[FITNESS]: 7 Essential Things In My Gym Bag

[FITNESS]: 7 Essential Things In My Gym Bag

I’ve been mixing up the way I train or ‘stay fit’ and instead of a 5 or 6 day-a-week ashtanga yoga practice, I now do a range of HIIT, pilates, TRX, boxing, spinning, yoga classes and of course, handstand trainings. So now, instead of only ever carrying around a yoga mat and yoga towel, I’ve got some other essentials in my…

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[GUEST POST] Meditation: Mind Your Mamma’s Story + Struggles

[GUEST POST] Meditation: Mind Your Mamma’s Story + Struggles

As I’m starting this month’s 7-day challenge of meditation this Sunday, May 21, I thought I’d get my friend, Sara Bussandri, who blogs over at Mind Your Mamma to guest post this week on her experiences with her meditation practice and struggles with it...

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Stomach Bloating: 7 Yoga Poses That Help

Stomach Bloating: 7 Yoga Poses That Help

Previously, I wrote about the foods that help and aggravate your stomach bloating symptoms. I had really positive feedback from it so I know many people are affected by it in some form or other (it’s also one of the most common symptoms I see in nutrition clinics). If you regularly feel bloated (once a week or more), talking to or working with a...

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Stomach Bloating: Foods That Help + Foods That Aggravate

Stomach Bloating: Foods That Help + Foods That Aggravate

One of the most common symptoms I see in clinics is clients with stomach bloating. Bloating can take on so many different forms: feeling like your stomach has distended (“I feel like I’m 5 months pregnant”) anywhere between 1 - 4 hours after eating; only at the end of the day; sometimes involving flatulence...

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Smoothie Blending vs. Juicing: Pros + Cons

Smoothie Blending vs. Juicing: Pros + Cons

Smoothie blending versus juicing? I get asked this question all the time!

What’s the difference? In smoothies, all the ingredients are blended up including all the insoluble fibre. In juices, the insoluble fibre is removed, so all you’re left with is… well, the liquid part, or the juice! Here are some of the pros and cons of both:

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How to Find Time to Cook, Work Out, or Adopt Any Healthy Habit

How to Find Time to Cook, Work Out, or Adopt Any Healthy Habit

Many people have the same complaint: “I don’t have time to <insert healthy habit/ activity>!” Some of these may be familiar struggles:

  • “How do I fit breakfast in my busy schedule?”
  • “How to eat healthy at work when I have no time?”
  • “How to juggle regular exercise and work?”...
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