Warm Up With Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal!
Our holistic nutritionist Monique Zizzy shares her recipe for Baked Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal with you: • 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats • 1 Tbs whole flax seeds • 3 1/2 tsp pureed dates (puree in food processor with a little hot water) • 1/2 tsp cinnamon...
Get Your Greens!
You may think that green juice is weird or gross, but trust us when we say it can taste great! Try this simple recipe: 4 kale leaves roughly chopped 1-2 apples diced 1 cup berries or 1-2 tsp of Fruit Anthocyanins (a great tasting berry supplement we sell!) Water All...
Be Green, Eat Green, Live Green!
Everything is green these days! Be green, eat green, live green. While it might be easy to buy green and be green, it isn’t always easy to eat greens. Very often in my naturopathic medicine practice, I will have patients record what they are eating for a few days,...
A Traditional Chinese Medicine View on Heart Health
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) views the heart as the "monarch" of the body with all of the other vital organs working together to serve and protect it. When viewed in this manner the concept of a healthy heart takes into account the health of the entire body....
Bioimpedance Scans: A Simple Way to Test Your Health!
Dr. Sara Kinnon Bioelectrical Impededance Analysis or BIA is a way of measuring your own unique body composition. Body composition is a comparison of two important health factors: body fat to body mass; and intracellular water to extracellular water. An unhealthy body...
Make 2011 the Year You Reach Your Goals!
The number one reason I hear for not achieving these goals is time. Nobody has time for themselves! The answer is simple; we must make the time. Just like you schedule your pedicures or regularly watch your favorite TV shows, you have to schedule time in for your day for you!
A Traditional Chinese View on Detoxification
When thinking of how the body attempts to detoxify one must keep in mind the gallbladder. It plays a key role in assisting the digestive system and pairs with the liver to aid in its important detoxing functions.
Sweet Apple and Walnut Kale
Kale is a wonderful winter green that has many uses, but it often gets a bad rap! Kale is part of the cabbage family and can be green, purple or both! It is a rich source of beta caroteine, vitamin K, vitamin c, calcium and antioxidants. Try this simple and tasty...
The Goodness of Almond Butter!
If you are a patient of mine, you have probably had me tell you to eat nuts. Nuts are a nutritional powerhouse, and a favourite of mine. Nuts become a big part of your diet if you are grain-free or follow a Paleo diet but they should be part of your diet...
Almond Butter: Delicious and Nutritious!
Did you know that almond butter is a delicious and healthy alternative to peanut butter? What kid doesn’t love a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? Yet as peanut allergies become more and more common classrooms and day-cares are banning peanut containing products....