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Brazilian-Inspired Stew: A From Scratch 2018 Recipe

I have been in business for 10 years now and I am humbled every day by the community that surrounds me. I have an amazing tribe – which you are an important part of – and a growing tribe of...

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5 ‘Health’ Foods That Aren’t Actually Good for You

Healthy eating and living is slowly gaining ground in the mainstream. I remember a time when I was considered a complete lunatic for going gluten-free and skin brushing and making my own fruit roll-ups from scratch. While I still believe I...

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Chocolate Chia Pudding for Digestive Health

So what’s your favourite snotty food? An awful question to be sure but you know I go crazy for Okra and a chunk of aloe in my morning smoothie makes everything run, well, smoothly. It’s the slime factor. Ever blend up chia seeds? How about simmer some flax seed tea or even soak flax seeds overnight to make a raw tortilla? How about slippery elm lozenges for a sore throat? The snotty foods abound!

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Ten Life Lessons From Ten Years In Business

Updated: January 2018. I first wrote this post in 2015 when my business turned seven. I am now updating it to celebrate the life lessons I’ve learnt in the ten years in business, now with a husband, baby, staff, and...

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Gluten-Free Gingerbread Apple Cake

At a loss when it comes to vegan baking? Meghan shares with you one of her secret weapon ingredients to ensure great results every time.

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My Top 25 Essentials for New Moms and Babies

There’s a long running superstition in my family that you’re not to buy anything for the baby until he or she is home safe and sound. I stuck to this and given Finn’s entry into the world, I am glad...

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Healthwashing: 8 Tips To Know

Have you ever wondered why every item in the produce aisle doesn't carry the "Health Check"? Or perhaps how buying a plastic bottle of water might help women with breast cancer (when the bottle itself is contributing to the high breast cancer rates), or perhaps why women on a diet think that a calorie free, chemical soda might help them lose weight?

Did you know the "Health Check" is absolutely meaningless? Companies pay the Heart and Stroke Foundation to use it on their products, and pay various other groups to use various other claims.

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Why “Mom Guilt” Is Total Nonsense

As I write this, my little man Finn is 5 months old and ready to get mobile! I grow more in love and amazed by him every day. And as the days, weeks, and months swiftly move along, the depth...

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Artificial Sweeteners: Weight Gain and Other Side Effects

Research has shown that artificial sweeteners contribute to weight gain, neurological effects and more. Over the last several decades, we’ve learned a lot about sugar and how it negatively impacts our health. In order to help people reduce sugar consumption...

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Dairy-Free Maple Cream Custard Recipe

Fast and fuelling has been the name of the game lately, and these dairy-free maple cream custard cups have been filling that need for me. I made my first batch of these during my pre-natal meal prep frenzy as an...

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