Sept 17th Empowered In My Skin

image Calling all SheRos in the GTA and surrounding areas!! Hurry up and get your tickets for the upcoming Empowered In My Skin event on September 17th at The Savoy in Markham. The event is called from SheRo to SheEO: Be The Master of Your Decision! It will be a day full of inspiration and motivation.   You will get a chance to increase your network, share with like minded women, enjoy a home cooked meal courtesy of Easton Robinson (Jerkup Central Catering service), enter in to win great prizes and receive an amazing gift bag! This event will prepare you to…

A Goblet of MagPop!

IMG_8918 Business demands, children demands, husband demands, cleaning demands, cooking demands, laundry demands, social demands, personal demands, demands, demands, demands!!! Everyday. Sound familiar? I know I’m not alone. I love my family and I love my job, without them my life would feel empty and without purpose, but somedays I feel like my head is going to explode! It’s a pretty normal thought, and it is very common to hear women say “let’s crack open a bottle of wine” to unwind from a stressful day. I felt this way for years and often poured myself a habitual glass of wine during…

Spring Cleansing Smoothie & VEGA Giveaway!

IMG_3596It’s easy to get in a smoothie rut during the winter months as our body doesn’t crave cold and water-dense ingredients. We’d rather be eating heavier, warming foods when the temperatures are below zero. Now that we are in April we are awaiting May flowers, listening to birds sing and ditching the snow tires.  Fresh, colourful, and light are some of the words that come to mind when I think about Spring.  It’s the time we reconnect with nature and our bodies.  It’s important that we help our bodies to “spring clean” and eliminate lingering toxins and other elements that…

Who Transformed My Diet?…Barbara Walters

  IMG_2968   My passion for nutrition was born from struggle.  I spent many years doubled over in pain as a child not knowing why I always felt sick and tired. I was worried with every bite of food I ate because I felt constant nausea, stomach pains, constipation and dizziness. I started out on a pretty crappy diet. It consisted of canned soups, cheese spread on white bread, flavoured chips, crackers and many versions of fast food. I was eating what a lot of the kids in my neighbourhood were eating, but I was always feeling sick. So sick that…

Spring Glow Smoothie

  IMG_2051Just a few more weeks until the official start of SPRING! I’m not a lover of winter for many reasons, but dry-cracked red skin is high up on the list of reasons to say See Ya, Winter! Since we are almost ready to start peeling back the layers of our clothing, it’s the perfect time to shed dehydrated, cracked deficient skin too. The best way to do this is by increasing skin-specific superfoods! Beautiful skin is an inside job.     This smoothie is stocked with superfoods for skin health. Spring Glow Smoothie  Ingredients: 1/2 cup Papaya: rejuvenates, reduces…

Slimming Meals That Heal – A Must Read!

SMTHCover   I am honoured to share the role of Resident Nutritionist with Julie on The Marilyn Denis Show. Julie’s authentic dedication and vibrant passion for inspiring and educating others to live their healthiest life is infectious. Her message is so important in this challenging time where we are confronted with so many foods that harm our health. In her first book, Meals That Heal Inflammation, Julie shares extensive information on the causes of inflammation and reveals the healing foods that can integral for conditions of chronic inflammation. It is no surprise that this book is a National Best Seller!  Next…