Digestive Enzymes: Gut Health & Inflammation Digestive enzymes are gaining popularity with claims of improving gut irritations and reducing inflammation. But, do you need them? What are Digestive Enzymes? Digestive enzymes are proteins your body creates to help break down food for absorption. Saliva in your mouth breaks down starches (carbohydrates) in your food using...Read More

Surprising Ways You Can Impact Nutrition Education in Canada Celebrating Nutrition Month is more than talking about good-for-you food; it’s the spark that ignites us to remember the impact nutrition education plays on the health of everyone around us, including those we love. Nutrition education can save lives: experts agree that dietary intervention has proven...Read More

Improve your health (and your cooking) by adding some of the world’s most nutritious and flavourful spices and herbs to your kitchen. Whole foods are healthy choices, but honestly, they can get boring. Transform them with the help of earthy, warm, and even sweet herbs and spices. Come discover which spices and herbs offer health...Read More

Prepared by: Karla Rice, RN, BScN, C.H.N.C.   “Mom and babe are doing great, and we will update you all with a name!” We hear this blanket announcement often when a new baby is born. But after this announcement is made, it is often the last we hear about how mama is doing. The focus...Read More

Prepared by Shannon MacLean, R.H.N., C.H.N.C., BA-IR  Be Specific Using child-centric nutrition phrases has been studied to increase kids’ openness to trying new foods. Phrases such as: “vegetables keep you from getting sick”, “protein helps you learn”, “fish makes us smarter”, “eggs will make you grow stronger”, and (especially effective for aspiring superheroes), “this grass-fed...Read More

Prepared by Joanna Brown, C.H.N.C. The holidays are a time for happiness, quality family time and relaxation, right? If only it would be that ideal. The stress levels shoot up in many people during the holiday season. There are so many decisions to make, things to do, people to see, and obligations to meet. The...Read More

9 Science-Backed Holistic Tips for Healthy Skin Prepared by: Allison Tannis, MSc., R.H.N.| allisontannis.com You can have healthy skin naturally with these 9 holistic beauty tips. The key to healthy skin is about limiting inflammation. Inflammation plays a major role in how the skin looks. Sometimes, the inflammation is obvious, giving the skin a puffy,...Read More

Prepared by: Kristina Virro, R.H.N., Registered Psychotherapist| fresh-insight.ca If there was ever a year that demanded resilience, it was 2020. After all, if resilience is defined as the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, that is what 2020 was all about. We adapted to following arrows on the floors of grocery stores....Read More

Prepared by: Ashleigh Grange, R.H.N. | AshleighGrange.com How do you deal with stress? Do you cultivate a flower or herb garden? Or maybe spring cleaning helps keep your anxiety at bay? Perhaps you nurture a robust sourdough starter in the hopes of baking up a perfect tangy loaf? These are examples of creative stress relief...Read More

A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in...Read More