Sweet Spot Story: How Small Habits Add Up to Big Change After a Heart Attack for Ron
In honour of February being Heart Month, I’ll be featuring several stories of people who are making great progress in adjusting their eating habits after…
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Sweet Spot Story: Laurie on Bacon, Carrots, and Not Stressing About Things After a Heart Attack
For Heart Month (February), I’m featuring several stories of Canadians who are adjusting their eating habits after a heart event. Since tomorrow is Wear Red…
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Sweet Spot Story: How the 80/20 Principle is Helping John Eat Well After His Heart Attack
In honour of February being Heart Month, I’m featuring several stories of Canadians who are adjusting their eating habits after a heart event. My goal…
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Let’s Let Caesar Off The Hook
A client told me last week that she loves Caesar salad, but her doctor told her that’s the “wrong” kind of salad. Truth be told,…
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In Defence of New Year’s Aspirations
I’ve always loved the beginning of the year — the whole blank slate, fresh start vibe. Catharine Utzschneider, a professor at the Boston College Sports…
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Should I Check the Cholesterol on Nutrition Labels?
Last week I wrote about three heart-health related changes to Canada’s nutrition label, and invited readers to submit questions about the label in our Facebook…
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3 Things to Check on Canada’s New Nutrition Labels if You Have Heart Concerns
Have you noticed that the nutrition labels in Canada have quietly been getting a makeover? Health Canada announced several changes back on December 14, 2016,…
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Diabetes-Friendly Breakfast Makeover
Last week I wrote a comprehensive post about the fundamentals of diabetes and prediabetes. This week I thought we’d apply the first of the “5…
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Eating for Type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes: Everything You Need to Know
November is Diabetes Awareness Month, so I decided it was about time I wrote a comprehensive post about eating with blood sugar in mind. I…
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Heart Healthy Eating… Harder Than I Anticipated!
I received this great comment last week from one of the participants in my online group program, From Surviving to Thriving: The roadmap to eating…
