Struggling with period pain?
Painful periods (known as dysmenorrhea) is a fact of life for many women. And while it's important to find out the underlying causes (hormone imbalance, endometriosis, etc), sometimes what you really want is relief. Many women turn to non-steroidal...
Are You Surviving or Thriving? Building Foundations of Resiliency.
Whenever I come across a little seedling emerging through a concrete pathway, I say to myself (and sometimes out loud) "Wow, that little fella has a strong will to survive!" Despite harsh conditions, trampling and even weed spraying, they always seem to bounce back....
Meatless Mondays…
So, did you know Meatless Monday was an actual thing? Despite having used the phrase and integrated it into many a week (and many an Instagram post), I didn't know that there was an actual, official initiative created in 2003 by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of...
Clearing Up The Cloud of Confusion Around Diets…
As a nutritionist, I'm excited that nutrition has become something so many are interested in—it means more people are tuning into their bodies and their choices to improve their health and wellbeing and that's a great thing! The downside to all this enthusiasm has...
Ground yourself…
I have so many fond memories of growing up in the Southeastern U.S., one of which was running around the neighbourhood barefoot in spring and summer. It was a badge of honour to have feet tough enough to withstand steamy, hot pavements or my folks' long gravel...