After discovering the severity of food security needs in our city, I wanted to do more than just raise awareness and provide a donation guide. I wanted to pack as much nutritious food as I could into the Food Bank this season. Learn how to get involved.
2018 seemed to zoom past in a blur! 2018 was full of exciting new opportunities for me as a business owner, I had several articles published in VegNews Magazine, Evolve Magazine, Fashionista Magazine, and many features on the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition Website.
Spring is here! Spring is known as a time of birth and growth in nature and is the perfect time to add additional support to cleanse the body after a long winter. Typically in the winter we enjoy more warming foods and often more heavier foods, holiday lattes, and movie nights inside. Therefore our bodies are in need of some extra love. It is safe to say that we often eat differently based on the seasons such as desiring more soups and stews in the cold winter and more fruits and veggies in the summer. We take the time to spring clean our house but where do you start to “spring clean” your body?
As we age our metabolism slows down as well. As a kid, you may have heard, “you can’t eat like that when you are older!”, implying the true scientific fact that our metabolism does in fact slow with age. Once we hit the age of 40, the average adult begins to put on 2-5 lbs annually of body fat which will accumulate as the years go on. The good news is there are some simple steps we can take to support of metabolism throughout the day.
Do you experience feelings of sadness, anxiety, or stress that begins to take hold of you on Sunday Night? Do you find it’s hard to get out of bed or
During the winter months, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) or “the winter blues” is a very real thing that impacts many people. Without the sun, being able to be active outside, limit to seasonal foods at their nutritional prime, and vitamin D-deficiency are some of the factors that can impact these low feelings.
Hey, I’m Jo! As a Certified Holistic Nutritional Consultant, Practitioner and Raw Food Chef, I am passionate about creating simple, whole-food recipes that easily fit into your everyday life. I am committed to empowering you to find fulfillment in fueling your body to regain balance, reclaim health and rejoice in the most vibrant body possible.
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