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Health & Nutrition Articles

Want to learn more about nutrition? Can you "stomach" a few puns? If you said yes to both, these articles are for you.

• Linking diet & depression

  A lot of data links diets that are high in processed foods with depression. But is this simply because people who are depressed sometimes gravitate toward unhealthy comfort foods? Read more...

  

• Nutrition & Alzheimer’s Disease

  There is growing evidence that suggests nutrition may play a role in preventing Alzheimer's. With an aging global population, studies about treatment and risk factors for Alzheimer’s Disease are receiving a lot of attention. Read more...

  

• 7 ways sugar stimulates cancer

  All cells in your body consume sugar (glucose) as fuel, which is absolutely necessary for the body to function properly. However, many of us are eating much more refined sugar than we were ever designed to eat. Read more...

  

• Stop focusing on what to avoid

  So. You’ve committed to making some dietary changes. Good for you! Perhaps you’ve also made a list of all the food and drink you will NEVER eat again... which isn’t quite so good. Read more...

  

• 10 healthy lunchbox hacks

  Children spend as much time at school as they do in any other environment. The food they eat at school provides the fuel for the body and the brain to perform. Read more...

  

• Inflammation, nutrition, & cancer

  Anyone who has received a cancer diagnosis has likely become an expert on topics they've never considered before. One of those topics is inflammation. Read more...

  

• Tricia’s 5 Fad-Free Food Tips

  There will always be some kind of new diet or superfood fad, but fads fade. Instead of chasing "the next big thing", let's get familiar with my Fad-Free Five. Read more...

  

• You are what you absorb

  Did you know the most important phase of digestion takes place in the small intestine, and not in the stomach? Read more...

  

• It’s not just your genes

  Okay, you might not be able to change your genes – but that doesn't mean you're stuck with what you've been handed down. Read more...

  

• Tour of doody (the poop article)

  As a nutritionist I am very interested in poop. Yup, the turd is the word when it comes to indicators of health. Read more...

  

• Eating healthy on a budget

  Eating healthy on a budget is possible, but requires a shift in thinking when it comes to meal planning and grocery shopping. Read more...

  

• Harvest your health

  The Summer and Fall months are a great time of year to meet your maker. Your local farmers, I mean. Read more...

  

• Stress is an inside job

  Taking care of your health will help you to cope with the stress that we all face from time to time... or all the time. Read more...

  

• The estrogen & progesterone dance

  Some of us are digging hormonal jazz vibes while others are experiencing rock ‘n roll. How balanced is your hormonal dance? Read more...

  

• Nutrition & hormone balance

  Nutrition and hormone balance is one of my favourite subjects. Did you know that you can use your own mouth to send a message? Read more...