by Trish | Dec 4, 2012 | Hormones, Plant-Based Diet, Recipe, Stress Management
I don’t know about you but this is the time of year that I start to feel the pressure build. Between handling ‘Nutrition 911’ calls from clients looking for feel good strategies or healthier options for entertaining, snacking or serving to guests and my personal...
by Trish | Oct 7, 2012 | Heart Health, Immune, Mental Health, Recipe, Stress Management
With a little bite of fall in the air, there is no better time to think about adding some typical autumn veg to your diet. Far more than just a vegetable for carving jack o’lanterns, pumpkin flesh is a powerhouse of fibre, vitamin C, magnesium, potassium and...
by Trish | Jun 29, 2012 | Heart Health, Mental Health, Sleep, Stress Management, Toxic Load
I recently returned from an overseas trip and since then my sleep-wake cycle has been more wonky than usual. Even the usual melatonin and magnesium regime wasn’t delivering this time. But I found some relief returning to my late night Yin yoga class where the...
by Trish | Jun 19, 2012 | Cortisol, Heart Health, Hormones, Hunger Hormones, Inflammation, Mental Health, Sleep, Stress Management
The summer solstice, or Midsummer’s Eve, is a major celestial event marked by the sun rising higher and higher until it seems to stand still, resulting in the longest day and the shortest night of the year. For some of us, this enchanted extension of light might mean...
by Trish | May 23, 2012 | Digestion, Inflammation, Men's Health, Sleep, Stress Management, Toxic Load, Women's Health
Good health is a gift – but one you give yourself. Sure, some people have genetic issues that may predispose them to one particular health condition or another. But by and large, each of us holds our own health destiny in our own hands. Despite what the traditional...