Do you want to impress your friends and family with homemade crackers that are only made with 3 ingredients and are healthy? Are you on a diet and want a high protein and low carb snack? I have one of the best kept secret recipes to share with you today. If you love crispy savory…
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Choosing the Right Foods can Help You Lose Weight!
At its most basic level, losing weight comes down to calories in calories out. This means the calories you eat must be less than the calories that you burn; therefore, losing weight can be really challenging considering that the best tasting foods are often very high in calories. This goes double if you are someone…
#BellLetsTalk – My journey back to mental and physical wellbeing, a 23 year journey that’s helped me become the man I am today!
Today marks the 9th annual Bell Let’s Talk Day with many people, including politicians, well-known Canadians, and stars taking to social media to get the message out about mental health. Statistics show that one in five Canadians will suffer from mental illness at some point in their lifetime. One of the biggest hurdles for anyone suffering from mental…
5 Ways to Beat the Post-Holiday Blues
Now that the holidays are wrapped up for the year, it feels as if we may need to wait another 11 months to feel that holiday joy. It seems common to have the post-holiday blues. If you’ve already broken your New Year’s resolutions, overindulged in delectable treats, have zero motivation to get off the couch,…
New Year, New You! How a Style Coach Can Help Makeover Your Wardrobe
Another year has gone and it’s the time for new goals. As 2019 starts it makes me think of all the things that I want to accomplish in the year and being more confident is one of the goals I have on my list. Now, I do have fitness related goals that I’m working towards,…
#Recipe: Keto Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
My wife and I recently switched to the Ketogenic diet (part of our New Year’s resolution to get healthier), and one of our primary cravings was for things like baked goods, especially desserts like chocolate chip cookies. Fortunately, we have a friend (Josh Rimer), who baked some delicious keto diet approved cookies for us. We…
Testing your DNA can help you better understand your health risks, ethnicity and helps you feel more connected to the world!
Both my wife and I have completed DNA tests in an effort to better understand our heritage as well as potential health risks. Nowadays, more and more people are turning to DNA testing to learn about their family history as well as feel more connected. Like us, they are often motivated to learn about ancestors…
Wellness Trends for 2019
Most new year’s resolutions are always the same: Eat healthier, get more exercise, focus more on wellness – but with so many trends and everyone looking for the next “magic pill” it’s hard to find something that resonates with you, as well as being doable. How many of us have started the year full of…
Local Spotlight: Vancouver’s own AURA Nutrition protein
How much protein do you really need per day? The science says 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight or 0.36 grams per pound. That doesn’t sound like a lot, but that is just a guideline for sedentary lifestyles. The right amount of protein will also depend on how active you are, your…
3 Reasons Why You Need an Online Doctor
An apple a day, unfortunately, can’t always keep the doctor away, and at some point in our lives, we need a doctor. Since 2016, Statistics Canada has found that over 200,000 individuals in BC have no family doctor, utilizing walk-in clinics daily. I personally hate walk-in clinics – the smell, long waits, and travel inconveniences….
Mary in Vancity 