Registered Holistic Nutritionist & Fitness Consultant

  Although I love raw nuts, sometimes I get a little bored of them. This is a delightful little snack. Satisfy your sweet tooth with mineral rich maple syrup and get through that mid-afternoon hunger pang with plant-based protein.   Ingredients 2 cups mixed nuts (pecans, walnuts, cashews, almonds and sunflower seeds is my favourite combo!) 1/3 cup pure maple syrup 1 tsp. coconu...

What we put ON our skin will end up IN our body.  Have you ever thought of using cleaner cosmetic products?  I like it to keep it clean, simple and health promoting.  It’s silly to pay $30+ for a small bottle of organic face toner when you can make a nice batch of homemade organic herbal face toner right at home. I love herbs! First you’ll need your toner base ...

  Eat whole and natural foods!  NOT those filled with harmful ingredients such as the following...    

  I love adding pumpkin to soup, but lately I’ve been getting a lot of organic pumpkin from a friend, so I decided to try other pumpkin creations. One of my favorites was this delicious pumpkin bar recipe, which is completely gluten free.   Ingredients: ½ cup pumpkin puree (acorn, butternut or other squash) ½ cup pure maple syrup (or less to cut down on the s...

  I am now five and a half months pregnant (22 weeks) and every moment of the experience has been wonderful. I got through my first trimester, and now the fun begins!      Baby is kicking and responding to our voice and touch. He/she loves it when daddy sings or reads bedtime stories. I’m feeling great, still able to run and train, with more energy and less cravings...

  Most modern people slather on chemical-filled antiperspirant which blocks the pores, not realizing that the sweat which naturally trickles down the armpit acts as a wick to draw out the waste products from the body containing viruses, bacteria, hormones, toxins, etc. to regulate and keep everything in balance. It is also ignored that 80% of all human breast cancers first occur in the upper...

  So, it happened …it actually happened! After 4 fabulous years involving plenty of Skype calls, adventures and moving from one country to another and yet ANOTHER, I heard those four words I had been anxiously awaiting for…”Will you marry me"?       As the celebrations continue I am still getting used to the fact that I now have a fiancé and...

  Our guest blogger today is Dr Rebecca Harwin. Rebecca is an author, PCOS expert and experienced clinician who has been helping women improve their health for many years.    What foods have been proven to help you lose weight, even when you’re suffering from PCOS? Food is like a double-edged sword. On one hand, poor food habits can cause or exacerbate your PCOS....

  Do you have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)? Discover how to boost your fertility and increase the chances of safely carrying your baby to term. Our guest blogger today is Dr Rebecca Harwin. Rebecca is an author, PCOS expert and experienced clinician who has been helping women improve their health for many years.    I want to become a mum, but… Infertilit...

  My mother once shared this with me and I've had it on my refrigerator ever since. It reminds me to choose the positive side of life.    It’s Your Choice  Each morning I wake up and say to myself, You have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood Or you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood.   Each day something bad ha...