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Something has happened to my teen. She has emerged from her blankets and is full of chat and hilarity. She’s discovered coffee lately but I have switched everything to decaf in the house so it can’t be the caffeine – unless she has a secret stash in...

Well the kids are back at school, I’m back at work and life is speeding by at 100mph again. I don’t miss running a 24-hour kitchen but oh my goodness, I miss the slower start in the morning. I seem to spend the first hour of my day yelling SHOOOOOOO...

That nice firm stomach that we all desire is made in the kitchen. Why go to the gym and literally work your butt off only to come back home and stuff your body with junk? With so many diets out there – Paleo, Atkins, Grapefruit, Lemonade – it can be ...

LCS, one of the most common problems I encounter in clinic and a serious obstacle when it comes to healthy outcomes. It’s not in the medical dictionary because I completely made it up. Layer of Crap Syndrome is suffered by people who eat an otherwis...

A few days ago a very good friend of mine, Jamel Hardtman, posted something on Facebook that grabbed the attention of quite a few people. Mr Hardtman stated that governments around the world are missing the boat by failing to encourage people to incr...

So last week we discussed healthy burgers … I have created a monster in my house as we’re now getting requests every week! Maybe it’s the freezing weather but my kids think it’s the ultimate comfort food! I’m happy to oblige but we’re rotating grass...

There’s nothing quite like an unexpected storm in the middle of the night to give you a run for your money. Last Sunday, while some people (mainly those with ear plugs) were sleeping peacefully, I was frantically holding on to shutters and chasing g...

Since she was a teenager Agathe Holowatinc has been passionate about nutrition. Her first summer job was at a public library in Vancouver where she spent much of her time in the natural health section learning how food can “make you run faster, feel ...

Over the weekend Chloe announced she was going to make dinner and as is her way, she had a “go big or go home” philosophy. She’d been busy on Pinterest and had found some spiralled potato skewers for an appetiser, spicy noodles for a main and cookie...

Around this time last year Kamel Dickinson came up with what he thought was a great way of helping people to get fit. All they had to do was commit three months of their time; he would take care of their diet and coach them through exercises he promi...

One of the most common questions I’ve been asked is how to get leaner as well as toned. Most times, after a few questions, the person inquiring is an avid runner or what we call a cardio bunny who is consuming way too few calories because in some mag...

You’ve heard the adages more than once before and they are absolutely true: nutrition is 80 per cent of your weight loss/gain journey; you can’t out-train a bad diet … Let’s be realistic though. Weight loss or gain is not a linear journey nor is it i...