So Far Not a Happy New Year

Is it just me or is everyone sick right now? Are we thatstressed out during the holidays that are immune systems become more susceptible to these nasty bugs? Or maybe it’s because we’ve been squished together in shopping malls and at family functions allowing germs to easily jump ship? Whatever the case may be everyone is sick! So, despite the fact that I wrote a brand new post for today, I wanted to revisit a post I wrote over a year ago and dedicate it to all the sick people out there. Happy New Year!

Holidays, rotten egg, vitamins and mineralsJessica PirnakJanuary 7, 2013vitamin C, common cold, mythbusting

The Baby Vitamin

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Don’t you just love this holiday? Or maybe it’s just me… So, how many people were blaming the turkey last night as they were falling asleep on the couch? If that sounds familiar then I invite you to take a trip down memory lane to my Thanksgiving post last year…but if you don’t have time let me just remind you that it’s not the Turkey.

Holidays, tips, vitamins and mineralsjessOctober 8, 2012Canadian Food Guide, Folate, Folic Acid, Pregnancy

Rotten Egg #6 - Frozen, Canned & Dried Fruits and Veggies

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, so why not surprise your loved one with a basket of nutritious red strawberries? What’s that? Did I hear you say strawberries aren’t in season? Well, did you know that frozen strawberries could actually be more nutritious than fresh strawberries? Can’t beat the gift of health!

Say No to Fad Diets

In the last 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in the percentage of individuals who are obese. This problem is occurring not only in North America, but also in many other countries where Westernized dietary patterns are increasing in popularity. This wasn’t obvious to me until I started traveling and noticed that McDonald’s could be found in almost every country! Taking into account our current obesity trends and the fact that everyone’s New Years resolution is to lose weight – I thought this would be a good time to give you the skinny on fad diets.

fat, Holidays, weight controljessJanuary 1, 2012diets, Dukan, Heath at Every Size

Hangry

It’s December 18th, you’ve just started Christmas shopping and your list is huge, so you venture into a mall with the hope of getting in and out as soon as possible. But, the lines are long, people are miserable, and the crowds are claustrophobic. It’s now been a couple of hours and you’ve been doing well but all the sudden someone elbows you the wrong way and you’ve lost it – you are officially hangry! What is it?

Holidays, tipsjessDecember 18, 2011Nuts, Protein bars, Snacks, hangry, holiday shopping

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Which holiday allows family and friends to get together to eat a full-blown Christmas dinner but without having the stress of buying presents – Thanksgiving! Honestly, Thanksgiving has to be my favourite holiday…of course I’m saying this without ever actually cooking a Thanksgiving dinner but I somehow manage to invite myself over somewhereto enjoy the big day. Anyways, Thanksgiving has a bad reputation of making its consumers sleepy. This is true; however, the culprit might surprise you.

HolidaysjessOctober 9, 2011myth, turkey and sleepiness, tryptophan