Healthy Living Makes a Difference

As we grow up, we are taught to consume multiple servings of grains per day for optimal health…with good reason! Grains provide us with the carbohydrate fuel our brains and bodies need to function.

Garlic has been known around the world for thousands of years both for its culinary and medicinal properties.

Botanical medicine (also known as herbal medicine) is the use of herbs and plants to treat medical and specific health conditions.

We’ve all heard the famous words, “your body is a temple”. If we believe this to be true however, we should treat it as our permanent home.

Several years ago I had the good fortune of traveling to Austria with my mom and my favourite aunt to visit family. My only concern was that my Austrian relatives only spoke German.

Xylitol, a naturally occurring sugar alcohol found in many fruits and vegetables, is often derived from hardwood/birch tree bark or from corn.

People often cringe at the word “fat”, when in fact these are important macronutrients our bodies need to survive. The problem in our day and age, is that we are often consuming too much of the wrong types of fat.

What do endometriosis, PCOS, heavy periods and PMS have in common? They are all associated with estrogen dominance!

Health. Such a vague term, as it should be. The World Health Organization defines it as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

Infertility is diagnosed after a couple has unsuccessfully tried to conceive for one year. It is a complicated issue because of the multiple diseases and conditions that can affect this process.