How to create healthy eating habits that stick By Andrea Holwegner RD, Health Stand Nutrition Consulting Inc. – for CBC.ca If you hate the thought of healthy eating this articleis for you When I meet people for the first time and they find out I am a dietitian, there are often two types of responses.…
READ MOREBy Andrea Holwegner BSc, RD, For The Calgary Herald February 24, 2011 I like to read the comics regularly for a laugh, but also for a glimpse of the harsh truth. I can still visualize a Bizzaro caption several years ago depicting a family eating dinner, where mom was saying, “finish your Pepsi and Cheetos…
READ MOREBy Andrea Holwegner, Health Stand Nutrition Consulting Inc. January 6, 2011 CBC news One of my favourite expressions is that bite-sized changes have supersized results. While there are hundreds of nutrition resolutions you could make this year, below you will find a collection of five nutrition habits I believe will make a difference for your…
READ MOREAt this time of year, it’s natural to think about – and struggle to achieve – your wellness goals. This was definitely the case with a previous client of mine.
Cynthia was a baby boomer with two teenagers and a busy job in the oil and gas industry. Her goal was to lose the 25 pounds she had put on over the past two decades. Cynthia was discouraged that despite following many diets and trying to exercise, she could not seem to lose the weight for good.
Examining why people fail at something they want to achieve is often more beneficial than reviewing successes. Before setting your New Year’s resolution, consider these three reasons people fail, inspired by a 2008 article in Canadian Psychology written by Richard Koestner…
READ MOREOne of the things they didn’t tell me when I became a registered dietitian was that for the rest of my life there would be people observing my nutrition habits.
The festive holiday season is certainly no exception, but at times it can feel like I am being followed by food paparazzi who are waiting to jump all over me when I eat something unexpected…
Figuring out food and how to balance your nutrition is a challenge, considering there is conflicting information wherever you turn. Sometimes with so many options, I think we complicate things more than we need to do. I vote for simplifying eating by starting with the following four concepts…
READ MOREHealthy eating change – see the opportunities rather than the challenges By Andrea Holwegner, Calgary Herald December 15, 2010 The way you choose to look at it will determine your success In April 1997 outdoor enthusiast Warren Macdonald set out on a backpacking trip to Hinchinbrook Island, off the coast of Australia. He became trapped…
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