We’ve all heard the expression: “You are what you Eat!” You are also what you absorb (or don’t absorb). This is absolutely true when it comes to your digestion and the digestive process. When your digestion is processing symptom free, the better chances you have to properly absorbing all of those vital nutrients! Good digestion is as important as good food because our cells can’t use what our body can’t absorb.  READ MORE

One of my favourite ways to ensure I am getting lots of live enzymes and nutrients is by adding smoothies and juices to my daily routine. Our healthy cells thrive on alkaline, oxygen-rich, plant based foods including leafy greens, wheatgrass, sprouts, sea weeds, veggies, and fruit. Unhealthy cells prefer an acidic environment which is created by animal and dairy products, processed and refined foods, synthetic chemicals, sugar, and alcohol. READ MORE

Balancing your lifestyle is so SUPER DUPER important!!! For me, by balance, I mean eating a balanced diet of healthy, nutritious foods and leaving some room for indulgence (I said some!), exercising daily and sweating to release toxins and produce endorphins (Ok! I will admit this is my challenging one! I get into a routine and follow it religiously for months and then something happens where I break the routine, and BAM. READ MORE

Did you know that the average American consumes 22 teaspoons of sugar per day?! That’s 355 calories, just from sugar alone. It’s a difficult thing to avoid when it is hidden in just about everything! Sugar is in packaged foods, cookies, bread, cereals, instant oatmeal, peanut butter, crackers, applesauce, sushi, baked beans, sauces, condiments, canned soups.. even vitamins and cough syrup?!  READ MORE

What does “Eat Real Food” mean to you?

To me it means going back to the way our great great grandparents used to eat. Choosing food that is preferably local or organic, and in it’s whole, natural form and doesn’t have anything added to it to preserve it or make it a prettier colour so that we want to eat it. Using fresh fruit and vegetables in my meals uses every colour of the rainbow, so why would we need any artificial colours?  READ MORE

We all know when we grab a chocolate bar, a soda, or candy full of sugar, we feel an initial spike in blood sugar and sense of happiness, with an immediate crash of tiredness and lack of energy and then a vicious cycle of wanting to grab another sweet snack. So, how do we control that craving for that chocolate bar or soda from the start? By managing and balancing our blood sugar through whole, real foods we can stop this vicious cycle and stop the cravings.  READ MORE

Increasing your water and fiber go hand in hand in promoting regular and effective elimination. Why is supporting effective elimination so important? All of our toxins, build up, and waste is collected. The faster we get these out of our bodies, the less time they have to collect in the body and create problems in our systems. Constipation is very common and many symptoms and side effects can be caused by this. Acne, skin issues and rashes, headaches, stomach pains, and irritability are some symptoms just to name a few.

A diet too low in fiber, insufficient good “healthy” bacteria, and too high in processed foods is the major cause of colon problems.  READ MORE

So what if I said to ditch the morning coffee and switch it up with a full glass of water or a warm cup of fresh squeezed lemon water? Ok, I’m sensing some hesitation! Hold on! If you and coffee are best friends I’m not saying you need to break off the friendship cold turkey forever I’m just suggesting we get some hydration into you first!! Let’s undress the reasons why.

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