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September 28, 2015 In Food and Recipes, Green & Healthy Living, News, Spotlight By Suzanne Zilkowsky

Top Nutritionist Shares Tips To Eating Healthy With Kids

At face value Dr Jane Bowen is a hard-core academic. With a PhD in nutrition and two bachelor degrees, her work as a research scientist and dietician might seem a little removed from the trials of the daily grind. But there are plenty of practical challenges in Jane’s life too. With three children aged 6, 4 and 2 to love and nourish, Jane and her husband know all about the sleep deprivation, the emotional highs and lows and the apparently endless daily chores that come with parenting. So amongst all the cuddles, washing and toddler negotiations, what does a nutritionist feed her...

October 29, 2014 In Food and Recipes, News, Spotlight By Vancouver Health Coach

Think like a Hunter-Gatherer: Preparing Food for Your Next Meal

No, this is not about the nutritious scrumptiousness of “Raw Cuisine.” Unless you have a full time cook at your beck and call, it is the highest maintenance, labor intensive diet on the planet. (We predict it will soon take its' rightful place along-side "Nouvelle Cuisine"). This is about using our brains; brains that have benefited from cooked food through the millennium. Cooking made all those beans and vegetables we gathered and the meat we hunted easier to digest. Because they were easier to digest, our bodies were able to absorb more nutrients. Our brains grew and we became smarter....