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• Community Supported Agriculture: Affordable Local & Organic Produce

  Inspired to start eating more local and organic produce but don’t know where to start? Joining a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) might be exactly what you’re looking for! Over the last decade CSA has become a very popular way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food straight from the f...

• Health Benefits of Eating Local

  Have you ever taken a bite out of a big red strawberry, only to find that the inside is white and it lacks the rich and juicy flavour that you remember as a child? Chances are this strawberry was grown thousands of kilometers from your home. The main reason for this flavourless phenomenon is that...

• Healthy Homemade Granola Recipe: Gluten free

  Are you looking for a delicious breakfast or dessert that you can fully enjoy because you know that it’s good for you? One of my all time favourite foods is fresh granola with whole milk yogurt and local berries – healthy eating at its best! Store bought varieties of granola are expensive and...

• Is Your Sunscreen Safe?

  With all this talk about the vast amount of chemicals in our food and in our environment, have you ever wondered about the safety of the ingredients in your sunscreen? More and more people are using sunscreen as their first line of defense, but at what cost? The Environmental Working Group’s fo...

• Gluten-Free Coconut Brown Rice Pudding

  Breakfast, snack, or dessert? You decide! This delicious gluten-free, dairy-free rice pudding is a healthier alternative to the traditional white rice, milk and sugar. Sweetened with almond amasake and raw honey it’s packed with flavour and nutrients. Amasake is a fermented brown rice beverage ...

• Don’t Worry, Be Healthy

  Have you ever been so busy or stressed that you simply forgot to eat? How is it possible that our bodies are capable of ‘forgetting’ something as vitally important as sending us a signal to nourish ourselves? The answer is elaborately simple. Our autonomic nervous system, which controls our bodi...

• Chew On This: Why it is Important to Chew Food Properly

  I can remember as a child my mother telling me to slow down and chew my food. I would sheepishly agree to follow her instruction… until she looked away. What I didn’t know back then was that there is a significant amount of science behind this seemingly silly order by my mother. All I knew was t...

• Gluten-Free Living: Eating Healthy on a Budget

  Has your grocery bill skyrocketed since beginning a gluten-free diet? If you’re living with Celiac Disease or gluten sensitivity, removing gluten (a protein found in wheat, rye and barley) is an essential first step on your path to wellness. If your goal is to eat a healthy gluten-free diet then t...

• Pesticide Guide: The Dirty Dozen and The Clean Fifteen

  Are you interested in lowering pesticide exposure in your diet but you aren’t sure where to start? The Environmental Working Group, a non-profit organization that advocates for policies that protect global and individual health has produced a guide that can help you get started. Based on the analy...

• Is Gluten Sabotaging Your Health?

  According to new research from the Mayo Clinic, Celiac Disease affects approximately 1 in 100 people. When individuals with Celiac Disease consume gluten, which is a protein found in wheat, rye and barley, the absorptive surface of the small intestine is damaged. This greatly decreases the body’s...