Between October and December, I was traveling, doing presentations, and generally not sticking to a routine. It took a toll on my system and so at the beginning of December, I decided to make a better plan for the following month so that I’d be able to be well and live healthy despite whatever craziness [...]
Factory farms can be cruel to animals, pollute the environment, treat workers very poorly and be bad for our health. I like to think that most of us have at least a vague understanding of why factory farming is wrong, and details to put it all into perspective is a good way to motivate us [...]
As many of the you know, I’m the co-host for CKUW’s Wooden Spoons radio show, an hour-long talk show on healthy living and nutrition. My co-host was away on holidays for the month of August so I got to choose my own guests and topics for the most recent five shows! Here are links to [...]
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I’ve been “living not blogging” the past month – I’ll do my best to start “living AND blogging” again I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what inspires us to be healthy, to eat well, to stay active. Everyone is going to have their own little areas of inspiration, but here are just a few [...]
Now that I am a Certified Holistic Nutritionist, I am taking appointments! I’m eager to share what I’ve learned and to do what I can to help out others who are interested in eating healthier and feeling awesome. Nutrition sessions can include everything from a focus on managing weight to learning food skills to going [...]
A question I get asked a lot these days is, should I choose local or organic? The answer would likely be “both!” but sometimes you get one without the other, and then you have to make a decision. Which is the better option? First we should differentiate between the two. For the sake of argument, [...]
I’m at the Growing Local conference today and tomorrow (working and presenting!). If you’re in Winnipeg, you should definitely check out our FREE presentation: Local Food 101! Hope to see you there Below is the poster for the presentation (click on it to enlarge), and below that is a great infographic on the basics of [...]
I’m a huge advocate of drinking green smoothies daily – especially after reading Victoria Boutenko’s Green for Life! I’ve read it a few times now over the past year or so and every time I read it I’m inspired to try new creations with green smoothies. For a long time now I’ve been drinking smoothies [...]
This is a pretty big question that I think we can all continue to ask ourselves every day, no matter how far along our healthy journey we are. We might be close to our healthy peak in one area of our lives, but in another area we might have lots of work to do. It’s [...]
