Nutrition
Asparagus, a perennial vegetable of the Lily family, has been grown for food and medicinal purposes for over 2000 years. And it’s a vegetable we Canadians still enjoy today – with over 7000 tons produced anually primarily in the provinces of Ontario...
Nutrition, Top Tips
You’ve likely heard the old adage “You are what you eat”, but have you ever considered that “You think what you eat”? This may seem like a strange concept, but since the late 1990’s, scientists have been exploring the...
Nutrition, Recipes
Writing about rhubarb brings me back to my childhood. I was always fascinated by the enormous rhubarb plant that grew next to the compost box in my parent’s garden. It looked prehistoric and had a somewhat sinister air to it due to the warnings I had received...
Nutrition
These days, we can get any food from anywhere in the world just about any time of the year. This not only impacts the environment, but our health. Foods that are grown locally contain more nutrients, are more flavourful, have a lower impact on the environment and on...
Nutrition, Top Tips
Earth Day is held annually on April 22 to raise awareness of the importance of protecting the environment. It’s not surprising that many of the choices we can make to support the environment, also support our health. Here are my top tips for ‘Investing...
Nutrition
Eggs are one of the most versatile and nutritious foods available, yet they have also been the subject of nutrition misinformation over recent decades. This misinformation originated from an incorrect theory (so named the diet-heart hypothesis) that suggested...
