Let’s Get Real: My Personal Health Journey (Part 3)

It’s 2020 and I’m coming up on 3 years since I first pursued Functional Medicine as a patient. The time certainly flies, but I will never forget that time in my life, because I never, ever want to go back to that. Less than 3 years ago (crazy!), I was in the deep, dark trenches of a health crisis. That … Read More

Tired? Here’s How to Get Better Sleep For Good

woman sleeping

Are you tired? Your sleep patterns and daily habits may need some TLC. There’s no denying that we live in a culture that prioritizes productivity, the constant ‘go-go-go’ and making personal sacrifices to be as productive as possible. So when we need to GET ISH DONE (which seems like always), what seems to be the first to be sacrificed? Very … Read More

How to Use Mindful Eating to Digest Your Best

Are you digesting your food perfectly? Probably not.Even if you don’t suffer from digestive complaints (and this is honestly more rare than not these days), you can always amp up your digestion. Optimal digestion is SO important because it’s the process that gives us the energy and vitality to be rockstar humans. If I asked you to point to where … Read More

Let’s Get Real: My Personal Health Journey UPDATE (Part 2)

It’s been a real journey… About 10 months ago now, I made a big decision. I was fed up with chronic health issues that wouldn’t resolve despite my best efforts. I was tired, bloated, anxious, not digesting anything, itchy with chronic eczema and rashes, unmotivated, and downright feeling like shit. (Side note: if you haven’t read it yet, read my first post … Read More

Drink This, Not That: How to Make Better Bevvie Choices

glass of water

What you drink, counts, a lot. Yes, our food choices are super important, but so are our beverage choices. What we choose to imbibe on the daily has a massive impact on our health and wellbeing and a lot of us are unknowingly sabotaging a decent diet with poor beverage choices. This is so important that I’m not even going … Read More

Let’s Get Real: My Personal Health Journey (Part 1)

At times I like to pretend that I’m the superhuman glowing epitome of health and wellness. But like you, I’m on my own humbling health journey and it’s been a bumpy road.   Let me explain, because it’s a little confusing. I’m a very health-conscious person and do my best to uphold a healthy lifestyle and make healthful choices. I … Read More

6 Edible Flowers You NEED in Your Home Garden

Eat… flowers… what?! Yes! There are many edible flowers that make delicious, flavourful, nutritious and PRETTY additions to your meals. Plus, they’re wildly easy to grow, AND attract pollinators (bees, butterflies, hummingbirds…), which we NEED in order to grow vegetables like tomatoes, zucchini, squash etc. There are so many to choose from, but I’ve come up with my personal top … Read More

Bone Broth: Everything You Need to Know

Bone broth in crockpot

Bone broth, yay! Bone broth is not only a super nutritious and healing food, but it also adds beautiful flavour to other dishes you add it to, or use it to cook with (soups, stews, curries, crockpot meats; the list goes on…:)). The cool thing is that you can actually find good quality bone broth, pre-made, in many health conscious … Read More