The totality of your dietary pattern impacts not only your health, but the health of the environment as well. Today’s post is not a value-based crusade, but rather an objective look at how one can shift their intake to positively influence emissions and natural resource use. It is Earth Week
According to data out of the American Journal Of Medicine, close to 1 in 5 American men above the age of 20 have erectile dysfunction [ED]. The risk of erectile dysfunction increases with age, but it also modified by the state of one’s overall physical and mental health. Common Issues
In Canada there are a set of essential nutrients which tend to be under consumed by the general public. This is a fancy way of saying that a meaningful percentage of people are likely falling short on specific vitamins and minerals. Population data on nutrient intake interests me greatly as
Hello everyone! I’m excited to be introducing you Nutes, a Canadian-made food company that specializes in frozen smoothie blends with a super food twist. In today’s post I’m going to briefly discuss the role I see smoothies play in the lives of my clients from my perspective as a dietitian
Eczema is an inflammatory skin condition characterized by itchiness, dry skin, scaling and rashes. There are several different types of eczema, with Atopic dermatitis (AD) being the most commonly diagnosed and thus most well studied as a result. Itching is the marquee symptom of AD, and the condition can understandably
An enlarged prostate, also referred to as benign prostate hyperplasia [BPH], is a relatively common concern that arises in men as they age. I’ve seen estimates suggesting that it may affect up to half of the male population who are 60 and older. Having an enlarged prostate does not increase
Florastor contains a unique probiotic strain of yeast-origin, Saccharomyces boulardii CNCM I-745, which is antibiotic resistant and well-studied for a wide variety of clinical purposes. These include: Reducing the risk/severity of acute & antibiotic associated diarrhea Restoring the microbiome after disruption from antibiotics or infection Contributing to the treatment process
Most people consume a caffeinated beverage most days. Many people, including myself, consume more than one. Caffeinated beverages come in an endless array of forms ranging from coffee to tea to energy drinks and more, each of these categories containing numerous options but being bound by the fact they all
If you are living with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease your best course of action is to work towards adapting a more Mediterranean Diet style of eating and increasing your weekly physical activity to at least 150-250 minutes per week. Beyond that, there are several supplements with varying degrees of evidence
If we use the best available human evidence as our metric for evaluation, there is little question of the fact that the Mediterranean Diet is the best diet for fatty liver disease. Fatty liver disease, specifically Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease [NAFLD], affects up to 1 in 3 adults –
