Superfood Spotlight: Mushrooms
We’re back with another superfood spotlight. I've decided to focus this time on the fantastic (and delicious) fungi of our world…Mushrooms! Did you know that these funny little funguses are jam packed with nutrients and support a wide variety of health concerns? They can be taken in different ways to support your cognitive, cardiovascular, immune, skin, bone and digestive health concerns (just to name a few)! In today’s blog, we focus on seven different types of mushrooms, ways to take them and what parts of our lives they benefit, as well as share some yummy recipes.
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Hot Tonic, Elixir & Broth Recipes To Keep You Warm & Healthy From the Inside Out
A good way we can nourish ourselves while staying warm in winter is drinking yummy tonics, elixirs and broths. These are amazing options to help keep winter-bugs away with jam packed nutrients, minerals and vitamins all served up in a hot liquid on cold, dreary days. I’m happy to share with you some delicious, immune boosting and soul-warming recipes to keep you in good health in this beautiful start to a New Year.
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A Low Carb Christmas- Recipe Ideas and Alternatives
For those who want to be mindful of blood sugar & blood pressure levels and maintain balanced weight this holiday season, these recipe ideas are for you.
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Diabetic Friendly Holiday Treats
As the holiday treat train approaches the station, nobody wants to miss out on all the goodies! Just because you may be living with diabetes doesn’t mean everything has to be off limits, treat wise. There are still options to indulge, it just takes a little bit of extra mindfulness with ingredients and moderation around treat intake. Let’s take a look at some of my favorite diabetic friendly ingredients and why they are supportive to a diabetic lifestyle when consumed mindfully.
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13 Coastal Recipes & the Benefits of Seafood
There are so many fish in the sea, and they have many benefits for our health! Rich in many essential vitamins, minerals, omega-3s, and low in saturated fats, seafood can be a key player in a nourished and balanced diet– especially when it comes to improving and maintaining cardiovascular and brain health. Let’s take a look at some of the benefits.
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Superfood Spotlight: Sweet Potato
This month’s spotlight is shining on a yummy fall favourite: Sweet Potato! Often colloquially referred to here in Canada as the ‘Yam’, I bet you didn’t know that even sweet potato is a superfood. This root veggie is good for our eyes and skin, maintains healthy blood sugar levels, and helps build immunity.
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Fall Inspired Recipes to Keep You Warm this Season
The leaves are beginning to fall, there’s a definite crispness to the air, whispers of ‘sweater weather’ are abound… it’s time to get cozy and nourish ourselves with some yummy fall inspired foods! Here are some fall recipes of all types to inspire you in the kitchen during this cyclical shift in your body and seasons’ changes.
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Superfood Spotlight: International Chocolate Day- Recipes & Benefits
The Superfood Spotlight is shining on Chocolate this month! Not only is it a yummy dessert, but this popular superfood has lots to offer in support of good health! Be sure to be mindful of the quality of ingredients and sugar content in your chocolate treats and recipes as that will affect the amount of health benefits.
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Dr. Marita’s Guide to Coffee Alternatives
Coffee isn’t necessarily bad for your health, however, consuming too much caffeine can greatly increase a rise in blood pressure as well as induce symptoms of anxiety and issues with sleep. It is also not particularly helpful to consume in high quantities for those with stomach related issues, such as IBS, because of the way it stimulates the colon. As a coffee lover I won’t ask you to give it up for good, but let’s look at some of my favourite options to help you cut down on your caffeine intake.
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Back to School: Healthy Packed Lunch & Snack Ideas
Lunch prep doesn’t have to be stressful - in fact, it can be quite fulfilling to get creative as we are setting our children up for success in the classroom. We all want our kids to feel good at school. For this to happen, they need to have the energy and focus to learn, socialise and play, so let’s take a look at the foundation that sets our kids up for a great day.
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Superfood Spotlight: Watermelon
This tasty fruit has a big reputation for its water content, and not only is it hydrating, it is also rich in many vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and other dense nutrients! If you are looking to support your heart & skin health, waste elimination, regulate body temperature, satiate your appetite and relieve sore muscles - this juicy fruit is on your side. This month’s Superfood Spotlight is Watermelon!
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Superfood Spotlight- Strawberry Benefits and Recipes
As berry picking season continues, this month’s Superfood Spotlight is focusing on the juicy, red, heart-shaped favourite… Strawberries. I bet you didn’t know that even their greens are a superfood! Let’s break down some of the benefits and recipes for not only the berry, but their little green crowns as well.
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Injury Prevention Day- Nutrition, and Practices for Injury Prevention
July 5th was National Injury Prevention Day, and with Summer being a more active time for many of us, I thought it was a great time to talk about how to prepare the body to prevent injury while staying active. Prevention truly is the best medicine, and I’ll cover some practices and nutrition to set your body up for resiliency.
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Lazy Days and BBQs -How to Minimize Your Family’s Sugar Intake
Ice- Cream, potato chips, lemonade, cherry pie, soft drinks. The list could go on and on. Summer is full of delicious treats that could derail your family’s goal of cutting down sugar. While Summer is certainly the season to throw the schedule out the window and adopt a more free-spirited way of living, it doesn’t have to undo all of your sugar-free efforts. Whether you choose to stay totally sugar-free or prefer a more balanced approach, you don’t have to skip any of the Summer fun with these tips in mind
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Superfood Spotlight- It’s Almost Blueberry Season! Benefits and Recipes
It’s almost blueberry season! With blueberries starting to be ready in late June here on Vancouver island, I thought it was prime time to pick them for our Superfood Spotlight of the month, so that you could be ready to pounce the moment they’re ripe!
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Superfood Spotlight- Seaweed Benefits and How to Eat It
Our superfood for the month of May comes from the sea… Seaweed. No, don’t eat the stuff you find washed up on the beach, I’ve included some delicious and sometimes surprising ways to incorporate more seaweed into your diet as well as the benefits of doing so.
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Top Places to Shop High Quality Local and Seasonal Foods
One of the best ways we can reduce our carbon footprint, and drive growth within our communities is to support local food producers. Thankfully, on Vancouver island we have a ton of beautiful produce, meats, and more available to us fairly consistently through the year. Summer is of course the time of plenty, and so I wanted to put together a guide of my favourite places to get local fare around the Victoria area.
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Superfood Spotlight: Avocado Benefits and Recipes
April’s Superfood Spotlight is… drumroll… The Avocado. This fatty fruit gets a lot of love, and for good reason. Almost good enough to rebrand to “An avocado a day keeps the doctor away.”
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8 Recipes for Healthy Easter Treats
Ready to celebrate Easter without all of the chemicals in commercial treats? Me too! Many of our favourite Easter treats are full of refined sugar, high fructose corn syrup and other additives we’d do well to hop quickly away from. I've put together a list of some healthier Easter treats that are cute and delicious enough to please the whole family.
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10 Whole Foods that Pack as Much Punch as Your Supplements
What a beautiful gift that we are alive in a time where we can figure out what nutrients we need more of and have access to an incredible array of supplements to help fuel our health goals. But let’s not forget that the foods we eat have the potential to be just as if not more effective in supplying our bodies much needed nutrient values.
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