Trish Bites Life

A blog to help you feel better, look better, live better

– one bite at a time!

Holiday Feast or Holiday Feats? How to Avoid Overeating at Meals.

Is it me or does it seem like the time period between Halloween and New Years just becomes a weird cycle of food marathon after food marathon? Whether you’re actively celebrating a holiday or not, we seem to get sucked into year-end office parties, family...

Your Gut is your Super Highway of Health

Imagine for a minute that it’s Saturday night. You decide to head out and catch up with some friends at an A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. restaurant. Lots of food, lots of fun and then on your way home…Uh. Oh. Weird sounds and sensations from your belly. Painful...

Is getting older the new getting bolder? So how do you thrive?

I HATE birthdays. But not for the reasons you might think. It’s partly because I hate surprises and so the anticipation that there could be a spontaneous singing of Happy Birthday in the middle of a restaurant or workplace, or worse yet – a gathering I’ve...

Sneezing and Coughing and Aching – Oh My!

Almost as if we were running like clockwork, you can just hear the whisper of sniffles and suppressed coughs starting all around you as we ring in the new flu season. Heads up, Health Canada says we are actually ahead of schedule this year – oh...

Seasonal Moods Need Seasonal Foods

Need a mood boost? Statistics suggest that most of us do. A recent Canadian Mental Health Association survey of people between the ages of 18 and 34 reported that mental health issues like depression and anxiety are more “of an epidemic” than...

Beyond the plate: 4 reasons why you might be getting fatter even though you are eating exactly the same way

If you’re like me, the most frustrating thing is when you think you are doing all the right things, and yet the results you want – to get to or stay at an optimal weight, to feel your best, to look amazing, to have all the energy you desire –...

Pumpkin Spice Can Still Be Nice

Happy Fall Y’all! One of my favourite things about Autumn is the warm smell of cloves, cinnamon and ginger, rounded out with a couple of other aromatics that make up…you guessed it, that famous pumpkin pie spice blend. Everywhere you go, it seems like...

Water – How Much Do I Really Need to Drink?

“But I’m not thirsty.” “I don’t like the taste of water.” “I can’t drink ALL that water – it makes me run to the bathroom all the time.” “Ugh, does coffee count?” Oh yes – as a nutritionist and wellness practitioner – I hear these comments...

Do you know what to eat for healthy skin?

Whoo hoo! We May-ed it (hahaha – punny, right?)! Winter’s over and May is here at last. The advent of warmer weather means change is in the offing – more outdoor living, more sunlight, and more skin showing. Uh-oh. Given how tough winter was in most...

Creating Your Mindset for Health

So much of health is about habits and actions, but from where are these rooted? Change feels daunting – but what if we don’t have to make as many changes as we think we do? What if we could isolate the one most powerful thing to make the...