Once we hit our 40s, we might start noticing that the way we eat doesn’t feel quite the same, especially as we move into perimenopause. Suddenly, everyone’s talking about eating more protein, cutting back on carbs, taking this supplement, or avoiding that food. It can get confusing pretty quickly. So, what should we actually be…
Category: Holistic Nutrition
Ginger Isn’t for Everyone
Every so often, my feed fills up with reels claiming ginger is the answer to just about everything. Bloated? Drink ginger tea. Headache? Take a ginger shot. Feeling sluggish or coming down with something? Ginger, ginger, ginger. Apparently, we should all be adding ginger to our daily routine. Don’t get me wrong, ginger has its…
Lacto-Fit: Korea’s Bestselling Probiotic
If you’ve ever wandered into a Korean pharmacy or found yourself scrolling through Olive Young late at night, you’ve probably come across these brightly coloured stick packs. Lacto-Fit is incredibly popular, but with so many products to choose from, figuring out which one to buy can get confusing. You’re staring at a wall of different…
Do Kids Really Need Sports Drinks? A Baseball Mom’s Take
At baseball tournaments, kids don’t always need a sports drink. Most of the time they just need water, food, and enough rest. If you have spent any time at the diamond on a tournament weekend, you know the drill. It is never just one game. It is two, sometimes three back to back, sitting on…
May 29 Is World Digestive Health Day
Every year on May 29, the World Gastroenterology Organisation marks World Digestive Health Day, a global initiative that brings attention to digestive health and some of the symptoms that can easily get overlooked or brushed off. This year’s theme is “Chronic Diarrhea: Don’t Flush the Signs Away.” The message is pretty simple: pay attention to…
Maybe We Need to Pay More Attention to How We Actually Feel
Not rules. Not a plan. Just seven quiet observations for anyone who’s doing everything right, and still wondering why something feels off. I actually ate healthy the other day. Like, genuinely healthy (which I haven’t in a while, to be honest). Good breakfast, good lunch, didn’t even snack (usually sweets), and I felt pretty good…
When Drinking More Water Isn’t the Answer
TCM has a really good explanation for this, and it’s not “drink more water”. Here is something that confused me for the longest time. You can drink water all day, carrying your Stanley cup everywhere, hitting your two litres, doing everything right, and still feel completely parched. Your lips are chapped, your skin and eyes…
Top Reasons to See a Holistic Nutritionist
A lot of people think seeing a nutritionist means sitting across from someone who’s going to hand you a meal plan and being told to eat more vegetables and drink more water like you haven’t heard that a hundred times already. But holistic nutrition is different. It looks at the whole picture: how you’re sleeping,…
Mental Health Is More Than a Mindset
May rolls around every single year with a massive wave of conversation about mental health. You see all the posts, the heavy statistics, and the well-meaning reminders to check in on your people. All that definitely matters. But if I am being completely honest, sometimes it starts to feel a little bit surface-level. It is…
The Many Paths of a Holistic Nutritionist (And How to Find Yours)
You put in the time. You studied the biochemistry, the nutrition foundations, and a more whole-person approach to health that isn’t always the focus in more conventional programs. Now you’re either working toward becoming a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, or maybe you’ve already finished, and you hit that point where you start thinking…okay, what does this…
The Role of Nutrition in Children’s Mental Health
When we talk about kids and mental health, we usually talk about things like screen time, school stress, sleep, or therapy. But there’s another part that flies under the radar, nutrition. There’s also a growing amount of research looking at how what kids eat may affect things like mood, stress and how they handle everything…
Why Some Foods Just Work Better Together
You know that feeling when you’re doing everything “right”, piling on the greens, cutting back on junk, grabbing the healthier option, and you’re just sitting there wondering why you don’t feel any different? Here’s the thing nobody really tells you: it’s not just about what you eat, it’s about what you eat together. I touched on this a…
What Your Supplements Don’t Know About Each Other
Anyone who’s ever stared at a wall of vitamins in a store knows how overwhelming it gets. It’s so easy to walk away thinking you just need to buy five different bottles. But what I’ve learned, both personally and through studying holistic nutrition, is that more isn’t the point. It comes down to how you…
The Link Between My Gut and My Trigeminal Neuralgia
For years, I only ever treated my trigeminal neuralgia like a jaw problem. The pain was all in my cheek and mouth, so that’s where I looked. I spent years bouncing between dentists and doctors just trying to make it through the next flare-up. When my TCM doctor first told me the real issue was…
Holistic Nutritionist vs Dietitian vs Naturopath: What’s the Difference?
If you’ve ever tried to eat better, feel better, or just understand what your body actually needs, you’ve probably come across terms like dietitian, naturopath, and holistic nutritionist… and thought, okay… but what’s the difference? Because on the surface, they can seem pretty similar. They all deal with food, and they all talk about wellness,…