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Bri
- Nov 10, 2014
- 3 min
"I Don't Wanna Be Fit"
What is your inspiration for keeping moving, or aligning your daily meal choices with food that nourishes and fuels your body? How do you stay motivated? Some would say, “I don’t.” Jumping the hurdle of STARTING a healthier lifestyle is often the most daunting hurdle of all.
Life gets us stuck in a routine, and unfortunately sometimes it is one that will drive us to our graves a few years early – whether it be stress, not eating right, not getting enough sleep, or denying y
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Bri
- Oct 13, 2014
- 2 min
Don't Demonize Your Food (Pt. 2)
Food nourishes us, fuels us, and sustains our every physical need. We create memories with it, and sometimes it brings memories back to us. From the time we were babies, food meant relationship because of who we received it from. Our mothers, fathers, grandparents, and caregivers loved us and so they fed us food, physical care, attention, discipline for undesirable behaviour, and rewards for good behaviour. Take a minute to think about how your mind has been conditioned by th
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Bri
- Sep 29, 2014
- 2 min
Don't Demonize Your Food (Pt. 1)
I cringe every time I hear that a certain food, no matter how devoid of nutrients, is “evil”, “bad” or “bad for you”. Sugar is not poison. Arsenic IS poison. A high carbohydrate diet is not going to kill you. In fact, done properly, a high carb healthy diet has many health benefits (think, fibre from whole grains, tubers, and legumes!). Your body prefers carbohydrates as its primary source of energy, and does not thrive as it is meant to without regular consumption of them. B
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