Is Food Addiction Real?

   Over the past six months I have been working on my thesis for my masters degree in clinical counselling. I was interested in looking at o...

The Common Myths of Exercise and Nutrition

I spent my day giving a talk on nutrition and exercise to the most inquisitive bunch I have ever met. In fact, they kept me 30 minutes after...

Too Much Chocolate Black Bean Brownies!

A colleague of mine gave me a recipe that has officially blown me away. I made them for the first time tonite and have to share it immediate...

Another Urban Diet Myth Dispelled

Water. I've been working hard at drinking my eight glasses a day for as long as I can remember. In fact, I have had a water bottle serve...

Beware of the Health Nut

OH Pleeeeaaaaaassseee! They walk among us, chewing on their carrot sticks and wearing their yoga pants. They live in Nikes and look for any ...

Weight Bias and the Frenzy of Health

From TV shows to finding clothes that fit, it is obvious that our society has no patience for "people of size". I work within a ve...

Adding Resistance with Little Resistance

 Look at her go! She's so excited about exercise. Too bad her passion gets in the way of motivating the majority of novice exercisers. ...