February is Eating Disorder Awareness Month
The goal of Eating Disorder Awareness Month is just as it sounds: to raise awareness about eating disorders. As with all disease, education is the key to recognizing symptoms.
DetailsVeggie Spotlight: Cabbage!
A member of the cruciferous vegetable family, cabbage is cousins with broccoli, cauliflower, radishes & of course the tiny little cabbages that everyone loves to hate: Brussels sprouts.
DetailsWhats the Big Deal With Probiotics Anyway?
There are between three and five pounds of bacteria living in your digestive tract- And that’s weight you don’t want to lose! For every human cell in your body (about ten trillion), there are roughly 10 single-celled microbes, most of which live in your digestive tract.
DetailsThe Secret to Keeping Your New Years Resolution
Many people choose to make New Years resolutions surrounding their health, but regardless of the topic, many resolutions are left in the dust before the first few weeks of the year are up.
DetailsVeggie Spotlight: Yams!
These humble looking root veggies are nutrient packed superfoods in disguise! They are a great source of fiber due to their thick skins, though the flesh also contains fiber. They also are a good source of vitamin C & some B vitamins, though these are diminished through the cooking process.
DetailsWhat You Need To Know About Electromagnetic Radiation
Electromagnetic Radiation is something that we’re all exposed to every day of our lives- and you can’t escape it. Radio, tv, microwave, cell phones, cell towers, power lines, WiFi… these are all things we’re around on a daily basis.
DetailsEWG Guide To Healthy Cleaning
Most of you are generally aware, many cleaning products contain ingredients that are known to harm or irritate the lungs or trigger asthma. Some contain ingredients or contaminants linked to cancer. One may not know that by looking at the label.
DetailsGluten Free This Holiday Season
The holidays can be the most difficult to navigate for anyone who is newly eliminating wheat, gluten or other grains from their diet. The biggest, baddest food holiday of them all generally comes bearing treats of all shapes & sizes: and it’s nearly inescapable.
DetailsVeggie Spotlight: Carrots!
As with most root veggies, carrots are in season at the moment solely because they store well. Nobody is plucking them from the frozen ground this time of year (not around here anyways)! Carrots are a fantastic source of beta carotene, which is a convertable form of vitamin A, as well as vitamin K, biotin & fiber.
DetailsNovember is Diabetes Awareness Month
Over three million Canadians handle their diabetes every day, and while 10% of those people have type 1 which requires insulin, the other 90% with type 2 often choose to manage their disease with drugs as well.
DetailsEnvironmental Exposure
Exposure to toxins in our environment can cause or contribute to a wide range of health problems. Everything from the common cold to cancer could be attributed to the buildup in our bodies of the variety of toxins we are exposed to on a daily basis.
DetailsVeggie Spotlight: Beets!
Aside from their reputation for maintaining their color throughout the digestive process, the dark color in the root of beets is also known to have powerful cancer fighting properties.
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