Tomorrow I head out to Baltimore for FitBloggin'! I'm very much looking forward to getting away for the weekend and especially to be able to meet up with lots of other health and fitness bloggers. The conference sessions look fantastic. (By the way, who's all going to FitBloggin'? I'd love…
You all know that I'm a big proponent of walking (glorious glorious walking!), but I'm also a big advocate of standing. There are so many reasons why we should stand more often in the day than sit! I recently received an email promoting the graphic below and was asked to…
I've been talking a lot about green smoothies recently, so I figured I should highlight the awesomeness of them and explain why you should start incorporating them into your diet! From first-hand experience, I can honestly say that green smoothies made me feel amazing. I liked having a little bit…
I have finally started my Certified Holistic Nutritionist diploma program (distance ed through the Alive Academy). When I finished university last year, I was convinced that I was "done" with school. I had really enjoyed it while I was taking the courses, but I just wasn't interested in pursuing further…
During my green smoothie challenge, I lost 5.5 lbs and 1.3 % body fat! But so much more happened during the challenge than just weight/fat loss. This is what I learned: 1) Green smoothies provide you with energy... 2) ...but they also make you crash. On Day Four, I slept…
Happy Mother's Day weekend! I'm lucky this weekend and get to spend Friday evening, much of the day Saturday and much of the day Sunday with the mother dear. She's been the provincial president of her women's group, PEO, for the past year (and was on the provincial board for…
I recently tried two water products: ONE Coconut Water and ASEA water. I enjoyed "one" (hehe!) of them but was not keen on the other. Let's begin with ASEA water. When I first heard about ASEA, I was skeptical. I didn't really understand what the point of it was (to…
Let the blender run for a longer amount of time after your smoothie is already well-blended. It will make it frothier and increase the volume! There's something very satisfying about a really big smoothie that's all nice and frothy. Start with sweetness. Begin drinking green smoothies with a higher ratio…
This year the boyfriend and I hosted a very healthy vegan Easter brunch for 11 adults and two toddlers, and the holiday couldn't have gone better! No one commented on or complained about the lack of meat (the sistertraveller was not pleased when she originally found out a few months…
A couple weeks ago, The Bird Cage asked me for advice about protein powders. Challenge accepted! (And my apologies for being so tardy with this blog post. I had hoped to have it published early last week). I've written about protein powders a few times before: - Vegan Sources of…
