Here's an activity I wanted to share with you all from my Real World Wellness nutrition consulting business. It's a valuable way to identify emotional eating triggers and to overcome those obstacles that can derail us from eating well. Goal: identify and overcome emotional eating If you eat emotionally on…
As I mentioned in July, I've been receiving some products from Gaiam.ca to review. Gaiam is a pretty cool company that has a range of yoga and Pilates materials and accessories. This past month, I received the following: Thirsty Yoga Towel. I sweat a lot when I exercise, so this…
I did it again (flashback to the early 2000s. Crap, now I have bad albeit admittedly catchy music stuck in my head). I've started another new blog. The problem with choosing a blog name like "Living Healthy in the Real World" is that there are so many other words that…
Working for a registered charity while managing freelance work can be tricky. I love my job(s), but I have also learned the importance of balance. It's easy to get caught up in your work, especially when you love it! At some point, however, you'll almost always end up burned out.…
Here's the final podcast for this year's Wooden Spoons radio show hosted solely by me! I interviewed the sistertraveller about her experience working with Mines Action Canada in Cambodia for the past six months. The second half of the show is all about Cambodian food and nutrition, and even includes…
Home again after a 10-day holiday in Vancouver. It was wonderful! My first time there and I loved it. Here are a few of the highlights: Walking 225 - 250 km. Seeing mountains! and tall buildings! and giant trees! and the ocean! Purchasing pretty dresses and shoes and a beret.…
The second podcast of my radio show! The first half of the show is an interview with the coordinator of a local farmers' market where we discuss farmers' markets and the local food movement, and the second half of the show features the health benefits of herbs and spices, and…
Mr Science and I have now pickled twice. It is exciting. We pickled green beans and cucumbers in a slightly sweet brine: And then we pickled more green beans and cucumbers in a "dill pickle" brine: Do you pickle? What's your favourite pickling recipe? Share in the comments below!
I co-host a local talk radio show on topics of community and nutrition, and my co-host is away for the month of August so it's been fun to interview guests and choose discussion topics myself! Here's the podcast of my first solo show of the year - the first 30…
