Happy New Year! Goodbye Resolutions, Hello Intentions
As we ring in a new year, let’s leave pressurizing and disappointing resolutions in 2023. Instead, try focusing on what your INTENTIONS are for the new year. Resolutions create significant pressure and tend to end in disappointment and reduced motivation. The challenge is that resolutions can be too specific and unattainable in the short term.
Festive Holiday Mocktails
Want to enjoy the best of the holiday season without the guilt related to overindulgence or a horrible hangover? See below for 4 delicious, beautiful festive mocktail recipes from our Holistic Nutritionist. Blackberry Smash Ingredients: 1 cup Blackberries 2 tbsps Water 2 tbsps Maple Syrup 2 tsps Lime Juice 1/4 cup Mint Leaves (plus extra
Healthy Holiday Survival Guide
How about consciously creating a healthy holiday survival strategy for yourself and/or your family this year? For many people, the holidays elicit a sense of warmth, connection, celebration and joy. For others, it may be a very difficult time of year based on losses, challenging familial, relationship or social dynamics, eating or drinking challenges at
Nutrition Tips to Navigate the Holidays
Maintaining a holistic approach to nutrition during the holiday season can help you enjoy festive meals while supporting your overall well-being. Here are some tips for a healthy holiday: Balance and Moderation Enjoy a variety of foods, including fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, whole grains, and healthy fats. Practice portion control to avoid overeating. Hydration Stay
5 Tips to Feel Lighter When it’s Dark Out!
As the days get darker, shorter and colder, we can often feel the shift mentally, emotionally and physically. Our outlook may change, our emotional state may feel heavier and our bodies could feel tight, stiff or lacking energy. Here are our top tips for improving mental, emotional and physical states during this time of
Nutritional Nourishment: Chicken, Sweet Potato & Brown Rice Soup
Indulge in this Chicken, Sweet Potato & Brown Rice Soup for a nourishing experience that goes beyond just great taste! Packed with lean protein from chicken, complex carbohydrates from brown rice, and a vitamin-rich boost from sweet potatoes, this soup offers a myriad of health benefits. chicken-sweet-potato-brown-rice-soup This soup is not only cozy on a cool
Holy Shift! Supporting Your Health During Seasonal Transitions
Holy Shift! That was a lovely extended summer and quick entry into Fall this year. Did you know that our minds and bodies have different needs at different times of the year? During Spring and Summer, we tend to be more drawn to cool foods (salads, cold drinks, ice cream), whereas in Fall and Winter,
Back to School Anxiety & Return to Office Anxiety: Are You Feeling Tense?
How do you feel towards the end of August? Are you wistful, sad and mourning the end of the carefree days of the summer season? Are you eager to start a new Fall season?? Do you experience the September Scaries – fear, hesitancy or discomfort about the upcoming school year??? Interestingly, even non-student adults experience
The Food-Mood Connection
The impact of the foods we consume on the moods we experience is significant and undeniable. If you think about eating fresh, healthy, whole foods and how you feel emotionally, cognitively and energetically, it feels pretty uplifting, inspiring and energizing. Conversely, if you think about eating highly processed, refined, high sugar and/or high carbohydrate food,
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
What is Internal Family Systems (IFS)? Internal family systems (IFS) is an individualized approach to psychotherapy that involves accepting and validating all of the various parts of the mind, and their interaction with one another to form a system of self, or family. IFS allows individuals to work towards healing without compromising these various parts