World Breastfeeding Week: Celebrate

“World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 August in more than 170 countries to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. It commemorates the Innocenti Declaration made by WHO and UNICEF policy-makers in August 1990 to protect, promote and support breastfeeding. Breastfeeding is the best way to [...]

Breakfast and Fermented Foods: Not Necessarily Together

I have been busy working a few nutrition articles over at Jayda Siggers, Integrative Nutrition Counsellor. The first one is about the importance of eating a nutritious breakfast. “A nutrient dense, high protein breakfast ensures you are on track to make healthy food choices all day. It also helps to prevent a mid morning blood [...]

Elevator Pitch

Just in case you are curious; here is a little more about me and what I do, elevator speech style. An elevator pitch is a short summary used to quickly and simply define a product, service, or organization and its value proposition. Typically executed in 2 minutes or less, or the equivalent of an elevator ride. (Deep breath.) [...]

‘The China Study’ Giveaway

I am a bit ashamed to admit that I, the self-proclaimed nutrition freak, has not read the The China Study, by Dr. T. Colin Campbell. This book has been on the top of my ‘must read’ list for a while now. As a busy mom, wife, cook, student, friend, mediator and teacher, I am left [...]