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Counting calories and other diet myths busted
Figuring out the right diet for you is challenging! And it is made even harder by all of the information – good and bad – readily available online. It’s important to recognize that not all of the information that we read and/or believe is actually true when it comes to dieting and your body. Here…
Read MoreHow not to let your diet add stress to your life.
Just like everything else in life, there will be ups and downs in the way that you eat. No human eats perfectly all the time. But healthy individuals make healthy choices more times than not. Instead of looking at the way you are currently eating as “good” or “not good”… Consider how you are eating…
Read MoreHow to manage your food cravings
If you read part one of this 2 part blog post, you’ll know that more research is needed to truly understand food cravings. We all have them and we all give in to them sometimes. In an ideal world, our food environment and advertising wouldn’t take advantage of our natural tendencies. In the meantime, try…
Read MoreCholesterol: Facts & Myths
Part of This article is shared with permission from Metabolic Balance Canada. To learn more about the metabolic balance nutrition concept book your complimentary information session here Many people cringe when “cholesterol” is mentioned as it is associated with unpleasant topics such as obesity and disease. Not to mention the conflicting and confusing information out…
Read MoreTired of counting calories and obsessing about how much you eat? Consider focusing on this instead!
There is no shortage of health information available on the internet, in the media, and from well-meaning family and friends. But some of that information may be doing you more harm than good. In this post I spill the beans about some common healthy eating myths and what matters just as much or even more…
Read MoreCows Milk-Healthy or Unhealthy?
Are plant based milks a nutrient dense food or do they fall into the category of ultra processed? This post takes a deep dive into the controversial dairy milk debate.
Read MoreMultivitamins: Are They Really a Waste of Money?
Find out more here about the most commonly used supplement in the world!
Read MoreCollagen or hyaluronic acid?
In part one we learned that aging skin is partly the result of a change in the collagen, and lower levels of the large hyaluronic acid molecules in the skin matrix. And intrinsic and extrinsic factors play a role. You can read more about that in part 1 here The good news is that getting…
Read MoreThe Dry Skin Solution-Part 1
Did you know that back in medieval France, King Henry II’s wife, Princess Catherine, believed that if she ate chicken combs she would become beautiful? Even before that (in the 700s) Yang Guifei, one of the four beauties of ancient China, also ate chicken combs. Chicken combs, as it turns out, contain a lot of…
Read More3 ways to get enough Vitamin D
When we think of “vitamins,” we know they’re super-important for health. But vitamin D is special. It’s difficult to get enough vitamin D; vitamin D is, therefore, a very common deficiency. So, let’s talk about how much of this critical fat-soluble vitamin we need, and how you can get enough. The three ways to get…
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