Why I Love Buffets
If your conscience is punishing you about partaking in buffet-style restaurant meals, park that guilt! There are actually many good…
Is Your Granola Bar a Glorified Candy Bar?
If there is a ‘healthy’ granola bar that is commercially available, then I haven’t seen it. Sure, there is a…
5 Things to Do if You’re Always Tired
Are you falling asleep at your desk? Can’t get through the afternoon without the boost caffeine and carbohydrates can temporarily…
5 Healthy Ways to Satisfy Your Craving for Sour Foods
Sweet, salty, spicy, bitter, and sour. The latter doesn’t typically rank near the top of favourite flavours except in a…
What is Estrogen Toxicity Doing to Men?
Inside the 21st-century overweight male there is some interesting chemistry going on. With the help of the enzyme aromatase, a…
3 Reasons Why Your Workout Is Leaving You Drained
In my practice I meet a lot of individuals who are exercising strenuously in effort to lose fat or grow…
Why and How to Cut 500 Calories From Your Day
Drinking a 20-ounce (590 ml) bottle of cola daily for a year without increasing your energy expenditure can result in…
Are you “fat, sick and nearly dead”?
Recently, I watched the film “Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead” by Joe Cross (Joe Cross Films, 2010). What an inspiring…
5 ways to tell if a fat-free product is unhealthy
As a nutritionist, one of the biggest issues I have with makers of commercially prepared salad dressings, crackers, muffins and…
Why I don’t calculate BMI for my clients
Just the other day, a client attending his first health consultation asked me, “so now can we find out my…