Today is Dietitians’ Day in Canada! To mark it, 17 dietitians, including me, share the food and nutrition myths we most want to stop hearing. This is just a start. Nutrition misinformation and controversies plague us, thanks to the challenges of doing food and health research and the explosion of…
When I mentioned doing this (unsponsored) review on social media a few days ago, a few Starbucks skeptics said that there wouldn’t be much beyond bananas, black coffee, or maybe a plain latte. We all know food from home is ideal, but sometimes life just gets in the way, and…
Today marks the start of Nutrition Month, and the theme this year is “Unlock the Potential of Food.” Food has the potential to fuel us, bring us together, prevent disease and heal. Unfortunately, it can also confuse us, stress us out, make us feel guilty, and of course, contribute to…
Ask someone what they can do to address high blood pressure (aka hypertension), and the first answer is nearly always something like “cut back on salt”. We dietitians also like to teach people about foods you can add that can help (that’s the DASH approach). But rarely do I hear talk…
Tomorrow marks the start of my 10-Day Blood Pressure Challenge and I’m excited to report we have more than 60 people from across Canada and as far away as Kuwait City (!) signed up to practice the various blood-pressure friendly lifestyle approaches together. (Note: It’s not too late to join!) How much can our health…
This surprisingly simple, crowd-pleasing dessert can help you get more fruit and whole grains, helpful for addressing high blood pressure, while still eating food you enjoy. It’s one of the seven favourite recipes included in the planning guide for my free 10-Day Blood Pressure Challenge , which ran from Feb 14-24 for Heart Month.…
Happy Heart Month! I’ve been thinking about what I can do to make a difference this Heart Month, and blood pressure keeps floating to the top of my list. 1 in 5 adults in Canada live with high blood pressure (hypertension), with 1 in 3 of them having uncontrolled high blood…
