BBQ season is about to officially hit here in Canada as we count down the days to the summer kick-off that is the May long weekend.

I thought that this would be the perfect time to share with you a video I discovered last week while doing some research. It's...

It's the sniffle season but not to worry, I have the very best tips for natural allergy season solutions that are delicious, too.

I personally don't get seasonal allergies -- never have -- but as someone with a predisposition to auto-immune disease, what with a bout of Crohn's...

It's a bit like a casserole, but growing up we always called it a Kugel (pronounced koogle where the 'oo' sounds like the 'oo' in book) and never really questioned the oddity of it -- the name or what it was. That it makes the absolute perfect gluten-free, vegan veggie...

Passover is a Jewish holiday that extends for eight days, requiring observers to avoid leavened bread. That's the basic rule. No problem. I don't remember the last time I ate leavened bread.

Beyond this -- the rules get a little fuzzy. You...

The cold has sunk in and settled and if you're like me and didn't get away over the winter break, the longing is deep for sunshine and warmth.

At the end of February,

Let's get this straight right now -- baking with whole grain, gluten-free flour, while avoiding butter, refined sugar and eggs does not typically...

President's Choice is getting prepped and ready for a brand new advertising campaign that will feature Mr. Galen Weston discussing the challenges Canadians face in eating healthier.

I was called to attend an audition.

After five years working in the field of nutrition accompanied by three years in advertising before...

Following a night of over indulgence the key to resetting and feeling great as quickly as possible is in hydrating and alkalizing the body. Both sugar, alcohol and most other treats along with a lack of our ideal amount of sleep, will strip the body of vital nutrients...

Egg nog is gross. Really gross. It is made of cream, sugar, spices and traditionally, raw eggs. For many of you, this might still sound like an amazing holiday treat. For me, it sounds like...

It's time. Pumpkin season is officially here. In honour of the month of pumpkins I have for you a Caribbean inspired pumpkin soup (with some optional weird doughy dumpling action).

Make this soup with your post-Halloween pumpkins. Its spicy to heat you up, easy enough to make so as to...

Vaccinations are a hot, hot, and very heated topic. We all want to be healthy and we all want to do our best for ourselves and our family to maintain great health throughout the winter season.

Many people believe that vaccines are the way to go, while many others are...

Family events can be tough and you don't have to be a vegetarian or a vegan to recognize that the typical Thanksgiving meal, loaded down with turkey, heavy potatoes, and stuffing, all topped off with whip cream-topped pumpkin pie is heavy. Many...

Going into a health food store is daunting -- even for me. There is just so much stuff, so many labels, so many claims.

Multiply that by a hundred and that is what the annual Canadian Health Food Association's Trade Show is like.

I go every year in the hopes...

Every single year we know that this is cold and flu season and instead of doing what we need to do, we just sit and wait for it plough us over.

The cold and flu is not inevitable. It's the germ that...

Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation's 10th annual Cook For The Cure.

As you can imagine, this sounded like my kind of thing; a fundraiser for a cure that involved cooking!

The idea was that guests would give a $20 contribution...

Many of you have likely heard the term "orthorexic" before -- you may even have been called this by your unhealthy eating friends and family. An article from 2004 recently resurfaced and has been making its rounds. Originally published in Medical News Today, the article entitled "Orthorexia nervosa...

We all have our methods for keeping up with the demands of the day. Some of us have a green smoothie, maybe some coconut water, maybe even plain old-fashioned water. Some of us take the time at the start of the week to get prepped and ready with all our...

I know that my readers get their vegan underthings in a tangle whenever we hate on soy over here. I know. I understand. It goes beyond dietary choices, and to animal rights and cries for compassion. The point we continue to try and make...

Written by Meghan Telpner and Sondi Bruner

How many of you would take your paycheque and throw 40 per cent of it in the garbage?

Anyone? Bueller?

Well, that's what Canadians are doing with the food they buy and don't eat -- and it's...

One of my fave ways to keep the blood flowing is with a little spice. I like the kind of spice that brings out the flavour in food instead of scalding your tongue and making you sweat like a two-ton turkey in a Georgian...