How to boost employee health, productivity and lower costs. I can think of no more important factor that impacts workplace energy, productivity, creativity, stress and health than simply eating good food. Yet many organizations don’t have much of a corporate wellness program and those that do often have minimal focus on nutrition initiatives and fail…
READ MOREAfter school is one of most challenging times for parents and caregivers to manage healthy eating with kids. Children are often ravenous, extracurricular activities demand fast items on the go and you may be dealing with junk food requests, picky eating or food restrictions such as a lactose intolerance, gluten sensitivity or peanut allergy. Here…
READ MOREWhat is safe? There have been plenty of negative discussions about sugar in the media, documentary films as well as consultations by groups such as the World Health Organization and Health Canada’s recent proposed food label changes. Here are some things you need to know:
READ MOREListen to my monthly radio program with Angela Kokott, host of Calgary Today for our segment, “You are what you eat” to get the goods on healthy eating. Listen to episode 67 part one “Should I Use a Calorie Counting App?” here: Listen to episode 67 part two “Should I Use a Calorie Counting App?”…
READ MOREWhen I first graduated I was naive and unprepared for the level of disordered eating that I would eventually see daily in my practice. I’ve learned lots from psychologists, my clients and spending time reading about anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and other aspects of disordered eating. I wanted to share with you some of…
READ MOREListen to my podcast where you will learn how to avoid common breakfast mistakes: Listen to Episode 43 here: Top 5 Common Breakfast Mistakes Health advocates often say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It is also the meal that often gets the least attention. Here are the top 5 common breakfast…
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