With February being the month of heart health and Valentine’s Day (a different concern of the heart), this is the time to consider what you can do to love your heart. Is your blood pressure up or concern for heart disease got you down? 10 Ways You Can Nourish That L’il Ol’ Heart...READ MORE

10 PRACTICES TO KEEP YOUR ENERGY HIGH...EVEN AT 4:00 IN THE AFTERNOON
By Tzabia Siegel, BAPhEd, CHN, NNCP
Nutritionist and Life Coach, Toronto Athletic Club

Have you ever looked at your kids or your young dog, asking how you could bottle that seemingly limitless substance that keeps them ticking like the energizer bunny? Well it may not be available in packaged form but there are ways to regenerate the stuff that keeps us feeling good from morning till night…READ MORE

JOINTS, MUSCLES AND FOOD
How Nutrition Can Prevent and Heal Inflammation and Injury
By Tzabia Siegel, BAPhEd, CHN, NNCP,
Nutritionist and Life Coach for the Toronto Athletic Club

Ideal Weight – Given the tremendous strain that the joints take as shock absorbers, carrying more weight than is necessary adds to that strain. Every extra pound you carry adds up to 3 pounds of pressure on your knee joints when you walk, and 10 pounds when you run. Obesity is, in fact, one of the highest risk factors for getting osteoarthritis because it speeds up the breakdown of the cartilage. The positive note about weight loss is that the nutrition lifestyle that best sustains your ideal weight is also anti-inflammatory. READ MORE

Does the quality of coffee matter?
http://foodcoach.ca/does-the-quality-of-coffee-matter/

Pasture-raised animals produce healthier cuts of meat.
http://foodcoach.ca/pasture-raised-produce-healthier-meats/

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 @ 04:05 PM
A TRAINER'S PERSPECTIVE ON THE WARRIOR DIET
My trainer Steve Beattie has been talking about the Warrior Diet since he started it a number of months back. I was waiting for him to find its pitfalls and switch to a different way of eating, but alas he has made a dietstyle (this should have been made a word a long time ago) out of it. See my interview with him below: Read more http://foodcoach.ca/a-trainers-perspective-on-the-warrior-diet/

Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 10:05 AM
IS YOUR DIET LEAVING YOUR HEALTH VULNERABLE TO CHRONIC INFLAMMATION?
See the interview that I did with Mark Kennedy from Healthynomics.com re: chronic inflammation. http://www.healthynomics.com/body/is-your-diet-leaving-your-health-vulnerable-to-chronic-inflammation

Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 10:05 AM
IS FAIR TRADE COFFEE SO FAIR?
Check out this article in May 14th’s National Post by Lawrence Solomon founder of The Green Beanery  (www.greenbeanery.ca)  http://natpo.st/mcGfkp

In a follow-up email with Lawrence, he said (in answer to my question “how do we know which coffee to choose?) Read more http://foodcoach.ca/is-fair-trade-coffee-so-fair/

Friday, May 6, 2011 @ 02:05 PM
10 WAYS TO MAKE YOUR BARBQING HEALTHIER
In a recent class for one of my weight loss groups, I mentioned the health hazards of barbequing. A moan channeled through the group and I could imagine the collective sigh reaching ear-splitting decibels as the news traveled worldwide (note: vivid imagination). Dedicated barbq’ers everywhere know the pleasures that their grilling and smoking produces and are unlikely to give it up unless the grim reaper is knocking at their door. Read more
http://foodcoach.ca/10-ways-to-make-your-barbqing-healthier/

Thursday, May 5, 2011 @ 04:05 PM
WHICH FISH ARE HEALTHY TO EAT?
You know that fish is rich in protein (6 oz. contains 30 – 35 g) and had heard that it is a renowned source of the essential omega 3 fats, which most North Americans are deficient in.

You want to eat more but determining which ones are safe from mercury, PCB’s and pesticide contamination makes it so overwhelming that you either avoid it altogether or continue eating the fish you’ve always eaten. Read more http://foodcoach.ca/which-fish-are-healthy-to-eat/

Thursday, March 24, 2011 @ 03:03 PM
HEALTHY SHOPPING REQUIRES CRITICAL THINKING
It is important for every consumer to understand a basic premise about the food industry.
It is driven by economic interests, not health. And like most other industries, there are some major players (Coca Cola, Kraft, Nestle are a few familiar names) that are publicly traded and need to increase their profit margins every quarter. How do they do that? - by selling us more food or by making it cheaper. http://foodcoach.ca/healthy-shopping-requires-critical-thinking/

Thursday, March 24, 2011 @ 03:03 PM
DRINKING WATER FOR WEIGHT LOSS
Water regulates all functions of the body. So doesn’t it make sense that it would have its effects on how our body manages its fat metabolism? Absolutely.

Drinking enough water, along with eating enough vegetables, which are by the way, 80 – 96% water, is amongst the most important nutritional additions that you can make to your weight loss efforts.
http://foodcoach.ca/drinking-water-for-weight-loss/