« You should pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body. Ask for a valiant heart that is not afraid of death, and considers the length of days as the least of nature’s gifts who can endure any kind of toil, who knows neither anger nor desire and thinks misfortunes and arduous labors of Hercules better than the cupids and the banquets and the downy cushions…

      « Memory is the sentinel of the mind. » William Shakespeare           Hello, young Padawan     Today’s subject is to question us about the effects of sugar on the brain and, more particularly, memory. No more blah blah, lets go straight to the point.   On your marks, ready? Go.                 Sugar, brain, and memory…

        “All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt”. Charles Schultz.           Hello, young Padawan     We all tend to be a little tired in this late winter period. The days are getting longer, but the sunshine is not optimal yet, and the cool temperatures are still here; in short, a little comfort is not too…

      “It is necessary to dare in all kinds, but the difficulty is to dare wisely”. Bernard Fontenelle             Hello, young Padawan     If you have ever done a dry or water fast, a juice cleanse, or a mono-diet, you must have asked yourself: “But what do we eat at the end of a fast?”   These three fasting methods allow the…

        “Health is like a vegetable garden; cultivate it.” Julien Allaire.               Hello, young Padawan     Since we are in the fall, I was getting ready to plan my three days of apple diet like every change of season. Suddenly (or almost, lol), I thought it would be a good idea to change it up a bit and try a…