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Mar 5
2 min

NUTRITION FOR LONGEVITY - UPDATE

A few years ago I wrote a blog post about my grandmother (she’s in her late-eighties) and that she had slowly lost weight over the years....

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Aug 9, 2019
2 min

AUTOIMMUNITY ...

As I’ve started to do some (a lot) of reading on functional nutrition and the larger connections of food to overall health, I am increasi...

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Jul 11, 2019
2 min

WHAT IS NATURAL NUTRITION?

For the past few months I have been completing courses towards a Diploma in Natural Nutrition. It is a slow process (for me) as I am in t...

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Apr 27, 2019
2 min

GUEST POST - LONGEVITY: THE SECRETS TO A LONG LIFE

Do you want to know the secret of longevity? Well … so do I. That is why I decided to pursue my Human Kinetics degree, so I can help peop...

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Mar 28, 2019
2 min

A FEW THOUGHTS ON 'NUTRITION FOR ATHLETES'

Last week I had the pleasure of talking to a group of young gymnasts (and their parents) about the importance of nutrition. These athlet...

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Mar 21, 2019
2 min

THE IMPORTANCE OF STAYING HYDRATED

We’ve all heard that water makes up more than half of our bodyweight, and that we can’t survive without it, but most of us are still not ...

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Feb 22, 2019
2 min

THE NEW & IMPROVED CANADA'S FOOD GUIDE

For years, Health Canada has promoted Canada’s Food Guide as a rainbow schematic telling Canadians about the major food groups, how much ...

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Jan 10, 2019
2 min

YOUR HEALTH SOLUTION

Did you vow over the Christmas break that 2019 was going to be the year that you get healthier? Great. Now what? What is your plan? D...

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Feb 26, 2018
2 min

NUTRITION FOR LONGEVITY

My grandmother is in her mid-eighties and has been slowly losing weight over the last few years. After her doctor told her to stop losin...

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