Healthworks

Trade Show!!!

NEW YEAR, NEW YOU Trade Show

Sunday, January 8th

10am - 5pm

Located at the Coast Edmonton East Hotel

2100 Premier Way, Sherwood Park (beside Millenium Place)

Admission: $2

Over 80 vendors focusing on beauty, health & fitness and home.

We will be at the trade show, featuring a thermography demonstration and information on all our products and services.

Give and Save

December 5th - 10th, 2011

Bring in a food or cash donation for the food bank and save 20% on your product purchase.

*Does not include services.

Spiced Raw Cocoa

It happened.  It has snowed.  And with that comes my desire for warm stuff... especially warm beverages.  Warm chocolate beverages, to be exact.  However, not wanting to indulge in too much of the sweet stuff I decided to whip myself up something a tad more healthy.  It actually turned out quite well, so I decided to share...

Erin's Spiced Raw Cocoa

In a Vitamix, blend together (keeping in mind I was not measuring, so these are as close to exact as I can get):

• 1/4 cup raw almonds
• 2-3 tbsp raw cocoa
• 1-2 tbsp pure maple syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tbsp ground cinnamon
• pinch chili powder
• pinch sea salt
• 1 1/2 cups water

Blend until smooth.  Try a sip before serving, you may want to spice or sweeten it up a tad more.  With a Vitamix, you can blend on high until it gets warm (which is what I did).  It should serve 2, but I chose the big mug and served it all to myself.

 

 

 

Remembrance Day

We will be closed this Friday, November 11th, in observance of Remembrance Day. However, we are open today and tomorrow until 8pm, and will reopen for regular business hours on Saturday the 12th.

Simple vs. Complex Carbohydrates - What is the Difference?

When it comes to a healthy diet, you can make or break it with the carbohydrates.  Understanding the difference between healthy and unhealthy carbs can help you to succeed in obtaining your health goals, whether it be prevention of illness and disease or weight management.

Simple carbohydrates break down into sugar very rapidly, taxing your endocrine system by creating huge swings in your blood sugar levels.  Overconsumption can lead to diabetes, cardiovascular disease and certain types of cancer.

Simple Carbohydrate Examples:

refined sugar, corn syrup, fruit juice, pastries, candy, cake, white flour and any product made with white flour, packaged cereals, white rice, pasta, jam/jelly, white potatoes, pizza dough, soda pop

Complex carbohydrates are high-fiber and help to improve digestion.  They help to stabilize cravings while maintaining steady blood sugar levels, thereby improving mood and energy.

Complex Carbohydrate Examples:

vegetables (excluding white potatoes), fruit - though you want to keep your veggie to fruit ratio at about 3:1, whole grains such as buckwheat, amaranth, and oats.

These lists are by no means exhaustive.  Our goal is to get you on the right track when considering your day-to-day food choices.  At Healthworks, we are not proponents of crash dieting to achieve desired results, but rather lifestyale changes that will follow you through the rest of your long (& healthy!) life.

Make sure to always read labels and, whenever possible, choose fresh over processed or frozen.