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August 4, 2023

How to Create a Healthy Food Plan That’s Free from Diet Culture – Part 1

Part 1: Why Millennials Should Still Eat Avocado but Burn their Low-Rise Jeans Ok, let’s talk about the toxic relationship that is diet culture and healthy living. It needs to end. They are no longer compatible. Being healthy is about so much more than size. We need to separate healthy living from diet […]

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 […]