Gut health is an immensely important and popular topic that is also extraordinarily complex for the simple reason that every gut is unique. Each and every one of us respond to different foods in different ways, which is why it is so extraordinarily challenging ( if not impossible) to provide generic
Hey Everyone! I have a favour to ask those who live in Greater Toronto Area ( & beyond). My sister Diana is a medical student at McMaster’s Waterloo Campus and has taken on the responsibility of helping to promote the Kitchener-Waterloo Kids With Cancer Run/Walk in support of the Pediatric
In my five plus years of private practice dietetics I have been hard to pressed to find a client who has had a positive opinion or perception of soy-based foods. Before they met me, that is. Men often won’t eat them because they have heard that it will affect their
I have answered hundreds of nutrition queries in various forums in my career as a dietitian but perhaps none more challenging than whether it makes more sense to drink regular or diet cola. It may sound funny in writing, but in all honesty this question comes up more than you
Happy Meatless Monday everyone! My clients and long time readers will know just how important I feel it is for all of us, vegetarian or not, to be able to put together a day of nutritionally balanced eating that excludes animal products. Incorporating soy-based foods, like tofu, is one of
I am SUPER excited to share with you guys that I was recently interviewed as a professional contributor for an article on gut health that is featured in this month’s edition of Fashion Magazine. Gut health is a hot topic and the article was very well put together with insight
Among all of the different types of recipes my clients are open to trying, there is something about single pan dinners that they just tend to love. There is an undeniable ease associated with kind of tossing everything into one pan, throwing that in the oven, and moving on to
I personally LOVE salmon and shrimp burgers and cook them regularly at home, and so I thought – why not have them in my brand new low sodium cookbook? If you have never tried a salmon and/or shrimp burger before, believe me when I tell you that you have NO
What The Health takes aim at the food and pharmaceutical industries ( as well as the health organizations they support & influence) in an astonishing and explosive fashion that pulls no punches. The documentary carries an important message (to eat more plants and less animals) and delivers it in a ruthless
Happy Canada Day everyone! What better way to celebrate with some Canada Day Cookies? (note the red jam in the middle!) I wanted to celebrate this special occasion with one final recipe from my latest Acid Reflux Cookbook which, by the way, is officially ON SALE NOW! Thank you to
