Posts in Wellness
3 Popular 'Gut Health Supplements' You Probably Shouldn't Waste Your Money On

While popular 'gut health supplements' — such as greens powders, random probiotics, and bloat powders, teas, and tonics — often promise us miracle results, most of them do not stand up to scrutiny, leaving many of us investing in products that fail to deliver us results and relief from digestive symptoms.

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My Top 12 Essential For IBS & FODMAP Intolerances

These products are a collection of food products that are FODMAP safe, as well as my favourite tricks and tools to help lower inflammation, support your gut microbiome and improve the gut-brain connection which is crucial to finding lasting relief from your IBS!

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New Year, New You: 3 Key Intentions to Improve Your Gut Health With W Network's Movie Date

New Year, new intentions! Forget resolutions, let's talk about meaningful goals that stick. Join myself and Brittnee Blair  for the W Network’s Movie Date to discuss strategies to improve our overall health from the inside out!

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The Whole (Food) Picture: Understanding the vital role macros and micros play in our everyday lives

Let's chat about the three amigos of nutrition: fat, protein, and carbs. These are the guys who've taken turns getting a bad rap in the diet world over the decades - from "all fats are evil" to the classic "watch your carbs," and not to mention, all the the protein hype for muscle building.

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Sharing My TOP 5 Health & Wellness Reads in 2023

Let's do a round up of my favorite books of 2023 and I hope this will inspire you to pick one out! I have always loved to read ever since I was a kid! I prefer physical books rather than audio books, and most of my reading occurs before bed as well as in my free time during vacation. I love morning coffee with a good book! But that pleasure is only a reality on vacations - during regular weeks, I’m usually spent reading journal articles and catching up with client and project work.

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Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatitis and IBS Connection: Don’t Let Your Symptoms Go Unchecked

Diseases of the pancreas can mimic other medical conditions, and accurate diagnosis is crucial. With the increase in access to information through social media it is becoming more and more common to hear about individuals who were incorrectly diagnosed (or self-diagnose), only to find out later that it was a more serious condition.

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10+ Ways to Measure Your Health & Progress Without the Weight Scale (Part 2)

Instead of focusing on habit changes and consistency with those changes to support our health, we become fixated on the number on the scale and it detracts from the holistic picture. As a Dietitian, here are the top ways to measure your health and progress with your diet and lifestyle habits (WITHOUT the weight scale!).

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What Science Says: Why Weight Isn’t a Reliable Indicator of Health Status (Part 1)

Think of how often we are hit with weight-centred approaches to health. Body weight literally tells us how much our body weight is in total. But it tells us nothing about what’s ACTUALLY going on inside our body. So, why do we place so much emphasis on our body weight? Let's break down the science on why weight ISN'T a reliable indicator of health.

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Lectins Unveiled: Lectin Free Diets and How to Reduce Anti Nutrients

Let’s talk about lectins, and why you shouldn’t fear them! Popular diets like paleo and Whole30, as well as books like the Plant Paradox claim that dietary lectins cause increased gut permeability and drive autoimmune diseases like arthritis and diabetes. There are a few big name influencers online who propose a lectin free diet as the key to good health and staving off disease.

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Do Added Sugars Wreak Havoc on Your Gut-Microbiome? What You Need to Know!

In this article we break down added vs natural sugars, how high intake of added sugars may negatively impact the gut-microbiome, and how to consider a balance of sugars in your diet to support a health gut-microbiome.

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