October 22, 2026
Plant Nutrients for Every Eater: A Practical Guide
A practical nutrition guide to the key nutrients on a plant-forward diet, for anyone eating more plants.
Nutrition & Recipes
January 24, 2020
Next Level Hydration
We all know that most of us should drink more water – but why exactly? And are you drinking enough of the right stuff? Fast Water Facts 2/3rds (ish) of your body…
November 4, 2017
Sugar Sources and Intake
Sugar is all around us. One of the trickiest things these days is that the food industry has many different forms and names for sweet, high glycemic, blood sugar spiking products. This…
September 11, 2017
Home Canning
With wedding season over and wildfires keeping us out of the mountains I finally had some time to get some canning done this summer! Our family has done pickles for forever and…
August 22, 2017
Why Blueberries are Irritatingly Good for You
Blueberries - we’ve all heard about how they’re a wonderful superfood, that they are a good source of antioxidants, and that they are delicious. They can be helpful for blood sugar regulation,…
May 5, 2017
Calgary Juice Cleanse/Fast- May 16th 2017
I’m offering a Calgary juice cleanse/fasting workshop on May 16th and 23 2017. Why? Read on for my personal experience with juicing. Workshop info at bottom of post. I participated in my…
March 19, 2017
Fermentation Class! w/ Kombucha Demo
Calling all Bow Valley Folk interested in learning about fermentation! On March 30th come learn about: The history of Fermentation Benefits of fermented foods and drinks Different types of ferments – krauts…
November 12, 2016
Protein Balls – On the Go Delicious Snacks
Keeping blood sugar balanced throughout the day is something I work on with almost every patient I see. Finding healthy, low carb, and on the go snacks can be a challenge. Below…
October 26, 2016
Nutrition for Depression – A Review of the Research
Mood disorders are one of the most common conditions in the general population with with 12.6% of Canadians identifying with a mood disorder, 11.3% being for depression.1 Major depression disorder (MDD), is…
October 14, 2016
Marvelous Magnesium
Magnesium is one of my favourite minerals because of the many different actions it does in the body. It is involved with 300+ essential reactions that happen daily in the human body.…