Eating Breakfast with IBS

Eating Breakfast with IBS

Many people with IBS avoid breakfast because they are avoiding the symptoms that begin shortly after.  What people don’t realize is that certain foods that are prone to give you IBS symptoms are very commonly eaten at breakfast.

Making Heart-Healthy Choices

Making Heart-Healthy Choices

There are a few different tests that your doctor looks at when determining your heart health. Some tests are physical, such as stress tests or electrocardiograms (ECGs), while measures require you to complete blood work.  Some of the parameters measured using blood...
Foods for Depression

Foods for Depression

When you feel down what do you feel like doing? Binge watching your favorite series (again)? Calling a trusted friend? Having a nap? Grabbing comfort foods? Any of these strategies can make you feel better and temporarily boost our moods, as they often do.  But, what...
Finding FODMAPs in Your Food

Finding FODMAPs in Your Food

There are many different foods that contain high amounts of FODMAPs. For those individuals living with IBS, or other GI-related conditions, limiting the consumption of these foods and drinks may help relieve symptoms and support gut healing. For more information on...
How to Choose a Weight Loss Diet

How to Choose a Weight Loss Diet

When we are looking for a weight loss plan or a weight loss program, we need to take the time to research, do our homework, and learn what are the bad diet red flags to choose a diet that works for us as an individual. Sounds like quite the task doesn’t it? It is true...
Eating For Your Type of IBS

Eating For Your Type of IBS

You may have noticed that not everyone with IBS experiences the same triggers, or symptoms during flare-ups. In fact, most people with IBS have different triggers and “IBS-safe foods”. One of the reasons for this is that there are different types of IBS. Knowing and understanding your dominant type of IBS can help you identify ways to manage the symptoms. 

3 Things You Need to Know About FODMAPs

3 Things You Need to Know About FODMAPs

Over the past two years, many of us have found a new appreciation for our immune system. Our immune system protects our bodies against infections from bacteria, viruses and other pathogens. Without it, our bodies would become overrun with foreign materials which may...
Tips for Managing Bad Body Image Days

Tips for Managing Bad Body Image Days

How many times have you been screened for an eating disorder before being told to lose weight?  None, right?  Unfortunately, this is a very common practice. People are often told to lose weight without first being assessed for a history, or presence, of an eating...
New Year, Smarter Goals: Improve Your Health with SMART Planning

New Year, Smarter Goals: Improve Your Health with SMART Planning

The holiday season brings in many things, including parties and get-togethers (even when they look a little bit different). Food can be a very stressful aspect of the holidays with all the parties and get-togethers, especially for people who are managing chronic diseases, intolerances or allergies. So, I’ve pulled together some of my favourite tips to help you have a healthy holiday season!