My mother has been going to the same place to get her nails done for years. She's become friendly with the owners, a Vietnamese couple who came to the US decades ago. Whenever she goes for her monthly appointment she recounts the interesting conversations she inevitably ends up having with…

It’s dark in colour but ultra light in calories. It’s heavy in vitamins, minerals, fibre, chlorophyll and antioxidants. It can be eaten raw, cooked, as a side dish or the main attraction. …

Breakfast is probably the most inflexible meal of the day. What do I mean by that? Most people have very strong customs and deeply held dos & don’ts when it comes to the day’s first meal. For many, abandoning them requires a pretty big leap from the norm. Know what…

The non-science based, gut-feeling #1 reason I haven’t been sick in years I’m a certified nutritional consultant. I try my best to stick to a healthy lifestyle based on scientifically proven methods and practices. …

For any one who has struggled with excess weight, you might feel like the world is rigged against your seemingly endless efforts to achieve normal body mass. Well, guess what. You’re right. If you’re like me, you've always marvelled at thin people’s ability to stay fit. How do they do…

I hate to admit it — to myself and to you — but no matter how hard I try, no matter how “well” I eat, no matter how intensely I do my high intensity interval training workouts and no matter how much I want it — and I want it…

Some of us give. Some of us get. And some of us have discovered the correlation between the two. When you give, by golly, suddenly others start giving to you. Call it karma, justice, fair play or whatever you want. The More You Give:The More You Get is a good…

Potatoes are vegetables. How bad can they be for weight loss, right? It’s not that simple. As a nutrition coach specializing in low-glycemic lifestyle interventions for the treatment of insulin resistance, obesity, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome, one of the most common misconceptions I come across among clients has…

In a perfect world, the goal of food manufacturers is to support and perpetuate human health and longevity of life with quality food products. But we live in an imperfect world where food producers have one goal and one goal only: profit. This dedication to the bottom line over our…