So, you’re in the grocery store and before you, you see various types of oats. Rolled, quick, instant, old fashion….what’s a girl to do? I just wanted a bowl of hot oatmeal for breakfast! I hope in the next few minutes I will be able to give you confidence of what OAT is best for your recipe.  READ MORE

Keep it pure, clean and simple. This is the billion dollar tag line that has persuaded consumers for over a century. Ivory soap products, produced by Proctor and Gamble, have been the choice of homemakers as far back as 1879. The Ivory brand includes the classic bar soap, liquid hand soap, body wash, dish liquid, and a mild laundry detergent product called Ivory Snow, which is marketed as the laundry detergent gentle enough for babies and for those with sensitivities. Find out how it really affects our health as we undress this product. READ MORE

We’ve all been there—that moment when our skinnies no longer fit right and feel too gosh darn tight (uh, love handles anyone?). This discovery is often followed by a sudden urge to get healthy with a “kick-butt” itinerary that typically includes hitting the gym, forking over dough on primo juicers and top-notch blenders (Vitamix doesn’t come cheap!) and of course raiding health food stores for the latest protein powders, herbal tinctures and soft gels to get us back on track. Well, dear readers (and me 5 years ago…), if you ever find yourself wandering aimlessly through health food store isles struggling to choose between raspberry ketones and timbucktwo, take a step back, scoot on over, and listen up!  READ MORE

Men and women alike are always on the lookout for ways to enhance their love and sexual life. This is nothing new in our day, and traditional cultures have used various methods, including herbal medicine, in their quest for the right aphrodisiac. One of these herbs that were traditionally used in Africa is the now heavily debated supplement Yohimbe, originally from the West African Yohimbe tree bark and used during fertility celebrations. Yohimbe is known for increasing sexual desire, reversing erectile dysfunction, and even aiding in weight loss, but does not always work on everyone and can have drastic side effects- which can be quite the turn-off indeed.  READ MORE

Kraft Dinner (KD), also know as Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, may be cheap and you may be surviving off of it to pay off your mortgage sooner rather than later, but you NEED to know what is in this stuff. Because if you did, you might not touch it again. Sometime’s taking the ‘cheaper’ way out isn’t always good for our health. Think about it: ‘cheaper’ usually (however, not always!) means cheaper quality. When we neglect to give our bodies top quality care and food that is free of chemicals (pesticides, herbicides, etc), GMO’s and low-nutrient-profile food, what are we giving our bodies to work off of? Not much. Keep reading to find out what you’re body is given to run off of when we feed it Kraft Dinner and find out how you can make a healthier SEXIER version.  READ MORE

From our health care practitioners, parents, TV and magazine advertisements, to the Canadian Food Guide, the idea that milk is essential for healthy bones has been drilled into our brains for most of our lives. It is as though mainstream society is  ignoring some of the information about the dangers of milk and eating up the dairy industries’ marketing messages. How sad. The truth is that milk is NOT actually essential for optimal bone health. In fact, the consumption of milk and dairy in general may actually contribute to calcium deficiency, low bone density, and increased risk of osteoporosis.  READ MORE

I love apples! Apple cider vinegar, being a derivative of apples, definitely factors in there too. In fact, I love apple cider vinegar MORE than apples because of its amazing health benefits. I use it everywhere: bathroom, kitchen and even part of my beauty routine! Keep reading to learn what apple cider vinegar can do for you and why you’ll want to bulk up on it next time you shop! I’ve undressed apple cider vinegar, and the ‘spoiler’ is that it’s ALL good! READ MORE

One of the incorrect assumptions about people who work in nutrition and health is that we are always “strict” and can’t truly enjoy vices or have a good time! This comes up a lot for me when I am out for dinner with friends, going out for drinks or going to a movie! Well, confession time: I have eaten movie theatre popcorn before! However, it is true that I generally won’t order popcorn when I go to the movies. Also, there are definitely times when I am sitting in a dark theatre surrounded by the smells of butter and salt and the sounds of crunching and popping, that I have a moment of nutritional judgment. However, there are still ways to “have your cake and eat it too” when it comes to movie theatre popcorn!  READ MORE

Contains no MSG! Sound familiar? I know some people might think that this advertisement means its preservative free. Well folks, I’ve got bad news: monosodium glutamate or what I like to call, a ‘slow poison’, is a little trickster and fools many with its alias names. Let’s find out how this slow poison hides in those food labels and what it can do to our health.  READ MORE

To salt or not to salt… that is the question. Many are under the impression that salt is bad for our health. However, the fact is that it actually contains essential trace minerals necessary for many metabolic functions in the body. Salt varies from different sources, so which salt is best? Let’s undress this issue to find out the benefits of sodium, which salt looks good naked, and how to spot the big troublemakers that may be lurking in your cupboard.  READ MORE