My Mama Mantra If you’ve poked around my website, or rather dug deep and read older posts from 2016, you might be confused or at least a little curious about the apparent disconnect between my current content on postpartum health and these previous posts, where I documented my experiences living in ...
April Round Up of Nutrition News from Around the Web (and More)!
It feels like 2017 is progressing at a galloping pace and I can’t believe that May is here already. I have been out of sync with my monthly round-ups and blogs because life has been busy and lots of change on the horizon! As always, there is SO much news and an abundance of articles being published ...
February Round Up of Nutrition News from Around the Web (and More)!
Hope you’re enjoying your weekend. The couple of fewer days in February really does make it feel like a uber short month. Hard to believe that it’s time for another round up! March is here and marks Nutrition Month in Canada. This years’ theme is ‘take the fight out of food’ so undoubtedly there ...
January Round-up of Nutrition News from Around the Web (and More)!
It has been a busy start to 2017; lots of exciting changes on the horizon on both the professional and personal front. Consequently, I've been a bit lapse with blogging of late. I have several posts drafted that I plan to post in the upcoming weeks. So watch this space for more from me, but in the ...
December Round-up of Nutrition News from Around the Web (and More!)
Somehow I find myself in January 2017 …. I am not quite sure where the past month went to! Despite Nicaragua remaining, for the most part, unaffected by the commercial hoopla that surrounds the Christmas holiday in other parts of the World, we still seemed to be kept busy. Mainly spending time with ...
November Round-up of Nutrition News from Around the Web (and More)!
What a month; a lot of change and unrest in the World, and many people feeling uncertain about the future. In response, my nutrition and health reads this month focus on self-care. As we ramp up for the holiday season here are some great reminders to nourish ourselves by sleeping, breathing and ...
Keep It Smart & Simple (KISS) Plan: Your Ultimate Guide to Healthy Eating for the Holidays and Beyond (Infographic)
If you are familiar with my blog, you will know that I am not a fan of labelling foods as ‘good’ or ‘bad’ or of unnecessary dietary restrictions. On the other hand, I am a proponent of evidence-based advice and enjoying foods mindfully. While writing these posts, I am reminded again and again just ...
Why I Never Doubted Women Could Change the World (and How Together We Can)
Last week I was honoured to co-host a women’s wellness retreat here at Coco Loco, and what an amazing 7 days it was. As we sat on the beach watching the sunset on the last day, the words ‘inspired’ and ‘grateful’ percolated through my mind. Maybe I was carried away by the perfection of the moment, ...
October Round-up of Nutrition News from Around the Web (and More)!
It’s that time again. Apologies for my tardiness, I had trouble narrowing down last months stories to 10! Top Ten Reads From My Feed Nutrition Health Minister, Jane Philpott announces new food labeling, marketing regulations You can read more on the Health Canada website and have your ...
A Look Beyond the Headlines: Sweeteners and Infertility
Admittedly I was all fired up in my last post, P is for Privilege and it seems that I will be keeping that fire burning this week! So what’s the bee in my bonnet this time? No, it’s not world peace or social disparity; it is actually quite a mundane piece of reporting. A headline caught my eye that ...
P is for Privilege
Prior to living in Nicaragua, ‘privilege’ was not really a part of my everyday vocabulary. Unless you consider those flippant ‘it’s a first world problem’ type of comments made when the coffee shop was out of almond milk! But now it has a very different meaning. A word that invokes passion and ...
September Round-Up of Nutrition News From Around the Web (and More)
September is a month of transition …. and I don’t always cope with change very well! But after a chaotic few weeks I am starting to find my daily rhythm again and after a month absence have managed to curate the past months list of interesting happenings in the nutrition world and beyond. Top Ten ...
