Seasonal eating means eating foods around the same time they are naturally grown and harvested. In Canada, the types of foods in season will vary monthly, but y...
There is a lot of talk about probiotics these days, and for good reason. These incredible bacteria have been shown to fight off infections, decrease inflammatio...
Sugar tastes wonderful to most and is actually needed by our bodies to create energy. Sugars occur naturally in foods such as fruits, vegetables, dairy products...
Within the last two unprecedented years, parents everywhere have been experiencing novel situations of stress.[1] Stress can be good for the body, but in the lo...
Earlier this spring, we had a visit from the most surprising guest—I guess dogs were not aware of the “stay-at-home” orders in place. This adorable puppy was ru...
Stressed-Out Youth Over the past several years, I am seeing an ever-increasing number of children and adolescents with symptoms of stress and attention disorder...
Our family has not been sick since the spring. With two young kids, one starting preschool and the other in kindergarten, we would usually expect quite a few co...
A few weeks into quarantine, someone on Facebook posted a YouTube video from a few years back with the comment: “This is now the reality for all of us.” It’s th...
"The most powerful weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another." —William James None of us ever imagined experiencing in our lifetim...
As summer wears on, the long hot days fade into warm nights. For those of you who spend a lot of time outside, it can seem like you never really get a break fro...
The COVID-19 crisis has challenged, changed, and redefined how families have spent time together at home. We have adapted to new methods of working or schooling...
We are living through an ever-changing time frame. Who knows what the situation will be as you read this article? The stress surrounding COVID-19 keeps adding u...
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