Why a Healthy Lifestyle Should Include Treats

Why a Healthy Lifestyle Should Include Treats

You might have read that title and been like, yeah girl! and gotten excited because you feel like sticking with healthy eating might now be doable for you. Or, you might’ve read it and thought, girl, you are nuts. Whichever camp you’re in, I hope...
Why I Don’t Count Calories

Why I Don’t Count Calories

In virtually every conversation I’ve had about weight loss, the subject of counting calories inevitably comes up. And forget weight loss; it seems that every convo I’ve had about health, period, includes this oh-so-popular topic. And hey, I get it. Much of...
Starting a Healthy Eating Plan? Do This First.

Starting a Healthy Eating Plan? Do This First.

If you’re thinking of getting healthy, then girl, here is a HUGE virtual high five from me. Since your thoughts dictate your actions, which then govern your results, the mere decision to get healthy is the first step toward changing your life for the better....
Lessons From a Sugarholic

Lessons From a Sugarholic

Sugar has been compared to cocaine in its ability to cause a major addiction. And why shouldn’t it; the part of the brain it affects is the same as cocaine, and the way it’s affected is eerily similar. When we eat sugar, the pleasure centre of our brain gets activated...
The 7-Day No-Sugar Challenge

The 7-Day No-Sugar Challenge

Are you a mama who has been feeding her sugar tooth teeth for TOO. LONG? Have you been craving chips, chocolate, ice cream and cookies, and you just can’t seem to get enough? Do you sometimes skip lunch in favour of a bag of candy? Have you been feeling low energy,...
My Biggest Pet Peeve as a Nutritionist

My Biggest Pet Peeve as a Nutritionist

Wanna know my biggest pet peeve when it comes to other people’s perceptions of healthy eating? As a nutritionist, I hear it pretty often. People are quick to share their thoughts with me… and I’m quick to be like, sit down and let me prove you wrong. Because this is...