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Can My Symptoms Actually Be A Food Intolerance?
Do you have symptoms that just don’t seem to go away? One of the trickiest things to figure out is whether a random symptom could be due to a food intolerance. That’s because symptoms can be delayed, or ongoing, and not even resemble a gastrointestinal symptom at all. In this post, I go over a…
Read MoreThe Hormone Effect
It doesn’t matter what health issue you want to address, hormones are playing a role. It does not matter if you are suffering from fatigue, irritability, sleep deprivation, reproductive issues, anxiety, depression, blood sugar problems, headaches, or just about anything you can think of – hormones are playing a role. This can be an intimidating…
Read MoreHeart Rhythms
This is Part 3 of Omega-3s The Fats We love. Omega-3s and heart health. Omega-3s started getting famous for heart health because of research dating back to the 1970s. At that time, researchers found that Greenland Inuit, despite eating a lot of fat, had a lower rate of heart disease and fewer risk factors too.…
Read MoreYour Brain on Omega 3 Fats
This is part 2 of Omega 3s-The Fats We love Omega-3s and the brain In my last post about Omega-3s I focused on the anti-inflammatory aspects of Omega-3 fats and how to get our Omega-3 fats from food. Want a refresher on exactly what Omega-3s are and why they are so good for our health? …
Read MoreOmega 3s-The Fats We Love
Omega-3s get a lot of notoriety – and for good reason! Not only is one of them essential for good health, but we don’t get enough of them in our diets. Omega-3s are a kind of fat. Fats are not just a storable source of 9 calories per gram. Different fats are used by our…
Read MoreHow to Improve Gut Health
Hippocrates said, “All disease begins in the gut.” And while this may not be 100% true for every disease in every person, more and more research shows that our gut (digestive system) has a bigger role in many diseases than we used to think. And we’re not just talking about heartburn, constipation, diarrhea, IBS, IBD,…
Read MoreCommon Weight Loss Myths Busted
Sometimes it seems that everyone has an opinion on weight loss. It’s full of bad oversimplified advice, and magical “non-diet” diet products. And this information is all over the internet. I am so pleased to bust these bad boys. Want to know why? It’s because I care about you. If you’re looking to lose weight,…
Read MoreWhy is my metabolism slow?
You may feel tired, cold or that you’ve gained weight. Maybe your digestion seems a bit more “sluggish”. You may be convinced that your metabolism is slow. Why does this happen? Why do metabolic rates slow down? We know as we age our metabolism tends to slow down. As a post-menopausal woman I can attest…
Read MoreEight tips for choosing supplements wisely
We all know the vast array of supplements on the market today. It seems that new ones are launched every day and there is more and more marketing lingo that promises to save your health. And remember the supplement business is a multi billion dollar industry! But you are a savvy health-conscious consumer. You eat…
Read MoreA quick guide to reading Nutrition Facts tables
I admit it, I don’t pay much attention to the Canada Food guide but there are many positive changes in the new guide, including changes to food labels to make them easier to understand. Even though the changes are going in the right direction food labels and the Nutrition Fact tables continue to be a…
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