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IBS Symptoms: Surviving Holiday Parties with Irritable Bowel Syndrome
How to Manage your IBS Symptoms Over the Holidays The holidays are here. While many people look forward to the seasonal food, festive parties and getting together with loved ones, for those with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) it can mean more symptoms (and more anxiety about symptoms). If you struggle with IBS there are a…
KEEP READING »Why I had an ugly cry (but now I’m doing a happy dance)
About a month ago I lost it… It was a full snotty uncontrollable ugly cry. It was a combination of grinch mom that hadn’t had any time to herself meets overwhelmed business owner wearing many hats. It was Saturday afternoon and I’d spent hours yet again after many early mornings and late evenings on my…
KEEP READING »13 Easy Healthy Holiday Appetizers
Ideas for holiday appetizers! Need a quick healthy holiday appetizer for a social gathering? Try these festive Dietitian approved ideas inspired with good nutrition: 1. Baked chips with edamame guacamole Take sundried tomato flour tortilla wraps and brush with vegetable oil. Cut with scissors into triangle wedges and sprinkle with a pinch of salt. …
KEEP READING »Spinach Mandarin Salad with Chicken Recipe
Healthy Meal Sized Salad Recipe You are going to love this spinach mandarin salad recipe with chicken. Its a rich source of iron and folate and makes a great meal-sized salad. Be sure to make extra and bring some for lunch the next day (it also tastes great eaten in a wrap). Makes 6 Servings…
KEEP READING »Travel constipation and how to keep your bowels regular while travelling
Travel tips for IBS and sensitive digestive systems Travelling, whether for work or pleasure, adds a little variety to our life. It can also wreak havoc on your bowels. Travel constipation and other uncomfortable digestion issues are certainly common. Whether your bowels usually run like clockwork or you struggle with a sensitive digestive system, travelling…
KEEP READING »Stress Eating: How Stress Can Make Us Overeat And What to Do About It
Stress eating bringing you down? It is no surprise that the more stressed we get, the worse our nutrition habits become. Stress makes finding the time and energy for meal planning, shopping and cooking harder. Stress and sleep deprivation also trigger physiological changes in our hormones that drastically influence cravings, food preferences and hinder achievement…
KEEP READING »Baked Spaghetti Squash Recipe
Delicious Meatless Monday Plant Based Recipe Spaghetti squash looks like spaghetti but tastes like squash. In this recipe it serves as both! Serve this as a side dish or instead as a main entree with a tossed green salad or Caesar salad. Makes 4 Servings What you need: 1 spaghetti squash Prepared tomato sauce Parmesan…
KEEP READING »3 Tips for Improving Body Confidence
Body confidence booster By Jana Spindler (Eating disorder Dietitian and online Nutritionist helping support dieting recovery, self-love and body confidence). How many times have you heard someone you care about picking apart their body? “This is too big”, “that is too small”, “so lumpy here” or “bony there”. Too many times!! The problem is we…
KEEP READING »How Sleep Affects Your Weight
Lack of sleep can cause weight gain Ever wondered how sleep affects your weight? Read on. Forty-nine-year-old Dan wondered how his scale had tipped to a surprisingly high number, but seeing the number on the scale spurred him to action. He made changes to his diet and began exercising, believing that calories in minus calories…
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