Best Running Bud Ever…. By Online Registered Dietitian and Calgary Nutritionist Lindsay Rieger on our team that specializes in women’s nutrition, weight concerns, family meal planning, and pediatric nutrition issues. This old pup never passes on a chance to hit the trails. When it comes to moving our bodies we can learn a lot from […]
#thingsnutritionistslike – U-Pick Farms
Our Favourite Things – U-Pick Farms Even though my family grows a small garden in our yard each year, we love making a trip to a U-pick farm for berries. (Many farms also offer vegetables to pick for yourself if you don’t have room to grow them in your yard.) Not only is this great […]
Are School Health Programs Creating Eating Disorders?
Listen to my podcast where you will learn if school health program are creating disorders: Toronto psychiatrist Leora Pinhas at the Hospital for Sick Children is studying a handful of case studies about kids that developed eating disorders in conjunction with school healthy living initiatives.
Adding More Exercise May Do Little to Help Weight Loss. Nutrition Change is Key
Listen to my podcast where I will discuss how adding more exercise can improve your overall health and cardiovascular fitness, but also how you may be surprised to learn it may do little to drop the number on the scale.
“Mom, I feel fat” – helping your teenager with body image
My mom and dad raised me to be a strong chick. As a teenager I felt OK about my body, learned different sports, and ate a wide variety of foods guilt-free (both veggies as well as chocolate chip cookies). I took for granted that this was a normal way to grow up as a teenage […]