3 reasons to add curcumin to your medicine cabinet
Found in turmeric (the main spice used in curries), curcumin is the latest natural craze to hit the market. However, with all the hype...
Give your Green Tea a Citrus Boost
Do you love green tea? Studies have shown that adding citrus juice to your green tea boosts antioxidants and other nutrients to make an...
Genetically modified salmon approved for sale in Canada
Health Canada has approved AquAdvantage Salmon for sale as food in Canada.
“The AquAdvantage Salmon is a GM salmon developed by AquaBounty Technologies Inc. to...
Eye for a Banana
Important pigments for eye health, carotenoids, are found at various levels in different banana varieties. Researchers are now trying to understand how exactly bananas...
Veggielicious
The 5th annual Veggielicious is making waves with some seriously delicious participants.
From May 6-22, over 40 restaurants, cafés, and bakeries will feature a prix-fixe...
Food Labels and Obesity
By Lisa Cantkier, Holistic Nutritionist
Food labels: why are they so hard to understand? Maybe it’s not about what they say, but rather, what they...
The Dirty Dozen and the Clean Fifteen
By Lisa Cantkier, Holistic Nutritionist
Why eat organic?
It’s true that organic food is often more costly, however, I believe it’s worth every penny. It’s not...
How can you optimize your digestive health?
By Lisa Cantkier, Holistic Nutritionist
It’s been theorized that digestive disorders are the result of an overgrowth and imbalance of intestinal microbial flora, which consists...
Can the ketogenic diet treat cancer?
By Lisa Cantkier, Holistic Nutritionist
April is cancer awareness month. Far too many lives have been impacted by cancer and far too many have been...
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): What does it all mean?
April is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) awareness month. With Canada having the highest rates of IBS in the world, it’s estimated, according to the...