Mindfulness can sometimes seem really challenging especially when the holiday season is fast approaching. The holiday seasons, from Halloween to Thanksgiving to Christmas, are often paired with an abundance of delicious food. Often the abundance of food can lead to the over consumption of tasty treats and massive portions at mealtimes. So how can we
At one point in time in our day to day lives’, we have all counted calories for a variety of reasons! From gaining weight to enter a competitive division of sport, to losing weight to fit those old blue jeans from high school, an act of maintenance, or simply counting out of curiosity. Sure,
As a nutritionist I am focused on the food on people’s plates and all the environmental influences that affect what we eat. Some of these are going to topics of future blog post like lack of sleep, stress and emotions which are known to lead to poor food choices, and these food choices can perpetuate
Including treats into your diet may to some seem like recipe for disaster and yes regular, highly processed, high sugar foods can prevent you from meeting your health goals. BUT if the OCCASIONAL treat is added into the diet it can be really important for the long-term success in a healthy lifestyle. Yes, I like
If you are like me, drinking water can sometimes feel more like a chore or extremely daunting task to drink the recommended 2 liters of water each day. Yet I know that I feel better and look better when I regularly have at least 1.5 liters of water. So how on earth can I will
Happy first day of spring! With this changing weather from the cold winter to the warm weather of spring, it is time to take some time to reflect on to changes you want to apply to your life. Do you want to sleep more? Do you want to eat healthier? Cut back on sugar? Exercise
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! This is one of my favorite holidays, mostly because green is my favorite colour and that includes the colour of my food. To have a varied diet, we should be eating the rainbow, but let’s just focus on the green food to celebrate this St. Patrick’s Day. Green food include some
Let me take you back to last summer I was on the ferry going from Nanaimo to Vancouver BC, Canada, and with almost 2 hours to kill I went to the gift shop. I have been on many ferry trips like this and browsing the books and magazine racks is one of my favorite ways
One aspect of heart health is lowering stress. Stress can not only increase blood pressure in the short term, but it can also increase the chances of having cardiovascular disease (CVD). To prevent stress from affecting your heart health, self-care is an important method to lower your stress. My top 3 self care recommendations are
When looking for heart health recipes it is important to look for high fiber, good sources of omega 3 and nutrient-dense foods. For more information on the importance of fiber on heart health read last week’s blog post called “Feeding a Healthy Heart”. This week’s post will give more direction on how to actually apply
