SHALOM HEALTH

Today I feel prompted to talk about something that has personally affected the health of our family (that story is for another time) –...

Can you name 3 nutrients needed for healthy bones? Just about everyone will name calcium. Did you get 2 others? You might have said...

How people with diabetes should eat is one of those controversial areas of nutrition. There are very different & often conflicting views,...

Today I’m sharing my 5th and last post in my food for the gut series. Today’s post is about bone broth. It’s a bit of an old fashioned...

In part 4 of my food for the gut posts, I’ve written about prebiotic foods (part 1 here: https://www.facebook.com/ShalomHealthNaturopathy...

Bread is a bit of a controversial subject in natural health circles. I’m not going to get into that debate today – grain /no grain,...

Naturally fermented beverages are another way to incorporate more fermented “foods” into your diet. I explained in my previous post what...

I always think of food as a process in my home. There’s always something happening –– kombucha in the pantry, kimchi or sourdough...

Does it surprise you that a nutritionist would promote a “no diet” day? Perhaps I should clarify what I mean by “no diet”. I’m not...

Like mindfulness, mindful eating has become a bit of a buzz word, but what is it and is it really beneficial to health? Well, mindful...

We hear a lot about mindfulness these days, so what is it and what’s the big deal? The Oxford dictionary defines it as, “the quality or...

Over the past weeks as our lives have turned topsy turvy, I’ve listened to those around me and to the stress that homeschooling is...

I’m sure we’ve all heard the saying to “stop and smell the roses”. How many of us have even quoted it on occasion? But do we? Do we stop...

We’ve all heard or said something like, “I’m being good today,” while turning down a piece of chocolate; or “We’re so bad,” while eating...

Signs of stress have been appearing the last few days… little cracks in my veneer. I’ve been irritable and fragile, and found myself...

So many times this year (right from the outset) I have felt like our world has gone crazy... We saw in the year with fires to an extent...

Today I would like to talk a bit about the crucial role food plays in mental health. Nutritional deficiencies have been found to play a...

All that is happening in our world at the moment with COVID-19, and especially all the uncertainty around it can really take a toll –...

In my last post I talked about basic dietary and lifestyle recommendations to support a strong immune system. Today I want to discuss...

Whether it be cold & flu season, allergies & hay fever season or an autoimmune condition, there is so much that we can do to naturally...