Even the smallest decisions you make in a day impact your health – similarly, this small mineral, magnesium, influences almost everything in your body. From exercise to negative thoughts, your health and well-being are tied to your magnesium intake. With scientists warning of widespread deficiency in select nutrients it’s important to know if you are...Read More

Even eating just one more fruit a day could improve your bone health, says research. Could eating fruit actually help prevent bone fractures or even osteoporosis? Science says, yes. Whether you want to prevent the loss of your bone health or struggle with low bone density, eating fruit might help. Better yet, evidence suggests you add...Read More

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

8 Best Ways to Improve Your Healthspan, According to Research Healthspan is a concept that you could actually optimize how many years you enjoy feeling healthy. It’s a growing trend. That comes as no surprise as new estimates suggest humans will live longer today, than ever before in history. What steps can you take in...Read More

Prepared by: Tamryn Burgess, R.H.N.| honestlyholistic.com If we asked you what we recommend as the number one tool to immediately start experiencing relief from anxiety and stress, not to mention improve your overall health and well-being, would you know the answer? Many people sit and mull this over, not realizing that the tool we are...Read More

Prepared by Paulette Millis, R.H.N. | healingwithnutrition.ca Dry and/or scaly skin is the sign of essential fatty acid deficiency.  The skin’s outermost layer is composed of cell membranes and protein, and the cell membranes are dependent on good fats.   A healthy child has lustrous skin and hair.  Hair is really an appendage of the skin,...Read More

Prepared by: Rejan Magee, R.H.N.| wholeharmony.ca The gut microbiome is a fascinating place, and it grows progressively more interesting as we delve deeper into the research on its connections to everything. This is especially true now as we’re seeing an increasing rise in problems associated with digestive health and other areas of health we wouldn’t necessarily...Read More

Prepared by: Tara Patriquin, R.H.N., RMT | 121wellness.ca/tara-patriquin-massage-therapist/ Staying healthy is a balancing act between immune boosters and immunity drainers. After all, we’re surrounded by things that compromise our immune system on a daily basis; whether it’s pollution, questionable lifestyle choices, or viruses, for example. It seems that at no time do we hear more...Read More

Image via Vegan Liftz / Unsplash Prepared by: Debora Palmieri, BASc., R.H.N. | myhealthychoices.ca You wake up before your alarm goes off and jump out of bed ready for the day ahead. You wash your beautiful face and fix your lovely tresses; no beauty care products needed because you have a great complexion and soft,...Read More