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Chocolate and Valentine’s Day

  Have you ever wondered why chocolates and Valentine’s Day go together like milk and cookies? Besides, of course, the fact that chocolate is just plain tasty and fills your sweets cravings.  According to Hungry History™, “The first mention of St. Valentine’s Day as a romantic holiday appeared in the writings of Chaucer in 1382. With the medieval period came a new […]


Superhero Nutrients for Your Brain

Memory recall is a daily activity that many of us take for granted.  Although you may experience memory fog, you know that it is temporary.  For individuals diagnosed with degenerative memory loss due to dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease, memory loss is permanent.  January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month in Canada. Tweetable:  The brain weighs 2% of your body’s weight, but uses  20% of […]


Afternoon Mood Trigger

Mood imbalances can appear as mood swings, anxiety, depression, irritability,inability to concentrate, poor memory recall, lack of focus or even brain fog.  These symptoms can be attributed to a variety of nutritionally-related triggers that include dysglycemia, gluten intolerance or neurotransmitter imbalances.  Research supports that there is a definite connection between the gut health and the brain.  In fact, Dr Natasha Turner, author […]