A food preservative is a substance added to foods to make them last longer; to “preserve” them. Preservatives are added to foods that go bad quickly and have found themselves in all kinds of products in our grocery stores. Preservatives work to preserve food in a few different ways. Some prevent the growth […]

  If you’re currently in the miserable throws of a hangry hangover, forward straight to the end of the article for a couple real food recipes to replenish and satiate. If you’d like a bit of an understanding of how you got here (other than the obvious, you drank too much ya fool!), keep reading. […]

  The holidays can be exhausting, both mentally and physically. I love Christmas, but I get it – it’s tiring and often I feel like I need a vacation come January. Whether it’s family stress, fear of complete derailment from your fitness or weight loss goals, or a gamut of other anxieties, here are six […]

  strawberry-chia-jam (click on the link above to get the recipe) Just as I dumped store-bought salad dressings years ago, now this easy homemade fruit jam has replaced those expensive sugar-laden commercial jams in my house as well! Gelatinous chia seeds make for perfect jam. These tiny high-fibre seeds are the perfect gut cleansers. When […]

    Pumpkin Spice Granola Banana Coconut Granola Maple Buckwheat Granola Peanut Butter Granola Keto Granola Paleo Nut & Seed Granola   Click here for your free download of our favorite 6 homemade granola recipes! Do you have a favorite homemade recipe for granola?  Share it on our Facebook group –  We’d love to hear […]

  Sure, we’ve all heard the countless research that supports making exercise a regular part of your life. The health benefits to physical activity are too vast to count. But what are the real motivators? What gets you to the gym everyday? What keeps you lacing up your running shoes, day after day, year after […]

  As a holistic nutritionist, I’m supposed to be all for that positive self-talk stuff, right? This might surprise you, but I’m terrible at it! Don’t get me wrong, I completely see the value in it, and I always encourage it for others, but the truth is I have a really hard time doing it […]

  Originally posted in July 2016, updated with more awesomeness in May 2020. Fail to Prepare, Prepare to Fail   Here are some of the things I’ve learned over the years that have helped me when time and energy resources are low.   TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TIME YOU HAVE   Perhaps you are exhausted and […]

  Whole grains are good for you. Wait, or are grains bad? And what about gluten; what IS gluten anyway? Are carbs really so bad? Do I need more fats? Why do some vegetables bloat me? Are fruits bad for me if I’m trying to lose weight? If a vegetarian diet has so many health […]

  Pineapple has a compound called bromelain in it, which is a natural digestive enzyme and helps support complete breakdown of foods we eat, thereby reducing gastrointestinal bloat. Cucumber is high in silica, caffeic acid (the skin), and vitamin C, which reduce swelling and aid in the prevention of water retention. High fibre chia seeds […]