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Period Cramps? Change Your Diet!
If you’ve ever felt like the Dothraki & White Walkers are having a flash dance across your uterus, then you know that menstrual cramps are No Joke. So what can you do? Are you doomed to an endless cycle of hot bags, Baralgin, Midol or both? Well, maybe not. I recently changed my diet and incorporated some natural goodies and not only did I see a change in my menstrual cramps but my general overall mood. Halt! Before we jump into these 4 little changes, let me be the first to tell you that it wont be easy. The cravings will be real and if you’re addicted to the fast…
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Flavour In Your Ear
Good music can bring Good vibes! We know the year might not have started off all fine and dandy for everyone. So we had our in house music curator put together a playlist that’s sure to motivate you, bring you good vibes and keep you moving towards your goals this week. We absolutely recommend that you play it as loud as you need to in order to block out negativity. *warning: May come with skanking Have any suggestions for our next playlist? Feel free to contact @dremaican on twitter
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Creating Your Self Care Routine
Burning sage, yoga, and face masks! Self care was definitely the buzzword for most of 2018. We heard quite a bit of self care this and self care that but what many failed to realize was the self care could take on many forms. Generally speaking, self care can be defined as things done or bought for oneself that leaves a feeling of satisfaction. So if you’re thinking, that can mean anything, then you’re almost correct. It’s the promotion of things that put you back in alignment. Now if you’re like me, self care can seem like a luxury of money & time that I simply do not have. When…
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Protect Your Data! Encrypt It!
A common misconception that many people have about securing data and privacy of data communications is “as long as the connection between the sender and recipient of information is secure then the data itself is also secure”. Well, nothing could be further from the truth. This was borne out in my last two articles in which I alluded to the fact that on today’s modern networks, public or private, all data can be hijacked and inspected en route without the sender’s or recipient’s knowledge. Shockingly, I heard State Minister of Technology Julian Robinson at a recent event he was addressing say quite nonchalantly that all data & communications are already…
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