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Homemade healthy chocolate (made with coconut oil and love).

Apr 22, 2018 | Nutrition

This healthy dark chocolate almond recipe makes me weak in the knees. I’m addicted to dark chocolate almonds but there’s still tons of sugar in them which is why I love this recipe. In honour of my birthday, I am featuring a yummy chocolate recipe...

The amazing health benefits of coconut flour. Why I often bake with it.

Oct 15, 2017 | Nutrition

I’m always looking for healthy hacks to make my baking more nutritious without compromising taste. I believe that eating dessert is a right and not a privilege. No one should be deprived of eating a sweet treat even if they are trying to lose weight or struggling...

Getting over the fear of having my picture taken.

Oct 2, 2017 | Lifestyle

I finally caved and had my pictures taken for this website and social media. Sure obviously I have had my picture taken before but I generally cringe at the idea. I just find it so unnatural to take posed pictures and having my picture taken really takes me out of...

My weekend at CHFA East.

Sep 22, 2017 | Around Town, Nutrition

Once a year The Canadian Health Food Association (CHFA) hosts their annual conference downtown Toronto. It’s a chance to connect with others in the industry and see what’s what in health. I refer to CHFA conference as my Christmas because of all the freebies! It is...

Natural joint pain remedies.

Sep 13, 2017 | Fitness, Lifestyle

I had the opportunity to test out one of the most popular natural joint pain remedies recently. There are so many on the market so how do you know which ones work? Or if they work at all? Joint pain and stiffness can be quite crippling. It’s the number one thing my...

Dark chocolate versus milk chocolate.

Sep 2, 2017 | Nutrition

There are a lot of things I can live without ever eating again. Chocolate is definitely not one of them. In fact it’s a big deal if I go more than one day without consuming something containing chocolate. I use to beat myself over my sweet tooth but I have learned...

How to stay motivated to exercise. The reason why we start exercising is NOT the same reason why we continue.

Aug 23, 2017 | Fitness, yoga

I’m not here to convince you why we need to exercise on a weekly, if not daily basis. Most of us are already quite aware of the benefits of exercise. The secret to success is to find an exercise routine you love because you are more likely to stick to it. But the...

It is time to ditch the scale.

Aug 4, 2017 | Lifestyle, Nutrition

Take a look of the picture on your right, what do you see? That is 5 pounds of fat verses 5 pounds of muscle. You might have read that muscle weights more than fat but do we really know what that means? You need to read this if you are someone that weights...

What is in a name? Why I renamed my chair Pilates class.

Jul 28, 2017 | Around Town, Fitness

This is the story of the class formally known as Pilates. For the last two years I have been teaching a chair-based Pilates class at Pearl & Pine Residence downtown Burlington. Attendance was ok but it was never as well attended as the yoga class I ran there....

My visit to Cherry Avenue Farms.

Jul 11, 2017 | Around Town, Nutrition

I went cherry picking for the first time in my life this past weekend. Have you been? I did a lot of apple and strawberry picking as a child but never cherry picking. You cannot get any fresher than picking your own produce so off we went to Cherry Avenue...