Summer recipe! It’s all peachy smoothie
By Jessica Thibault, Holistic Nutritionist & Registered Orthomolecular Health Practitioner. Recipe! It’s all peachy smoothie A quick little treat that’s full of nutrients to eat! Ingredients: About 1 cup of Greek yogurt. About 1 cup of peaches. A scoop or as directed of whey protein. 1 tbsp of marine collagen powder. Simply plop into a…
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Maintaining a healthy relationship with food over the holiday season
By Dr. Erica Rizzolo, ND. When you think of eating disorders, what comes to mind? Although the media tends to portray stereotypical presentations of eating disorders, the truth is, it’s impossible to tell whether someone struggles with this just by looking at them—just as it’s impossible to tell whether someone has cancer. In this blog,…
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Recipes for health and wellness: trout and lentil salad
By Dr. Erica Rizzolo, ND. As naturopathic doctors and researchers with the Patterson Institute for Integrative Oncology Research, we are very interested in the effects of nutrition on the body, especially as it relates to cancer outcomes. Today we share with you a delicious, summery recipe from the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF), and breakdown…
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Why Consider an Elimination Diet?
Introducing Nurse Practitioner Lisa Underhill. Hello! I’m excited to join the team at the Centre for Health Innovation. My name is Lisa. I’ve been a nurse my entire career and a nurse practitioner for the past 10 years. It’s always been my vision to work in integrative/functional medicine. I’m thrilled it’s happening! I love learning.…
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Grow Your Own!
By Susan Kingston, Registered Holistic Nutritionist. Hello everyone! With spring around the corner, we are all anxiously awaiting the warm and sunny weather 🙂 Today I would like to talk about some key benefits of growing our own food, or, if that is not possible, finding your local organic farmer and buying from them. Choosing our…
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Happiest of Holidays & Delicious Treats!
By Susan Kingston, Registered Holistic Nutritionist. I would like to reach out today to say I hope you have the happiest of holidays, and enjoy lots of time sharing treats, hugs and smiles with family and friends after all of the separation everyone has endured! Let’s cherish it! Here are a couple of wonderful treats to…
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Summer Fun while Keeping it Clean.
By Susan Kingston, Registered Holistic Nutritionist. Hello Everyone! I hope you are enjoying your summer! I know I am! I love to share the simple fact that eating healthy can be delicious and fun, so today I would like to share a couple of fantastic treats to make and enjoy with the kids and…
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The Short and Skinny on Fats!
By Susan Kingston, Registered Holistic Nutritionist. Most times people have preconceptions about eating healthy, especially about fats. Recent research has proven that the ‘fat makes you fat’ theory is simply not true. What is true is that bad fats cause weight gain, as well as having many other detrimental effects on health such as inflammation…
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Self-Renewal through Sickness.
Finding the Gift in Illness and the Power in Healthy Nutrition. By Susan Kingston, Registered Holistic Nutritionist. With spring finally being in sight, I felt a good topic to write about in this month’s newsletter would be renewal. Spring is a great time to reset and rejuvenate, to spark health, vitality and creativity! When a…
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Gourmet Crock-pot Comfort Food: Pumpkin, Pine Nut and Sage Risotto.
Recipe by Kylie Delfino, RHN. Cold weather and shorter days bring out our desire for comfort foods. Here is a healthy slow cooker option, that will be steaming hot when you come in from an afternoon in the snow! Pumpkin is an excellent source of fibre; one-half cup serving contains 5 grams of fibre. It…
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