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June 27, 2023

Stinging Nettle Benefits: 5 Surprising Reasons to Use This Common Backyard Weed

Healthy foods from the plant world come in all shapes and sizes, from leafy greens to brightly coloured berries, nuts, seeds, spices, and herbs. However, there are many healthy foods that are overlooked simply because society has deemed them to be “weeds.” While I wait impatiently for the first harvest from the garden, […]

May 15, 2023

8-Step Diabetes Diet Planning: Manage Glucose Levels Naturally for Metabolic Syndrome

If you’ve been told you’re at risk for type 2 diabetes but you’re not sure what to do next, here are some first steps… About 3 million people in Canada are diagnosed with diabetes. Of that total, 90% of those have type 2 diabetes which is a chronic disease, wherein the cells in […]

March 23, 2023

5 Essential Steps to Better Gut Health That You Must Know

You may have heard the phrase “You are what you eat” but that’s not the full story. You actually are what you eat, digest, and absorb. In order for our body to use the nutrients in our food, it must be first broken down into its individual components. For example, a protein breaks […]

February 20, 2023

Superfood in the Spotlight: The Benefit of Cinnamon

The holiday season is over and winter is in full swing. For us here in the Northern Hemisphere, we still have a couple more months of cold weather ahead of us. While we dream of warmer days to come, there is one spice that will keep us cozy from October to March and […]