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Kids Birthdays in Victoria4/24/2015 Here is an idea, Last week our child went to a birthday party in a Gym. What a great idea. They had a ball. The Ice Personal Training Gym has a great idea. Book your next Birthday Party @ ICE Personal Training Studio! Included in the party... 1 hour of active fun involving obstacle courses + workouts with a Certified Personal Trainer 1 hour in our private lounge the best in today's music for all the kids to enjoy All this for only $150 - book now as Space is Limited! Contact Suzanne Clark for more information 250.884.ICE1 / suzanne@icevictoria.ca
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April 22nd, 20154/22/2015 Gardeners hand helper 4/7/2014
0 Comments For all of the people who work with their hands, we have a great combination. The Gardener's pumice soap is packed full of ingredients to help remove dirt, paint, grease and grim. The Gardener`s Hand cream can help with dry skin, cracks, rashes, and bug bites. We have added Neem oil, along with cocoa butter and shea butter. Neem oil is an excellent moisturizer, high in Vitamin E, rich in emollients and fatty acids, soothing dry, cracked or otherwise stressed and damaged skin. Unlike petroleum based moisturizers, Neem oil actually restores the skin's natural elasticity. Tea Tree Oil (also known as Melaleuca) is a natural antibacterial disinfectant that was commonly used as a general antiseptic by the aboriginal tribes of Australia for thousands of years. More recently, the scientific community has confirmed that Tea Tree Oil has tremendous medicinal benefits. It is a light yellow oil that has a scent similar to nutmeg, and it is produced by steaming tea tree leaves and then squeezing the oils out. Add these great ingredients to soap and then add pumice powder and you have a great soap. It will clean dirty hands and help soften the skin. 100 % olive makes a hard and long lasting bar. Our very popular Gardener's tea tree cream! Helps heal:
Galloping goose trail ( Bike Ride )4/21/2015 I dropped my car off this morning and thought I would bike home. Approximately 15 km on according blackberry maps. What I did not realize, is the terrain. It is all up hill from down town to the Highlands . The great thing about the landscape is that it is paved and beautiful. There are very few steep up hill climbs and places to stop for a break. The intersection heading into Colwood is a little confusing. I was not sure whether to turn right on the #1 or go straight into Colwood.
I took the #1 and headed up a gravel path that took me right to Thetis lake. 40 minutes from down and I was at Thetis lake. Nice... If it was warm enough I would have jumped in. I decided to take Thestis lake to our neighborhood which meant that I had to break some no biking rules and the terrain is pure mountain bike territory but it is was fun. 60 minutes and I was home. It usually take about 15 minutes with no traffic and 35 min. to 40 min. during the Colwood crawl, if driving. Now I know why this trail is world famous. A great way to commute anytime. Earth hour 20153/12/2015 The ninth annual Earth Hour takes place at 8:30 p.m. local time on Saturday, March 28, 2015, only months before a new global climate deal is negotiated. On this day, six continents, 120 countries, and 24 time zones will be united as a global community, making our voices heard through the individual action of turning off the lights.
More info here Natural flavours not so natural3/12/2015 Natural Flavours. Not So Natural! It seems corporations have found another way to keep us addicted to their products. Tobacco companies have used addictive chemicals in tobacco for years, soda pop companies just added more sugar, soup and fast food chains added more salt, elite coffee companies founds ways to increase the caffeine content to create a whole new generation of customers. Now we have natural flavours.
The current recall on foods containing hydrolyzed protein. Click here to see the list shows that even pure vegetable dishes contain this ingredient. The protein is derived from an animal's pancreas. The reason it is added to food is to enhance the flavour of food, making it taste better. This ingredient or others like it can find its way even into 100% fruit juice, frozen meats, vegetables or fruit. We recently read the ingredients on some frozen mangoes we had purchased. We were shocked to read natural flavors were added. Our 4 year old now prefers frozen fruit with natural flavours added than just plain frozen fruit. Almost as if he is addicted to the extra flavour boost already. It is important to know that not all natural flavours are from animal proteins. Current labelling laws do not make companies put the true ingredients on the labels, leaving us in the dark once again. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hydrolyzed Protein is protein that has been hydrolyzed or broken down into its component amino acids. While there are many means of achieving this, two of the most common are prolonged boiling in a strong acid (acid-HVP) or strong base or using an enzyme such as the pancreatic protease enzyme to stimulate the naturally-occurring hydrolytic process. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, hydrolyzed protein is used to enhance flavor. The chemical breakdown of proteins may result in the formation of free glutamate that joins with free sodium to form monosodium glutamate (MSG). When added this way, American law does not require the labels to list MSG as an ingredient. New name for GMO food3/12/2015 The Goverment seems to be getting ready to label GMO food but 1st they have created a new name for GMO food. I have also noticed some savvy food producers have been putting the GMO free Label on their products. see below.
