Should we all buy organic?
Do you want to buy organic but get discouraged wondering whether the label means anything anymore? What do you do when you care about your family's health as well as the planet? Read on to find out how I go about making my choices. But first, a brief history...
Should YOU be intermittent fasting?
If you have issues such waking up tired, having energy dips throughout the day, unhealthy cravings, weight gain etc, intermittent fasting may not be the best idea for you right now. Read on to find out what you need to know to make a good decision for YOUR specific situation.
How to beat your sugar addiction
You know the drill. You grab a piece of chocolate cake just for a small taste and before you know it you’ve downed half the thing... While it is intensely delicious for a moment, the amazing feeling does not last long. And the self-hating begins: “I cannot be trusted...
What to eat
In the last article, I talked about the importance of basing your diet on real, whole foods like seasonal fruits and vegetables, including starchy tubers and leafy greens, pasture-raised meat and wild-caught fish, eggs from happy hens, good quality dairy (if...
What is real food?
,, We're used to thinking that we live in a golden age when it comes to... well, EVERYTHING. But take a quick look around you and you'll see that at least when it comes to human health, progress has not always followed an upward trajectory. As a Nutritional Therapy...
Should you go gluten-free?
Chances are you've already heard a thing or two about gluten — not surprising given that going gluten-free is one of the biggest trends in diet and nutrition nowadays. But do you even know what exactly it means and why it may be problematic?...
What’s the lowdown on dairy?
If you're a little confused about whether dairy products should be part of a healthy diet, you're not alone! It is because dairy happens to be one of those nutritional subjects that can become very divisive, depending on who’s talking....
Is coffee good for me?
Nothing seems to get people as riled up as the question of their coffee consumption. When I talk to moms about incorporating healthier habits into their routine, this is one of the things that they get most defensive about. "You will pry my cup of joe from my cold,...
Aaand… we’re back! What I have been up to for the last year
It has been way too long since I was last active on this blog and I really do hope you will forgive me. Last time I wrote, I was getting ready to pop out in a few weeks’ time. In fact, it was exactly one year ago that our lives changed inexorably… not once but twice....
Roundup #2 from The Omnivorist
Welcome to the second edition of my roundup of news, views and recipes that I usually share on social media -- hope you'll find something in here that will be of interest! If you're too busy to read right now, you can use an app like Instapaper to read later on your...
7 Questions to Ask for a More Peaceful Birth
I had seen the documentary The Business of Being Born when it first came out, meaning long before I had even given much thought to the idea of having children. In it Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein take a critical look at the highly medicalized state of childbirth in the...
September Roundup from The Omnivorist
Welcome to my first ever roundup of news, views and recipes that I usually share on social media -- hope you'll find something in here that will be of interest! If you're too busy to read right now, you can use an app like Instapaper to read later on your device of...
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