Time and time again I’ve heard clients say that they don’t have enough time to exercise or they only have 30 minutes a day to exercise and don’t think they’ll accomplish anything in that time.Don’t fret, there’s a solution, you can get a perfectly good workout in 30 minutes! When you only have a small amount […]
Category: Health
Healthy Living by Jacqueline Banks – Almond Milk… the new Soy Milk
For years the health conscious (including myself) have used soy milk as an alternative to milk, but with all the controversy surrounding soy the big question is, is it the best choice? While the Food and Drug administration are touting its benefits for a healthy heart and the reduction of LDL there are more than […]
Keeping your Pool Clean and Pure
Many of us who live in Casa de Campo know what a great joy it is to have a pool. The ability to jump into the water on a whim is priceless! There is nothing like being able to jump into the crystal waters on a hot summer day, or a cool evening under the […]
Healthy Living by Jacqueline Banks – Head for the Stairs!
Tired of running circles around the track or doing the same routine in the gym? Try a change of pace, your body needs variety to keep making progress, once the muscles get used to the same routine you’ll stop seeing results. Follow Rocky’s lead and head for the stairs! What better place than the amphitheatre […]
Healthy Living by Jacqueline Banks – Another reason not to watch TV
Not again! First milk does the body good, then corn syrup is good for you and now feed your kids a healthy meal of Kraft over processed grilled cheese sandwiches! And now there are even organic Kraft singles? Are you kidding me? This is what we’re telling parents to feed their kids, our future generation, […]
Healthy Living by Jacqueline Banks – Corn Syrup
If you’ve been watching T.V lately chances are you’ve been bombarded with commercials touting corn syrup to be “natural” and good from you in moderation. It always blows my mind when I see nutritional commercials touting the benefits of a food product when it’s been proven time and time again to have negative effects, such […]
POLL RESULTS – What kind of cusine is missing in the Casa de Campo?
After conducting yet another ultra un-scientific poll, its become clear that our readers love Thai Food. When asked what kind of cuisine they would most like to see added to the roster of restaurants in Casa de Campo, Thai food was the clear winner, with Indian and “Light Cuisine” coming in second and third place, […]
NEW Special Feature – Our very own healthy Living Guru!
Hi! Let me introduce myself before I get started. I’m Jacqueline Banks a Holistic Health Counselor and graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. I specialize in helping my clients implement healthy eating habits and lifestyle changes to help them achieve a variety of health goals ranging from weight loss, lowering cholesterol levels, creating more […]
Bikers Mount Up!
So we’ve just been informed that this coming Sunday, there will be a group biking activity, cooinciding with the Dueños Weekend. The event is free and open to all, but is BYOBHGAG (Bring your own bike, helmet, gloves and gear!), and departs on sunday morning from the Parking Lot of Minitas Beach. From photos we’ve […]
Calendar of Events!
We have now added a calendar of events for all things Casa de Campo. While its a little on the bare side today – zero items in fact – we hope that it will soon become a healthy list of all things Casa de Campo. In fact, if you have any items that you would […]
Cygalle is styling! Style.com’ing that is!
So our local holistic spa pleasure princess, Cygalle Diaz, strikes again – having being written up yet again, this time by Vogues online periodical, Style.com. Aside speaking about how wonderful and glamorous Casa de Campo, and its creme de la creme residents and clientel, the article does speak quite a bit about the wonderful treatments […]