Getting a good night’s sleep can be challenging through the Christmas season. Here are some quick tips to improving the quality and quantity of your sleep. 1. Try to have a quiet or down time 1 hour before you go…
The busyness of the Christmas season may have you choose to get less sleep. Not a good idea! Did you know that when you don’t get a good night’s rest, your appetite hormones get out of balance and this makes…
Eating a healthy breakfast is a very important key to maintaining a healthy weight. As I’ve mentioned earlier skipping this meal makes you eat too much later in the day. Unfortunately, the majority of our modern breakfast choices are anything…
One thing I often hear from clients is how they will choose to not eat or eat very little throughout the day, when they know they have a big event or special meal happening later on that day. I know…
Healthy eating is not just about what you eat; how you eat really matters as well. In our fast paced world it’s so easy to just munch down your food without paying any real attention to what you’re doing. When…
How to eat out and stay healthy? Start by deciding what you really want to eat and not ordering more than need. Eat slowly and savour your food. When full, ask for a “doggie” bag and take the rest home…
There have been many diet fads through the years including the low fat diet and the low carb/high protein diet. The truth is you need a healthy mix of proteins, carbs AND fats in your diet. The trick is to…
In an earlier post I commented that the #1 rule for a healthy diet is to eat food as close to nature as possible and try to avoid foods that are laden with preservatives. Two other types of ingredients that…
Now it can be next too impossible to eat healthy 100% of the time, especially during the Christmas season. If you set your standards too high, you may just become discouraged and give up. Begin by taking a few small…
Food Rule #2: Avoid or reduce foods that are high glycemic such as rice, potatoes, corn, breads, pastas and cereals. These foods spike your blood sugar which causes you to produce too much insulin which in turn drives your blood…
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