Harsh winter weather and overheated homes can strip our skin of its natural moisture barrier, making it feel itchy and dry and often resulting in the worsening of skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis. The key is to protect our skin from the inside out. Here are some tips to help out:) Buy a [...]
Turmeric has so many amazing health benefits. Here is another way to enjoy it, especially on cold winter days. Ingredients: 1 Teaspoon organic coconut oil 1/4 Teaspoon of fresh turmeric paste or turmeric powder 1 Cup organic almond milk (home-made is best) Organic, raw, unfiltered honey to taste Directions: Place all ingredients (except the honey) [...]
Hi everyone! As the weather in our lovely Toronto continues to get colder, I would like to share with you some of my favourite recipes to warm me up and get me ready for winter. As temperatures continue to drop, our bodies tend to crave warmer, heavier and often sweeter foods. This can easily take [...]
Did you know that your liver is the main organ responsible for breaking down, neutralizing, detoxifying and removing chemicals, poisons, body waste, bacteria and undigested foods from our body? About one liter of blood passes through the liver every minute for detoxification. Here are some of the best tips for supporting your liver for maximum [...]
You know that feeling of complete frustration when you’ve just finished the 2nd or 3rd coffee of the day and you still feel tired? Or when you slept 9 hours and felt more exhausted than when you went to bed? I know that feeling like nothing else. I know it because I lived like that [...]
Our body is our temple, the tool we were given to express ourselves into this world. It is a vehicle that carries out the orders we give it and allows us to carry out our mission. As with any vehicle, the better you take care of it, the better it will run and the further [...]
If there truly was one miracle food or drink, then this may just be it. Green juices truly have the power to heal, nourish, cleanse and lift you up in a way that few other foods or ingredients can do. While coffee and sugar are used by many to give them a boost when needed, [...]
INGREDIENTS: 1.25 cup unsweetened coconut milk (or hemp milk, almond milk, brazil nut milk) 0.25 cup chia seeds (white, black or mixed) 2T raw honey (or maple syrup, coconut nectar) 0.5 cup wild blueberries (fresh or frozen) DIRECTIONS: Place the nut milk in a bowl, add the chia seeds and mix well until completely [...]
The other day I was presenting my ‘Eating for Energy’ workshop for a group of local health enthusiasts when one of the women made a comment I hear way too often. She wasn’t feeling very well and complained of not being able to lose more weight and feel more energetic. She said: “I do not [...]
Did you know that your body is made up of approx. 75% water? You are not just what you eat, but also what you drink. The amount and quality of water you intake can have a profound impact on your health. HOW MUCH WATER SHOULD YOU DRINK? The answer to this question depends on several [...]
