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TV Appearance on Urban Rush
For those of you in BC, check out Shaw Channel 4 tonight (31st of January) for my Urban Rush interview on healthy fats and beating belly fat. Airs 5, 7, 11 pm Today and noon tomorrow. Urban Rush on Shaw TV is Vancouver’s award winning entertainment talk show hosted by Michael Eckford and Fiona [...]
Read moreNature’s Belly Fat Solution
Reduction One of the issues with belly fat is how to spot reduce or target fat loss just in the stomach region? For years we have known that healthy fats are essential for everything in the body from hair, skin, nails, hormones, inflammation and improving the way our body deals with almost everything. One of [...]
Read moreSuper Size ME?
Overfed and Undernourished As obesity reaches epidemic proportions across all ages, ethnic groups, and genders, we need to take an even more serious look at what we are putting in our mouths every day. We know we are the most overfed, undernourished nation that exists. We consume more empty calories now than any other time [...]
Read moreLeg Cramps
Pregnancy Many pregnant women suffer from leg cramps, especially at night. You may wake up suddenly gripped by painful, violent spasms. They may be caused by increased pressure of the uterus on certain nerves in the pelvis, or dietary deficiencies such as lack of calcium or magnesium, both minerals are involved with contracting and relaxing [...]
Read moreSolid Foods
Big milestone Introducing solid foods to your baby is a big milestone. As parents you are responsible for the quality and the type of food introduced, which is an extremely important role in creating healthy eating habits; the baby will typically tell you how much they want to eat. Current recommendations suggest exclusively breast feeding [...]
Read moreShy Toddler
Stay positive Some children are born with a tendency towards shyness. Shyness can be defined as a resistance to closeness with those to whom we are not attached. When a child is shy, it is stressful for them to be around strangers and they can hardly wait to be with those who they feel like [...]
Read moreCoQ10- The King of Antioxidants
What is it? Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), also known as ubiquinone is a critical nutrient used in the production of energy within our cells. Since its discovery, the research has indicated various uses of this incredible antioxidant from treating heart disease, congestive heart failure, increasing energy levels, boosting the immune system, providing antioxidant benefits, and even [...]
Read moreHealthy fats for healthy children
Fatty Acids Essential fatty acids (EFAs) are required for good health by everyone, and they are especially important during infancy and childhood. This is because the omega-3 fatty acids docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and, to some extent, the omega-6 arachidonic acid (AA) are critical for nervous system, brain, and retinal development. Brain Food A [...]
Read moreMorning Sickness
nausea Pregnancy induced nausea (it can happen morning, noon or night), happens in 80% of pregnancies, and usually goes away by fourteen weeks. However research shows that maternal age, gender of the baby (seems to be passed from mother to daughter, and race/ethnicity contribute to symptoms that may continue into the second trimester. There appears [...]
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