There’s a lot of hype around our gut and how it impacts our health. Especially now, when everyone is scrambling to optimize their immunity, lots of us are looking to take probiotics to strengthen our microbiome so we can fight off illnesses. But are probiotics worth your while? We can’t talk about probiotics without first…
There are a TON of people online who are selling hormone balancing diets. I’ve seen too many ‘health coaches’ and influencers telling followers that raw carrot salads, nettle tea, and seed rotation (don’t ask) will balance hormones. There are also the MLM people selling hormone-balancing essential oils (true story) and shakes. All of this is…
I partnered with USA Pears for this pear spice muffin recipe post. As a dietitian, I’m all about fibre, antioxidants, and integrating more plants into my diet. As a mom, I’ll all about kid-friendly, quick, and easy. Sometimes, those two things aren’t simple to find in the same food, but today, I have a recipe…
I’ve gotten a lot of requests for a post on vitamin D, probably because there’s a lot of confusing stuff on it out there. Everyone has important questions, like: What are the benefits of vitamin D? Do we all need to take it? How much should we take? Is the official recommendation too low? Is…
BMI is still widely used to determine health risk and to categorize people according to their body size. But I haven’t used BMI as a metric since forever, because I think it’s incredibly faulty. The truth is, that while BMI has been used for decades as an indicator of someone’s health and risk for disease,…
75Hard. No sugar. No carb. Detox. Clean eating. The Daniel Fast. Whole30. Beyonce’s vegan diet. J.Lo. and A. Rod’s 10 day challenge. There are way too many diet ‘challenges’ to write about here, and new ones pop up all the time – especially in January, but still, year round. Swimsuit season, anyone? Sigh. It’s as…