Know the facts Article originally appeared in Chances are you know someone with diabetes. According to the Canadian Diabetes Association, an estimated 11 million Canadians are living with diabetes or prediabetes. This number is expected to rise over the next decade. With diabetes, the body either cannot make the hormone insulin or cannot use…
READ MOREDiabetes Awareness Month 2017 November is Diabetes Awareness Month, with the 14th of November being World Diabetes Day. November 14th is the birthdate of Dr. Fredrick Banting, who helped discover insulin. Last November, I wrote an article for our blog about parenting a child with Type 1 Diabetes, and how as a family, we…
READ MORENavigating Nutritional Challenges in Menopause This segment is sponsored by my client The California Dried Plum Board In our practice, navigating weight gain, food cravings and emotional eating are a few of the most talked about struggles for menopausal women. While there may be a shift in body composition at menopause due…
READ MOREFeb 1-7 marks the start of Eating Disorders Awareness Week #EDAW2017 #NEDAwareness As Registered Dietitians that specialize in eating disorders, breaking dieting behaviors and creating a healthy relationship with food, our team has the chance to work with some remarkable clients that make our job very rewarding. Here is a letter from one of…
READ MORE#EDAW2017 – Struggling with your weight or an eating disorder? Do you have a poor relationship with food? Feb. 1 to 7 is Eating Disorder Awareness Week. For the many clients we see in our nutrition counselling practice with anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating disorder, orthorexia and other disordered eating patterns, food and weight preoccupation are common topics…
READ MOREPulses and vegetables help with diabetes prevention and better blood sugar control November is Diabetes Awareness Month and since one in every three Canadians has diabetes or pre-diabetes, chances are you have family and friends who are directly affected. The good news is that having diabetes doesn’t mean that you need to eat boring food…
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