There is nothing more unsettling than a visit to the ER with your kiddo with odd blood results that alarms not 1, not 2 but 3 doctors. This is where DR GOOGLE is nasty…..remember you can find anything you want to see on the big wide web. It’s the only thing in my life that […]
I am not a Foodie
Hate to Cook? Me too. yes, I hate to cook……I can hear your wheels turning, “but you are a Nutritionist?” I get it…..it may seem contraindicating to be a holistic nutritionist and not enjoy cooking. But in my life, food was never about nutrients, macros, antioxidants and fuel. I did not grow up thinking this […]
Scoop on Poop
Elimination Let’s face it…..we do not like to talk about poop. elimination. constipation. farts. it is just one of those taboos. The only problem with creating a taboo around this subject…..we are silencing the one key way our body talks to us. What’s the one thing we literally have this in common with every single […]
TED Radio Hour on NPR
A Long Drive Home While on a long drive home from a hockey game in Cornwall Ontario (yes we won) there was a perfect show for me to tune into. Fascinated with the topic and guests, I new this one was a must share. TED Talks I can spend hours in the TED Talk replays, […]
Meal Planning for Hockey Families
Meal planning can be a challenge in the best of weeks with packed schedules, work and school. And then let’s add in a hockey schedule, or gymnastics, swimming….now let’s ramp it up and add to the fact they are in high end competitive teams. Fuel for a growing kid can be very challenging in the […]
My friend LEO
LEO is a great friend Essential oils are a potent piece of the puzzle to wellness. I have heard everything in the past 2 years from ingesting oils to using them in baking ideas. It is hard to know the truth when there are so many different opinions on the internet. There are essential oils […]
When was the last time you took your body for an oil change?
DOES YOUR OIL FILTER NEED CHANGING? 30 Days to Healthy Living, Oil filter changes and Tea. Are you wondering what the heck does an oil filter change have to do with any of those items? Have you ever thought about how well you treat your car? You know that “every 5000km” get an oil change […]
#TINYOFFICE
Who wouldn’t want a #tinyoffice? This space looks sooooo different now. As you can see in the pic above, the “tinyoffice” or she shed was just being delivered. This whole craze for a “tinyoffice” started when we bought our new house with a gorgeous little cozy shed in the back yard. I declared immediately, “this […]
How long does it take for a head of lettuce to decompose in a landfill?
WHATTTT???? The answer you can watch here , to the headline above will drive you nuts with wanting to know more of the story. CBC’s The Passionate Eye had an incredibly interesting and need to know documentary on air called The Story of Food Waste. Narrated by the late Anthony Bourdain, the documentary travels the world […]
Lion’s Mane At The Barn
Stittsville Market At The Barn The goal originally was to host a farmer’s market that had a holistic spin. This past weekend we were treated with the opportunity to purchase Lion’s Mane Mushroom from Forest Floor Mushrooms from Almonte. Not only do these mushrooms taste amazing, but they now have started to have recent research […]