Self care is a hot term, but it doesn’t only mean getting weekly manicures and massages: I want to help people do self care right, to actually help their physical and mental health in 2018. For me, last year was totally nuts. I had personal loss with the illness and death of my father. I…
I admit it: I sometimes read People Magazine. The problem is that a lot of the time, it makes me more angry than anything, especially its focus on peoples’ bodies. The website even has a ‘Bodies’ section, and like a lot of pop culture media outlets, ads, and diet programs, it completely reeks of ‘you’re not good…
I collaborated with PersiMon® persimmons for this video and post. As always, my opinions remain my own. Have you ever tried persimmons? These beautiful orange globes of deliciousness are in season now! I’ve partnered with PersiMon®, a unique variety of persimmon that’s grown near Valencia in Spain, to help spread the word about the flavour and health…
I was recently featured as an expert in a New York Times article about calorie counting, in which I stated my long-standing views of why I think the practice isn’t worth the time or effort for most people. Predictably, there was plenty of backlash from people who love counting and tracking their calories, and who…
2017 was sort of a dumpster fire in terms of food and nutrition trends. Unicorn Frappuccinos? Rainbow bagels? Black ice cream and ‘detoxing’ charcoal lemonade? Gross. In an ironic twist, there was a huge push for ‘self-care’, even though diets that shame people into losing weight seemed to only gain momentum. What’s up with that?…
I partnered with Manitoba Harvest for this blog post. As always, my opinions remain my own. Plus, why wouldn’t you eat hemp hearts anyhow? You probably did a double-take the first time you saw the word ‘hemp hearts’, and you’re not alone. When he saw me unloading a couple of bags of hemp hearts after…