Want to lower your risk of heart disease and decrease your body mass? Interested in eliminating animal products from your diet and increasing your consumption of fibre? Tired of eating too much junk food and feeling sluggish? Veganism could be right for you! The Real World Wellness five-week vegan program…
When conducting my nutrition sessions, something I feel is important to do is to go through my client's cupboards or fridge to discuss some of the foods they have in the house, and to go over food labels. Reading food labels inevitably brings out numerous questions about various ingredients, and…
I'm the Workplaces in motion leader at my office, and I adore that part of my job is to keep active and encourage the other staff members to keep active, too! Here are a few techniques that you can use to get fit while working (it will even help to…
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…
We all know the importance of reading food labels - and this includes the labels on fruit juices. Many juices have sugar and other ingredients added; you can often identify these without looking at the ingredient list just by the frequent use of the term "fruit cocktail" over "fruit juice."…
Yes, you can eat healthy even when you're out at restaurants! Here's what to do: 1) Choose local businesses over chain restaurants. With chain restaurants, there's too much of the unknown surrounding your food. Some of the items will be shipped in bulk from far away. Most of the meat…
