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Fun Find Friday – Non-Toxic Bedding.
It's time for Fun Find Friday! Where I share my favourite new things with you. Hello there! How's everybody's week...
Fun Find Friday!
It's Friday! Another busy week draws to a close, and while it's been hectic somehow there's been time for shopping. So...
5 Stages of Gluten-Free Grief
A couple of years ago I read a great blog article that really resonated with me as it discussed something that I...
My Holiday Menu 2015 – 2016
I have had a few requests to talk about what I do to navigate the holidays, food-wise. If you have a restricted or...
The Importance of Setbacks While Healing.
Today I want to talk about something very common. I make a point of discussing this with new patients usually in the...
Simple, Delicious, Duck with Orange.
Duck is actually one of my favourite meats. I love how much flavour it has. Paring duck with orange is a classic...
A Little Announcement
I started studying with the Institute for Functional Medicine in 2011. The first module I did was Hormones and I was...
What it’s like to be diagnosed with an Autoimmune Disease in our Current Medical System.
Do you have an Autoimmune Disease? Let me just start by saying that having an Autoimmune Disease just plain sucks. If...
6 Essential Kitchen Items Every Healthy Kitchen Needs!
Kitchen Equipment What equipment would you expect to find in a Healthy Kitchen? I had to teach myself how to cook...
An ode to Broccoli, the humble Superfood.
How many people in the general population do you think have eaten goji berries? Or had an Acai Bowl? How many little...
Easy Asian Broccoli Chicken and Mushroom Stir-Fry
Here is a quick, easy and delicious meal that you can throw together in just a few minutes midweek. The star of this...
Coeliac Disease: What you NEED to know. Part 4 – Why do I have NEW symptoms???
After diagnosis and starting the gluten free diet, did you develop symptoms that you’ve never had before? Or...
Coeliac Disease: What you need to know Part 3 – Coeliac Disease and Your Brain!
This is the third article in a series. Click here to read Part One, and here to read Part Two. Coeliac disease and...
Five on Friday – Part Two
Well folks, here are are again at the end of the week. I hope you have all had a great one. It's time for another Five...
Coeliac Disease – What you NEED to know! (Part 2)
A common issue that I have come across in people with coeliac disease, after diagnosis, is that they can have symptoms...
Five on Friday
Introducing Five on Friday. To wrap up the week, I am going to throw out five nutrition or health facts or five...
Coeliac Disease. What you NEED to know, but might not have been told.
What does it mean to have Coeliac Disease? Part 1. When I was diagnosed in 2004, I was told that my villi were...
Spicy Deconstructed Hummus – My favourite healthy snack right now.
As I write this, I am 20 weeks pregnant and wow, has pregnancy changed the way I eat in ways I would never have...
Recipe for Beet Kvass
Fermented foods are a critical part of re-establishing and maintaining good gut bacteria and therefore a healthy...
Bone Broth Recipe
Bone broth is an old food that is currently enjoying a huge revival of popularity. This is thanks to its nutritional...
Guest Post: Terry Wahls MD – What Your Doctor Didn’t Learn in Medical School.
There is an ancient Chinese proverb that goes something like this: The wise physician prevents disease, the mediocre...
Recipe – Ginger Sauerkraut. My Favourite Probiotic-Rich Fermented Food.
I was happy to read a great article that was circulating online last week, discussing the superior content of 'good...
Low FODMAP Chewy, No-Bake Nut Butter Granola Bars (with optional dark chocolate topping).
Snacks can be one of the hardest components, when you are getting used to a new way of eating, especially if there are...
Hashimoto’s Disease – A Functional Approach
Perhaps no disease is more overlooked in the healthcare system, than Hashimoto’s, an autoimmune disease where the...
The Importance of the Clinician-Patient Relationship.
One of the central values of Functional Medicine, and of particular importance to me, is the importance of what we...
AutoImmune Egg Replacer
One of the most difficult food eliminations in my opinion is egg. Firstly, we have all sorts of substitute products...
Creamy Cauliflower soup
This warm, creamy soup is total comfort food. Full of healthy fats, gut healing nutrients from the bone broth and...
