My love for kale is oft proclaimed and well known and yet not always well understood. Some have even referred to me as the “Kale King” or “King Of Kale”, although I’d never be so callus as to label myself with such grandeur. Sufficed to say, kale is my favourite
The inspiration for today’s article comes from a keynote address that was delivered at my sisters medical school Hippocratic oath ceremony by Brian Goldman, a well known Toronto area ER doctor and author. He spoke about the importance of kindness and empathy as a fundamental component of healthcare practice and
Expanding on last week’s discussion of the effects of the ketogenic diet on weight loss, I wanted to explore whether or not the keto diet could be justly considered a superior dietary pattern for the management of blood glucose levels of type 2 diabetes. A recent documentary, “The Magic Pill”,
The keto ( or ketogenic) diet is one of the hottest nutrition topics in circulation today. It is gaining increasing notoriety for its alleged health benefits, including a supposed ability to confer people with superior weight loss results as compared to a balanced, inclusive diet. Before we get into all
Oatmeal is widely considered among the most nutrient dense breakfast options, and it also serves as an excellent point of discussion when it comes to the relevance of glycemic index to both general health and to those living specifically with diabetes. A whole grain packed with a soluble fibre known
Public speaking is a fundamental component of effective nutrition practice in a vast number of settings and also happens to both one of the most impressive skills that a person could have and also an activity that elicits fear in a lot of people. I’m sure some of you reading
Fish are arguably the most nutritionally valuable food of animal-origin in the human diet and although you can certainly live healthily without them, their consumption is more strongly linked with positive health outcomes than any other animal product. I’ve been following a Pescatarian style of eating since the completion of
Those of you have been following me for a while will know that last Fall the Humber School Of Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism (HRT) invited me on campus to speak to students in their nutrition diploma programs. These students were enrolled in either the Food and Nutrition Management or Nutrition
You have probably heard by now that, based on a judge’s ruling, coffee vendors in California must include cancer warnings on their products. This stems from the fact that the roasting of coffee creates a compound known as acrylamide that is classified as a “Group 2A – probable carcinogen” by
It’s not every day that you get to interview an Olympian, so you can only imagine my excitement when professional runner and Canadian Olympian Erin Teschuk agreed to speak with me about FOOD! ( duh). I discovered Erin on social media during Canadian Tire’s #WeAllPlayForCanada campaign for which we were
