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November 29, 2017January 15, 2018 fleurbailey

A Brief Guide to Using Essential Oils

November 4, 2017January 15, 2018 fleurbailey

My Thyroid Story

November 3, 2017November 3, 2017 fleurbailey

Essential Elements for Overall Wellbeing

July 3, 2017October 31, 2017 fleurbailey

Update on Life and Everything Else 

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I'm Fleur; Wife, Mother, Certified Nutritional Therapist, passionate about healthy families and seeing children thrive. I like to live healthily, easily and usually without the typical restraints of status quo. Here I try to show some of the ways I do that, in the hope it might encourage you to do the same. Thanks for visiting!

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How well do you think your diet is doing for you, personally? This has been a burning question in my house this week. We thought it was a good time for my husband to check his overall health as @medichecks, the private blood testing company I use for myself and my clients, has some great offers on men's tests for #movember. Dan did the Health and Lifestyle Check Blood Test, a simple, at-home finger print test which looks at liver & kidney health, cholesterol, iron, inflammation and key vitamins. It turns out, even at the young age of 33, Dan has high cholesterol. Despite having a great diet full of whole foods, fruit and veggies, something isn't right for him. Likely a little too much (and too often) alcohol and saturated fat. Despite all the good stuff he eats, my husband is a typical whisky-drinking carnivore who always chooses red meat in restaurants and loves his daily dairy-heavy cappuccinos. We often think that everything in moderation is the best way to live. But what if your moderation is still too much for you, personally? Oftentimes, being a body detective isn't enough. Some issues, such as high cholesterol don't display symptoms so the best way to understand yourself from the inside out is to do some simple tests. We're never too young to do this. Dan is going to have a break from all alcohol, increase cardio at the gym and is embarking on a completely #plantbaseddiet, i.e. no animal products, emphasising cholesterol-lowering plant foods. We'll then repeat this test in a month and see how these changes have helped. If you think you might benefit from taking a look inside your insides 😜, click the link in my bio or here - https://www.medichecks.com/?tap_a=15798-5ae160&tap_s=440635-044f93. The body naturally wants to be healthy and the best way to do that is to know yourself inside and out, as an individual 💪 #personalhealth #personaldiet #privatebloodtests #medichecks #plantbaseddiet #vegan #plantfoods #wholefoods #knowledgeispower #gettested #healthy #foodismedicine #nutrition

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Ladybug nestled on a rock in Sooke, BC
Ladybug nestled on a rock in Sooke, BC
"Birds flying high...."
“Birds flying high….”
Sooke, BC
Sooke, BC
Sooke, BC
Sooke, BC
Sooke, PC
Sooke, PC
Sooke, BC
Sooke, BC
Sooke, BC
Sooke, BC
Spa Village, Bali
Spa Village, Bali
Tembok, Bali
Tembok, Bali
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Candidasa, Bali
Candidasa, Bali
Chinatown, Singapore
Chinatown, Singapore
Singapore Skyline
Singapore Skyline
Candidasa, Bali
Candidasa, Bali
Singapore
Singapore
Regents Park, London
Regents Park, London
Sooke, BC
Sooke, BC
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA
Bay Bridge, San Francisco
Bay Bridge, San Francisco
Sneak peak of the Golden Gate Bridge, SF
Sneak peak of the Golden Gate Bridge, SF
Transamerica Pyramid Building and Coit Tower, SF
Transamerica Pyramid Building and Coit Tower, SF
Flowers in Sardinia, Italy
Flowers in Sardinia, Italy
Sardinia, Italy
Sardinia, Italy
Symonds Yat, Forest of Dean, UK
Symonds Yat, Forest of Dean, UK
Colosseum, Rome
Colosseum, Rome
Lake Bled, Slovenia
Lake Bled, Slovenia
Lake Bled, Slovenia
Lake Bled, Slovenia
Kranska Gora, Slovenia
Kranska Gora, Slovenia
Kranska Gora, Slovenia
Kranska Gora, Slovenia
Kranska Gora Ski Resort, Slovenia
Kranska Gora Ski Resort, Slovenia
Rome Colosseum
Rome Colosseum

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