Aphroditie's godess touch2/10/2015 If Aphrodite the goddess of love wanted to create a scent, she would gather some of the most sensuous flowers she could find. She would then squeeze the essence from the flowers to produce a scent that would be worthy of the goddess of love. Our store carries over 90 pure essential oils, from these oils we have chosen a few to create a blend called Aphrodite Goddess scent. We have taken Jasmine and Ylang Ylang and balanced them with a hint of Bergamot to create an aroma to evoke an aphrodisiac response. It has been so popular that we created a entire line around this blend. Aphrodite Herbal Hydration Lotion A light, fast absorbing moisturizer that is made with the nourishing oil of Hemp. Hemp oil is one of the few oils to contain all the omega acids. This makes it a natural choice for feeding the skin to keep it elastic and smooth. We use Grapefruit Seed extract as the natural preservative. Massage oil and Massage bars The gift of touch can be the theme for this years valentines day gift. Aphrodite massage oil smells great and has a wonderful texture to massage with, it can also be used as a bath oil. Body butter bars melt at skin temperature for a fun and sensual massage. Try one of our soy wax candles to make the night a special romantic evening. Aphrodite Roll on. Roll ons can be applied to the skin as you would a perfume, but with out the toxic ingredients that are found in perfumes. Cleansing bar. As with all of our cleansing bars this moisturizing soap is created for your face. It can remove make up, city grim and dead skin. Shea butter, Neem oil and French clay all help to deep clean and moisturize. This is one of the best cleansing bars for T-zone facial problems. Little league base ball2/7/2015 This may be a little off topic but it is baseball season in Victoria. registration is this weekend at Lyritz ball park.
Information can be found here. Register for Layritz baseball Pure Organic Shea Butter,1/12/2015 Shea Butter
Shea butter is a solid oil extracted from the nut of a Karite tree. Shea butter naturally contains Vitamin A and Vitamin E, but greatest of all - shea butter also consists of complex fatty acids. Free Spirit's shea butter is entirely organic and unrefined so as not to diminish any of its natural qualities. It is also fair traded. * promotes quicker healing of small wounds, burns, cuts and scrapes. * is an efficient natural makeup remover. * is safe to use on babies, children and adults. * helps prevent and soothe sunburns. * is high in vitamins A and E. * helps moisturize dry skin. * soothes sore, overworked muscles. * makes an excellent natural lip balm. * helps restore elasticity of aging skin. We use an unrefined organic shea butter in many of our products. When it is added to our olive oil soap it creates a rich thick lather. When we add shea butter to our moisturizers it adds all the wonderful qualities that are listed above. We also have an Unscented, Lavender,Solstice Breeze and a new Passion Flower Butters. You can also purchase raw shea butter by the ounce. Calendula creams1/12/2015 the first things you see when you walk into a department store? Skin products and lots of them. Different manufacturers offer exotic creams crafted out of everything from somebody’s leftover placenta to the food off some poor bee’s plate. French and Swiss companies purveying little tubes with huge price tags, selling us a variety of salves, lotions, creams, ointments, and pomades to pour over our bodies’ delicate covering, our skin. And we buy, buy, and buy, shelling out millions of dollars each year for the privilege of dabbing fine ointments on ourselves. Unbeknownst to you, the all-time best substance for the skin can be had by planting a single plant in your backyard. A cream made of this plant will make the most expensive skin ointment look like margarine. This epidermal wonder is a plant called calendula, known in herbalist circles as "mother of the skin." The extra-good news is that for one-quarter the price of that tube of fancy skin cream, you can put in an acre of the plant that will make your skin as smooth and clear as a baby’s behind. Of course, you won’t need that much – ten plants should do for a family of four. And unlike many of the expensive creams, calendula cream will actually make a big difference in the way your skin feels and looks. We have been growing, harvesting and infusing our own oils since 1998. This amazing flower is in our base for all of our creams and moisturizers. It can be found in:
Calendula is truly the miracle worker for our skin, whether a person has lumps or bumps, scabs that won’t heal, eczema, athlete’s foot, acne, or even herpes sores. Perusing old herbals, the reader quickly discovers that calendula has been used to treat every skin condition ever dreamed up. It is an all-purpose skin-healing agent. Not surprisingly, wherever calendula grows, it is used to treat the skin. It has also worked well at healing skin damage caused from radiation treatments. Not only is calendula a product with a universal endorsement, it has stood the test of time. We are talking about a track record of at least 1,000 years. Even more exciting, it is perfectly safe. Next time you take a walk through James Bay you will probably notice these beautiful yellow and orange flowers. Author Joseph Gonyeau Categories
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