March is Nutrition Month, a time to bring awareness to the benefits of consuming a healthy balanced diet. This year, the Nutrition Month Campaign, led by Dietitians of Canada, is dedicated to encouraging individuals to make small dietary changes under the slogan “Take a 100 meal journey: make small ...
The Happy Wanderer
Just as in the opening lyrics of the popular song, I love to go a-wandering. I always have! Some may argue that this is just a whimsical way of saying that I like to walk! But to wander (according to the Oxford dictionary) is to move in a leisurely or aimless way. Growing up, “Let’s go out for a ...
First Day of School Stress with a Nicaraguan Twist!
February marks the start of the school year in Nicaragua so I have been thinking a lot about our future plans for the kids’ education. This is also perhaps the most common question we get asked about living here. Up until now I have glanced over at our little toddlers and nonchalantly shrugged that ...
Forget the Fuss About Fat: Heart Health Starts at Home
In Canada, one person dies every 7 minutes from heart disease or stroke, in the UK this number is one person every 3 minutes; while someone in the US dies every 40 seconds! February is Heart Month, a time to raise awareness of these devastating effects of cardiovascular disease and to highlight that ...
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