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The Truth Behind Artificial Sweeteners

You probably know the negative health effects of eating too much sugar, especially "added sugars" like in pop, candy, baked…

Can My Symptoms Actually Be a Food Intolerance?

Food intolerances or "sensitivities" can affect you in so many ways. And they’re a lot more common than most people…

Dairy Intolerance (Lactose, Casein, and Whey)

Having a food intolerance is not fun. It can cause abdominal pain, discomfort, and nausea. It also causes embarrassing symptoms…

All About Digestive Enzymes

Digestive enzyme supplements can be great digestive aids, but they’re not for everyone; and not all enzyme supplements are created…

Gaining Weight But Haven’t Changed Anything in Your Diet?

You’re positive that you're not eating more food or more junk food but you're still gaining weight. Is this even…

How to Naturally Lower Stress Hormone (Cortisol)

What do most high-achieving professionals have in common? They don’t realize their stressed. Here’s why; most…

Three Must Eat Breakfast Foods

Do you love your breakfast?  Do you have a short list of “go-to” recipes?  Feel like you need a bit…

How to Improve Gut Health

Hippocrates, the father or modern medicine said, “All disease begins in the gut.” And while this may not be 100%…

How to Read the New Nutrition Facts Tables

The Nutrition Facts table is on the side of most packaged foods. It’s often found close to the ingredient listing.…

Common Weight Loss Myths Busted

Weight loss advice is so common (and contentious) now. There are competing opinions everywhere. Anyone else tired of this? In…

Why Your Waist Circumference Matters 100x More Than What You Weigh

Are you in a love-hate relationship with your scale? You compulsively check the number, yet you don’t often like what…

Five Cholesterol Myths and What to Eat Instead

You knew there was a bit of an over-emphasis (borderlining obsession) about cholesterol, right? Before we jump into some myths…

Bye Bye Sleeping Through the Night

Have you said “bye bye” to sleeping through the night? Are you feeling exhausted or “running on stress hormones” all…

Why is My Metabolism Slow?

You may feel tired, cold or like you've gained weight.  Maybe your digestion seems a bit more “sluggish” and things…

Coffee – Who can drink it and who should avoid it?

Coffee is one of those things - you either love it or hate it. You know if you like the…

Three Ways to Avoid Overeating at Meals

Sometimes holiday feasts are just amazing. It’s not just the abundance of delicious food but also the people, the decorations,…

What is Metabolism?

This word “metabolism” is thrown around a lot these days. You know that if yours is too slow you might…

Everything You Think You Know About Healthy Eating is Wrong… and it’s Making You Tired and Bloated

Wow. Nutrition and diet information is everywhere! And each expert and association tries to lead you in their direction because…

When I Stopped Doing Yoga, I Learned a Lot About the Practice

For the better part of this year, I’ve been more out of my yoga practice than I have been in…

Grain-Free Chicken Tenders Recipe

September is here! That means routine and healthy eating are back in style (had they ever really left?). Each year…

HBF Home Workout: The Kettle Bell Sprint

A big thanks to Jenn Ricker from Zen Fitness for hosting the Healthy Balanced Free Crew at her Bell Park Bootcamp bright and early this morning. Jenn left us with this great Kettlebell Sprint workout that we can do at home.

How to Have More Energy, Feel Lighter and Look Leaner

If you’re like most people, when you hear “detox” the first thing that comes to mind is juice cleanse, starvation,…

Top 10 Quick & Healthy Summer Dinners

Whether you’re having a busy week at home, or spending the weekend at the cottage, quick and easy dinners are…

5 Tips for Staying Healthy at Summer Parties

With summer comes entertaining. Sunshine, back yard BBQs and togetherness. But sometimes this makes it difficult to stick to a…