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Blueberry Lemon Scones

Blueberry Lemon Scones

As you probably know by now, I LOVE playing around in the kitchen and creating something from scratch. My pantry is packed full of gluten-free, whole food ingredients so I am always ready to cook or bake whenever my heart desires. To read more about healthy baking substitutions check out [...]

 

Feel Better

Candida: Healing Reactions

Candida: Healing Reactions

Day 3 of my Anti-Candida Diet. For background information and symptoms of a systemic Candida infection please read here. No fruit or sugar is NOT easy! Especially for a gluten-free, vegan and for that reason, I had to modify the recommended Candida diet to better suit my needs. Typically, the Candida [...]

 

Yoga

How to: Basic Sun Salutation

How to: Basic Sun Salutation

For this lesson, Leyla wanted learn more about how to do a Sun Salutation, which builds nicely on the Introduction to Yoga we did in our last video. Now, while there are many variations of Sun Salutations, I decided it would be best to start at the beginning. Try it [...]

 

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Candida: Healing Reactions

Candida: Healing Reactions

Day 3 of my Anti-Candida Diet. For background information and symptoms of a systemic Candida infection please read here. No fruit or sugar is NOT easy! Especially for a gluten-free, vegan and for that reason, I had to modify the recommended Candida diet to better suit my needs. Typically, the Candida [...]

Me? Candida? No Way!

Me? Candida? No Way!

Had you asked me a few months ago, I never would have guessed that I would fall victim to a systemic yeast infection. I thought that was for people with poor diets and a list of symptoms that falls to the floor but boy was I wrong. In the past [...]

Blueberry Lemon Scones

Blueberry Lemon Scones

As you probably know by now, I LOVE playing around in the kitchen and creating something from scratch. My pantry is packed full of gluten-free, whole food ingredients so I am always ready to cook or bake whenever my heart desires. To read more about healthy baking substitutions check out [...]

To Buy Organic or Not To Buy Organic?

To Buy Organic or Not To Buy Organic?

That is the question!! It certainly does cost more to eat organic foods, but is it worth it? Let’s explore… What does organic entail? The Ontario government defines organic farming as: “A method of crop and livestock production that involves much more than choosing not to use pesticides, fertilizers, genetically [...]

Mango Salad

Mango Salad

The best part about thai food is by far the mango salad. Wanting to recreate it, went to the market on a mission! Since then, I have made this dish quite a few times for parties and such. Everyone loves it! Mango Salad 2 ripe green mangos, not too soft, [...]

Best Healthy Breakfast in Toronto

Best Healthy Breakfast in Toronto

My friend Emily once told me about this place where she had the most amazing breakfast here in Toronto. Being gluten-free and vegan it is extremely rare for us to find any sort of breakfast food out of the house that isn’t fruit or oatmeal. But WOW am I so [...]