Good sleep depends on more than just nutrition. But to ignore what and when you eat, is fodder for poor quality sleep patterns. Get a quick glimpse of what you can do to promote sublime snoozing.
Read more3 MUST-HAVES in any GOOD DIET
Vegan and paleo are on opposite sides of the diet spectrum. One consumes no animal products. The other a good proportion of the intake is from animal. So what could they possibly have in common?
Read moreIndepth interview with Tzabia, The Food Coach →
Tzabia chats with champions Sylvie and Adrian about rarely-talked about aspects of nutrition, the value of life coaching, changing behaviour, dealing with emotional eating, moving to Latin America and much more.
Read moreWhich Fish Are Healthy To Eat?
You know that fish is rich in protein (6 oz. contains 30 - 35 g) and have heard that it is a renowned source of the essential omega 3 fats, which most North Americans are deficient in.
Read moreInterview with Tzabia about The Food Coach
Listen to Tzabia talk about why she became The Food Coach and what it's about.
Read moreHow technology is entering the world of nutrition
Interested in apps, sites, and gadgets that can ease your adventure into eating well? This guest post by Diamond gives you an overview of what to look for.
Read moreEggs, cholesterol, free range, Omega 3 and other info about what the chicken laid
Eggs, those little oval perfect food bodies in a shell - the ones that need to peel right for the universe to be okay. Are they really an issue for cholesterol? How many can we eat? Which ones should we buy - is free range better than Omega 3 eggs? Is the white sufficient to eat or should I be including the yolk? So many questions for such a little food-bite.
Read more5 VEGETABLES that you don't want to ignore
It's great to see that kale and broccoli are getting their well deserved appreciation, but it's now time to shine the light on five other vegetables that are due for some of the limelight.
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Are multi-vitamins & minerals worth it?
I get asked this question a lot. Should we be using multivitamins? Are they worth worth your MEF (money, effort, focus)?? Here's my encapsulated view of the world of multivitamin/minerals (further known as multis).
Read moreLove Your Heart!
February is the month of ‘heart health’ and here we are at the beginning of May, but you can never nurture your heart too much. So check out my tips on how to keep your glorious pump beating strong.
Read moreEggs - Do They Cause a Rise in Cholesterol and Heart Disease?
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Let’s get one thing clear… eggs don’t cause heart disease. The years of being told by the heart association and health experts that you should limit your consumption of eggs because they cause high cholesterol, which is a risk factor for heart disease, were debunked years ago.
Read moreHealthy Shopping Requires Critical Thinking
It is important for every consumer to understand a basic premise about the food industry: it is driven by economic interests, not health. And like most other industries, there are some major players that are publicly traded and need to increase their profit margins every quarter. How do they do that? By selling us more food or by making it cheaper.
Read more10 Ways to Make Your BBQing Healthier
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Dedicated barbq’ers everywhere know the pleasures that their grilling and smoking produces, and are unlikely to give it up unless the grim reaper is knocking at their door.
So what is the issue with barbies and what is the solution? I promise to give you the good news after I give you the bad news.
Read morePasture Raised Animals
As a non-meat eater, I love deliberating over what carnivores should be considering when eating those wide-eyed zen cows and adorable ‘Babe’ piggies. Yes, its true: I am one of those who cry out for the horses in the cowboy movies. But the truth is, I don’t judge anyone’s choices. I do however, care about your health and the humane treatment of the animals.
Read moreDoes The Quality of Coffee Matter?
I was an “I can count on one hand the number of cups of coffee that I've had in my life” herbal tea-toteller until 2002. That was when I met my partner, Barry, who turned me on to the subtle pleasures of good quality coffee. It is a contagious joy that Barry expresses in his exploration of the dynamics of the coffee bean.
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