The Harmful Truth About Ultra-Processed Foods
Would you like to radically cut your risk of disease? How about vastly improving the nutritional composition of your diet, including a significant reduction in your sugar and salt intake? Do you want a simple, yet very effective way to
Warm Lentil Salad With Light Feta and Fresh Herbs
Would you like to try a fantastically flavourful and totally nutritious recipe? Here it is! This recipe comes from my book “Broccoli, Love & Dark Chocolate”. It is, without question, a fan favourite. Best of all, it’s a wonderful way
Poor Body Image, Disordered Eating, and Self-Compassion
The world we live in can be unkind, judgemental, and unforgiving. The media, for example, bombards us with images of beautiful, ultra-thin females and muscular males with six-pack abs – many of which have been digitally altered to achieve a
Mindfulness: Powerfully Transforming Your Relationship with Food
A healthy relationship with food, requires a healthy relationship with one’s self. One of the most powerful ways to achieve this, is with mindfulness. Jon Kabat-Zinn, a pioneer in the field, defines mindfulness as “the awareness that arises, through paying
The Powerful Truth About Food, Health & Happiness
If you’re ever wondering how much effort you should put into eating healthy, consider these two, fundamental facts. First, your body is your home - the most important one you’ll ever live in. It deserves to be taken care of.
Thai Coconut Lentil Soup
Here’s a truly delicious and nutritious soup that’s loaded with good-for-you ingredients. Lentils are one of the healthiest foods on the planet - rich in folate, fibre, protein, iron, potassium, zinc, and much more. Red peppers are all-stars when it
Apple Ginger Green Kefir Smoothie
One of the best ways to keep your microbiome healthy, in addition to eating a healthy, fibre-rich diet, is by regularly consuming foods that contain probiotic bacteria. These good or friendly bacteria can powerfully affect health, including boosting immunity, improving
Are Your Drink Choices Seriously Harming Your Teeth?
Over the last few decades, there’s been a significant decline in tooth decay world-wide, but a remarkable increase in tooth erosion. It’s been called an “unrecognized epidemic.” The cause of this erosion, in large part, is due to the type
Four New Year’s Resolutions Top Nutrition Experts Agree On
Wondering what you should be eating in 2016? In November of last year, twenty of the world’s most highly respected nutrition researchers met in Boston. They came from some of the most prestigious universities, including Harvard, Yale, Cornell, and Stanford.
When Do We Stop Eating? When We Go To Sleep!
Are you a mindless snacker? Currently, both in Canada and the United States, about two-thirds of the population are overweight. In other words, if you line up 10 people, on average, only three of them have a healthy body weight. While
My Dad’s Classic Vinaigrette Salad Dressing
Although I grew up in the big city of Toronto, as a child I spent most of my weekends and summers on a farm north of the city. My dad purchased the farm about a year before I was born
Making Family Meals A Priority – What Gets In The Way?
Regular family meals result in significantly healthier and happier children, teens and parents. Sharing meals as a family, however, is not always easy due to time constraints and conflicting schedules. In addition, the atmosphere created at mealtime greatly impacts the
Seven Reasons Why Family Meals Deserve Top Priority
One of the greatest gifts we can give our children is the shared family meal. The research is incredibly strong and consistent. Benefits include kids who are healthier and definitely happier. Each and every meal shared makes a difference. Here
Sleep – The Forgotten Nutrient For Good Health
The benefits of good sleep for health, happiness, longevity, and overall well-being cannot be overstated. Most people greatly underestimate its value. Eating well and being active is not enough. Sleep is critical for brain health, managing your moods, reducing stress,
Five Steps To Stop Emotional Eating
“Perhaps the most intimate relationship each of us will ever have is not with any fellow member of our own human species. Instead, it is between our bodies and our food.” This powerful and thought-provoking statement was made by Mariette