Author: Susan Tomassini

Detox 101

Detoxing regularly is essential to optimal health.   If toxins build up in our bodies, our systems cannot function at their highest levels. For this reason, it’s important to flush them out on a regular basis and learn how to support our body’s natural detoxification…

Adrenal Fatigue

Adrenal fatigue has been dubbed ‘The 21st Century Stress Syndrome’ and yet surprisingly it is still not considered an illness in conventional medicine. However adrenal fatigue syndrome is a fully-recognizable condition that affects many people. Fortunately, in most cases can be alleviated with proper nutrition,…

Health benefits of Spices

Spice Up Your Life! The Health Benefits of Spices

Spice Up your Life!    Turmeric, Ginger and Cinnamon – we’ve been consuming these wonderful spices for centuries as flavouring agents, colourings, and preservatives. But did you know that they also contain natural plant compounds which can play an important role in cancer prevention and…

Nutrition Tips for Smart Kids

Nutrition Tips for Smart Kids

With “la rentrée” just around the corner, what better time to get the kids to ditch some of the unhealthier food choices of the summer and start building a better relationship with food? Nutrition plays a vital role in supporting a child’s physical, emotional and…

Second Brain

Our gut is often called our second brain. Embedded in the walls of the intestines, the enteric nervous system (ENS) not only controls digestion, it also impacts our physical and mental well-being. Although we are not conscious of our gut ‘thinking’, the ENS helps our…

5 Foods for Super Skin

5 Foods for Naturally Beautiful Skin Great skin leaves a lasting impression. And as one of the most obvious parts of us that signals aging, we all want to protect its health and prevent premature lines and wrinkles. Creams and moisturizers help, but since our...
Autumn Goodness

The Benefits of a Plant-based Diet

The Benefits of a Plant-based Diet You’ve heard the term plant-based, but do you know what it really means? Is it synonymous with being a vegan or a vegetarian? Perhaps you imagine a squirrel-like diet in which you subsist on nuts and seeds? I’m a...
Gut Health

Love Your Gut!

Our gut is often called our second brain. Embedded in the walls of the intestines, the enteric nervous system (ENS) not only controls digestion, it also impacts our physical and mental well-being. Although we are not conscious of our gut ‘thinking’, the ENS helps our…

Mood Food

Food and How it Affects your Moods

Mood and Food Are you feeling stressed, irritable or just plain low? Take a moment to consider what you have - or haven’t - been eating. Obviously, food affects your mood. Sometimes the mere sight and smell of your favourite dish is enough to jolt...