When you get a splinter your skin gets red, swollen and hot. These are all signs of inflammation, our immune systems response to the splinter. Inflammation serves a purpose for our immune system, it helps to protect our bodies from foreign invaders- namely bacteria and viruses- during infection or injury. This is a good thing. […]
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When it comes to nutrition there are plenty of terms that get thrown around that seem to be considered “common knowledge”. During my time as a dietetic intern and then as a dietitian I have spent a lot of time talking to people of all walks of life about nutrition and I have learned that
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Variety may be the spice of life, but it’s water that sustains life. We all know that water is important- right? With summer right around the corner, it’s time to make a game plan for staying hydrated when the temperature won’t stop rising. Water is an important part of that game plan, but these fruits
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The amazing thing about traveling is that we learn so much about different cultures. Whether its learning about a new fruit, finding a great new, healthy dish or learning to linger over our meals we have learned so much from our travels. To help us learn about Singapore’s food culture, we reached out to Vanessa
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In a perfect world, we would all eat perfectly, right? For me, that would mean 100% organic, local, and grass-fed. Oh, and since it’s a perfect world, I wouldn’t be tempted by cookies. However, it is not a perfect world- organic foods are often more expensive and cookies are just so flippin’ tasty. So, instead
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