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…
READ MORETravel 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…
READ MOREThe Low FODMAP Diet for Constipation, Diarrhea and IBS I get lots of questions about digestive health. Have you heard of FODMAPs or the Low FODMAP Diet yet? For most of us, when we first come across the term FODMAP, we may quietly ask ourselves “What the FODMAP is a FODMAP? Is it another fad…
READ MOREMindful Eating Doesn’t Need to be Hard By Online Registered Nutritionist and Calgary Eating Disorder Dietitian Jana Spindler The Center for Mindful Eating explains mindful eating as a mindfulness tool that helps us become aware of our thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations related to eating, reconnecting us with our innate inner wisdom about hunger and…
READ MOREOnline diet groups: diet cults, bad advice and woo By Kate Chury, Registered Nutritionist and Digestive Health Dietitian This article originally appeared on Kate’s blog ThinkyBites I have a confession to make. I’ve been watching you. Well, maybe not all of you but some of you. But…before you get alarmed, let me clarify. For the…
READ MOREIdeas to Enjoy Fall Fruits If you are stuck for ideas on what to make with apples, oranges and pears then this list of 18 ideas can help: 6 Ways to Eat Apples! There are so many different varieties of apples with some being better for cooking, others best enjoyed fresh and others that can…
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