Eating local is easier when you know the harvest times for your favourite fruits and vegetables! Keep this chart handy and you’ll be able to take advantage of the freshest local foods available at your local farmers markets and grocery stores.
Food Medicine
Teen girls aren’t likely to be thinking about their risk for osteoporosis, but maybe they should be. Peak bone density is reached for most women in their early 20s, and what they are eating in their teen years has an enormous impact on the health of their bones later in life.
Vitamins and minerals are vital in supporting a healthy pregnancy. However, some nutrients can cause problems when taking in excess amounts during pregnancy. Make sure you are not over-doing it with these nutrients during pregnancy.
Matcha is powdered green tea. It is very high in cancer-preventing antioxidants, relaxing L-theanine, and vitamins A, B-complex, C, E, K, chlorophyll and trace minerals.
More foods can affect your health and your baby’s health than you might realize. Understanding what foods to avoid during pregnancy is an important aspect of pregnancy nutrition.
Matcha is a “super-powdered” green tea. Full of health-promoting compounds, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants it gives you an immediate sense of wellness and calm alertness. It is the tea used in zen meditation and Japanese tea ceremonies.
A spring cleanse can be a wonderful way to clean up our diets and feel as good on the inside as Spring feels outside. There are many benefits to a spring cleanse: increased energy, better digestion, fewer allergy symptoms, improved immune system function, better sleep, better concentration, healthier skin, healthy weight and many, many more.
Spring has sprung! And with it comes… allergies. The sniffling, sneezing, burning and redness can put a damper on this beautiful time of year. But there is hope! Here are ten tips to try this allergy season.
As I look out my clinic window today I am greeted by the sight of green-clad Torontonians enjoying this uncharacteristically…