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Originally published in Inspired 55+ Lifestyle Magazine , January 2020 Diet plays a major role in healthy aging. But can nutritional supplements boost our health more? Most sources agree supplements aren’t necessary when eating healthfully. But supplements can have a place in a healthy diet – ideally, while still prioritizing nutritious foods. Supplements are advised if you lack a nutrient and can’t derive it from food. We all have unique nutrition needs, due to geneti

Iron, potassium, folate, magnesium . . . these are just a few of the nutrients we’ve been told the general population is deficient in....

Gluten free diets misinform Wheat is killing us, claims cardiologist William B. Davis, author of the Wheat Belly Diet . However, Wheat Belly and other gluten-free sources do not tell the whole story, making their argument against gluten misleading and inaccurate. Gluten is among many proteins in wheat and its relatives (such as barley and rye). Yes, gluten should be avoided by those with Celiac Disease or anyone with a sensitivity or allergy to gluten, just as those with pe

Published in The White Rock Sun February 2018. Many of our foods today have been altered, through natural evolution and/or by human intervention: by hybridization, crossbreeding, grafting or budding, or Genetic Modification (GMO). Wheat was crossed or hybridized with another grain (rye). Currently, commercially grown wheat is not genetically modified. Although that could change in the future. Combining two plants, by any of the methods mentioned above (except GMO), ca

This program gradually adds healthy habits to your lifestyle.

The definitions of Clean Eating vary widely. And that may be why this healthful way of eating is often misunderstood and criticized.

The foods we eat are a complex mass of chemicals. Our bodies are also complex masses of chemicals. These chemicals in our food and in our

We need to be physically active and nutrition is vital to fuel and support physical activity. Over 35 years ago I began my career in the...

Originally published in the White Rock Sun , Dec 2015. Detoxification diets claim to "cleanse the body of food that is often 'contaminated' by various unnecessary, potentially harmful ingredients. This includes processed sugars and other highly processed foods, trans-fats, added salt, food colourings, pesticides, preservatives and other chemicals." Common sense should tell us not to eat these foods. Yet we do. And then we think a "detox diet” is going to fix it and get to th

I’ve always believed bread is just another highly refined food. And that’s why I won’t eat any type of 'bread.' I prefer to cook the...