PMS Bringing You Down? Add These Foods to Your Monthly Menu

Those few days before your period can feel like you’re on an emotional rollercoaster, that takes little stops along the way to fuel up on junk food, headaches, mood swings, swollen and painful breasts, bloating, and pimples. Water retention, particularly in the feet, legs, and face can add a few pounds on the scale. For…

3 Ways To Stay Healthy If You Work From Home

If you have a home office, either part time or full time, you must check off these 3 things if you want to prevent burnout and stay productive: What’s on your home office checklist?

Brain Too Busy to Meditate? You’re the Perfect Candidate

Meditation and Mindfulness might be new buzzwords around the office, but the practices are centuries old. You might have done some reading or research around the practices and assume you “can’t meditate” because you have a thousand thoughts going through your head at any moment and can barely focus on one, let alone think of…

Healthy & Oh-so-decadent Chocolate Avocado Pudding

Who doesn’t love a decadent, creamy chocolate pudding? I wouldn’t reserve this recipe just for special occasions like Valentine’s Day. It’s loaded with healthy fat, fibre, and nutrients that will keep you full and satisfied for breakfast, lunch, or dessert. Whether you are on a weight loss journey, maintaining your weight, fuelling your love for…

Vegan Walnut Quinoa Mushroom “Meat”balls

As a primarily plant-based eater, I’m always on the hunt for yummy, hearty, protein-rich recipes to add to my weekly menu. Even if you’re not plant-based, I always suggest adding some vegetarian meals to your recipe database for digestion, variety, heart health, and gut health. All the fibre that vegetables and whole grains offer help…

Easing Menopause Symptoms With Phytoestrogens

Hot flashes, vaginal dryness, low libido, mid-section weight gain, low bone density, and disturbed sleep are common symptoms of menopause and studies show that compounds found in certain foods can help ease them. These so called compounds are called phytoestrogens, found in foods like soy, flax, oats, hops, barley, wheatgerm, rye, wild yam, chickpeas, kidney…

5 High Protein Breakfast Ideas for Weight Loss

It’s true, breakfast is our most important meal of the day. It sets us up for a day of regulated blood sugar, energy, and stabilizes our mood. Without it, you might find you’re looking for sugary snacks (or lattes) between meals, you lose focus, feel hangry and snappy. Personally, when I skip breakfast, I pay…