I loved, and then I tried a spinning class, which I loathed. I'm keeping it real here...
To do a proper cardio class well, I need to eat first to have some energy to burn... But that early in morning I found it really hard to do. Also Raeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237511357275057013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769377604353975312.post-36870483044616372952012-01-29T22:48:00.000-05:002012-01-29T22:49:17.667-05:00Gluten intolorant or a gut in need of healing?I've always been pretty in tune with my body. My chiropractor knows this. I can usually tell her what needs adjusting before she even looks at me. But in the last year or so and especially since going gluten-free, I've been much more in tune with my digestion and my gut.
So back in May, I went on a mini-elimination diet to see if I could pinpoint what was making my tummy not-so happy. And I Raeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237511357275057013noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769377604353975312.post-7876315836637130302012-01-12T12:14:00.000-05:002012-01-12T12:15:13.821-05:00I did it! And plan to do it again!Guess what? This morning, at the dark hour of 5:30 a.m., I dragged myself out of bed (not that hard actually) and went to a yoga class at 6 a.m.!
I did it! And it felt great!
My plan was to start slow, and not scare my body too much on the first try with something too intense. So yoga seemed perfect. What a lovely way to start the day. I found it slightly ironic that we were doing sun Raeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237511357275057013noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769377604353975312.post-64896191354269249322012-01-09T17:19:00.001-05:002012-01-12T12:16:15.667-05:00No more excuses!Well 2012 just started and already I feel in a rut. Generally, I like order and organization in my life -- all parts of my life. Since the Christmas break, I haven't been to the gym because in order to get myself to the gym, I need to plan -- spur of the moment trips will just never happen. In addition, I do group exercise classes pretty exclusively. I find it motivates me, I'm stuck there for anRaeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237511357275057013noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769377604353975312.post-83023472290277625652012-01-02T10:49:00.000-05:002012-02-22T13:48:17.627-05:00Starting the new year off rightNow that the holidays are over, I'm trying to put little things back into my routine and nourish my body with lots of nutrients that I know were missing over the holidays -- but damn those M&M peanuts are good! Upward and onward to 2012!
Here's how I've started off the last two days:
First thing when I got up I downed a big glass of lemon water. This is super alkalizing for the body and Raeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237511357275057013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769377604353975312.post-277811247018322752011-12-28T19:11:00.001-05:002011-12-28T19:11:59.006-05:00Happy holidays!Well I've been a bad blogger this month. December just kind of got away from me. I'm currently enjoying my last full day on PEI with my family. It's been really nice -- lots of relaxation and fun.
I was also blessed to receive some pretty fabulous presents this year.
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I got some awesome red rubber boots so I can channel my inner child and go jump in some puddles, or slush forRaeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237511357275057013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769377604353975312.post-26071809806174851312011-12-12T09:54:00.000-05:002011-12-12T09:54:27.431-05:00There's a birthday in the houseWould you believe this here little blog of mine is 1 year-old? I find it hard to believe myself. But it's not about how much time has passed; it's more about how my life has changed (so much!) in one short year.
Last year at this time, I had just started my journey to better health. Last December I was paying much more attention to what I was putting in my mouth and my body began responding -- Raeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237511357275057013noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769377604353975312.post-8151553828313312452011-11-30T11:04:00.001-05:002012-02-22T13:49:53.792-05:00My favourite wellness and nutrition blogs, Part 2Early on in this blog's existence, I posted a little summary of some of my favourite healthy living blogs. Spurred on by a request, I thought I'd add to the list, and maybe revisit a couple, because they are what I consider the best of the best (that I've come across, thus far).
My New Roots
A Canadian holistic nutritionist and vegetarian chef living in Denmark. Great blog, lots of lovely Raeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237511357275057013noreply@blogger.com0