Today is great and I feel amazing! I’m energized. I feel inspired, elevated, fulfilled, and a whole bunch of other warm-fuzzies! WHY? Because I just got home from a training session with my coach, and with my friend and workout buddy. This always leaves me feeling so content and grateful, that today it inspired […]

  Originally posted in March 2017, updated in May 2020 with even more awesomeness.   Eating on a budget can be easy, delicious, and nutritious. Here’s how! People often cringe over the perceived extra cost of eating healthy—especially when on a budget. Organic foods, fresh produce, and quality meats can quickly add up. But with […]

Originally published in October 2016, updated with even more awesomeness in October 2019. What’s the scariest thing about halloween for a nutritionist or a parent (or a nutritionist)? The chemical-laden, blood-sugar spiking, inflammation-boosting, mood-disrupting, energy-robbing refined sugar treats that the whole world so unwittingly distributes and we all indulge in, often to excess!  Sounds yummy, […]

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Want to be happier?  Avoid refined sugar. Not because you’ll be happy with your slimmer, leaner physique (although that will undoubtedly be an added perk), but because sugar consumption is linked to many mental health symptoms. Glucose itself is necessary – problems arise when there is an excess of it. Sugar and excessive refined carbohydrates […]

  Fill in the blank. For me it could’ve been one more: glass of wine bout of stomach pain and vomiting day of worrying for my children’s wellbeing loved-one’s suicide abusive phone call sinus infection day of struggling with body image round of antibiotics betrayal of trust by an addict episode of emotional binge-eating day […]

  Vitamin B-12 and omega-3 fatty foods are great ways to fight depression and anxiety naturally with nutrition. This is due to the anti-inflammatory properties of foods high in these nutrients; as inflammation has been identified as playing a role in depression and anxiety. Research shows that inflammatory cytokines, or proteins released by cells, are […]

    . What motivates you? How do you stay so committed to clean living when temptations are around you all the time?” These questions came from my brother recently over one of our regular lunch visits. I think I’ve been asked this, in various ways, several times before by friends and clients. Whether it […]

    Magnesium is an electrolyte mineral, helping to keep the cardiovascular and the nervous system functioning optimally. It’s also dubbed the “anti-stress” mineral, as it is a natural tranquilizer and helps to relax both muscles and the gastrointestinal tract. For this reason, it’s great for constipation as it supports natural peristalsis, the contractual motion […]

“Don’t tell me you have type 2 diabetes because your mother or father had it and it runs in the family. That’s rubbish. It’s the same thing as you telling me that you are sunburnt because your parents are fair-skinned.”   The point made here by Dr. Stephen Fairley (Duo Magazine, Feb.2016) is that your […]