Heart-Healthy(ier) Stampede Breakfasts
Note: I originally wrote this post in 2016 but it’s been updated for 2019. Are you psyched for Stampede breakfasts? As a born and raised…
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10 Time-Saving Kitchen Tricks I Learned Writing a 30-Minute Heart-Healthy Cookbook
(Note: The book has been released since I wrote this: On Amazon.ca (Canada) / and Amazon.com (USA).) Gosh, it’s been almost 3 months since my…
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Nutrition Myths Dietitians Would Most Like to See Disappear
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….
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The Most Important, Overlooked Advice in Canada’s Food Guide
The Canada’s Food Guide was updated in early 2019. What can you recall about the changes? The milk group is gone? Choose more plant-based protein?…
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Is There Any Heart-Healthy(ish) Food at Starbucks?
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…
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Nutrition Month: 5 Resources to Help You Unlock the Potential of Food
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,…
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How Caffeine and Alcohol Affect Your Blood Pressure
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…
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Approaches for Addressing High Blood Pressure
How much can our health behaviours affect blood pressure? Everyone responds differently, but this chart gives averages from clinical studies for people who have high…
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Recipe: Blood Pressure Friendly Berry Tart
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…
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Canada’s New Food Guide: Behind the Headlines for People with Heart Concerns
For the most part, Canada’s new food guide, finally unveiled today, was designed with cardiovascular disease prevention in mind. A background document, Canada’s dietary guidelines, notes that…
