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All About Bloating: Why It Happens and What to Do?
One of the most common complaints I hear about (and even witness firsthand sometimes) is bloating, which is especially common in women. I want to break down for you why this happens and what you can do about it, because nobody has time for that terrible feeling that your pant button is going to explode off after eating or drinking something. Bloating is crazy uncomfortable and no woman should feel uncomfortable, especially when she is just trying to get through a busy day.
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Why the term cheat days is a myth…
Growing up as a young woman, I did as many women do, which is over analyze everything about my diet and my looks. I worked out too hard some days to the point of exhaustion and then felt that I had earned the right to have a massive “cheat day” filled with all the foods I swore off during the week. Somehow, I thought that everything would balance each other out and the “healthy” eating I was doing most days outweighed the bag of chips and chocolate and pizza I would eat later. Funnily enough though, nutrition and life don’t work like that. Find out why the term cheat days is a myth…
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What A Nutritionist Eats: New Series Coming
Before becoming a Holistic Nutritionist, I was never asked “what do you eat” by so many people. Truthfully, I didn’t really pay much attention to what I ate in a day either, but now its something that I am asked about often, so I thought it would be a good idea to share. I have a few stipulations about this series because I never want to make anyone feel a certain way about what I am choosing to eat or not eat. So, although these are all foods and meals that I eat in a normal day, this is done to inspire you, not bring you down or make you feel “less than” about your meals. Keep in mind that I don’t always eat optimal all the time either, sometimes, I have nachos and guac for dinner. So here it is, this is what a nutritionist eats!…
Want whiter teeth? Try oil pulling
Almost everyone I know wants whiter, brighter teeth, including me. But I don’t want to rely on commercial toothpastes to get that look as they often have fluoride or other chemicals in them that personally I prefer not to have. So what is a girl to do? I have been following this ancient Ayurvedic technique called oil pulling to clean my mouth and at the same time, it has been whitening and brightening my teeth! Let’s discuss what this is, how it works and how you can do it too.
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Ten Everyday Superfoods To Include in Your Diet
How do you feel about the term ‘superfoods?’ For me, it really just means foods that are a nutritional powerhouse in terms of nutrients, vitamins, minerals and/or antioxidants. Including more of them in your everyday diet can do wonders for your health and wellness beyond just feeling great. By incorporating them in your daily life, you can start to feel the difference that real food can make and that is really one of my biggest goals after all.
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Unhealthy Foods To Avoid: Five Foods You WON’T Find in My Kitchen
As a Holistic Nutritionist, I am always asked about particular foods and whether or not they are health promoting or not. I really don’t like to label foods as “good” or “bad” but there are some foods that I personally don’t have in my home and if I don’t have them in my home, I don’t think you would want them in your home. It’s not about attaching a label to something, it is simply about incorporating the best foods that make you feel amazing and leaving out the ones that tend to not make you feel so great. Perhaps you may not even realize that the food itself is better left out of your kitchen and it is my goal to educate and inspire always.
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Five Foods that Are Actually Healthy
Whenever I tell people I am a nutritionist, they have all sorts of questions about what foods are healthy and what aren’t. They are usually pretty surprised to find out that some of the foods they thought were unhealthy are actually healthy and vice versa. Clever and sometimes misleading marketing all play a role in the often times confusing world that is nutrition. So it is my goal to get back to basics, enjoy real food and discover the truth about several food myths. Come check out these five foods that are actually healthy and should be included in your life!
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Why I Stopped Being Vegan
Why I stopped being vegan is the follow up to part one of my story and my journey into becoming a Holistic Nutritionist. As you learned in part one, I didn’t grow up living super healthy nor did I have any interest in my own health and wellness besides just wanting to ‘look good’. So when my boyfriend (Sam) and I moved into this new condo in Toronto, a whole new world of cooking opened up for me. It also opened up a deeper issue that I had been hiding from, my messed up relationship to food and with myself.
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How I Cleaned Up My Diet: Part One
I want to take you back for a bit with this blog post, because I wasn’t always Holistic Foodie and I know that I touched on this in my about me page, but I thought I would share what my life used to look like compared to how it is now. This post was supposed to be quite short and more formal than it ended up being and it’s been sitting in my drafts for a while but after I realized that it is Bell Let’s Talk Day, I decided to “man up” and hit post. Truly, I never intended for my site to be so personal, but nevertheless here I am talking about deeply personal things and although it is scary, it feels right. And if my message can open up a conversation about mental health then I am all for it, so here it goes…
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