How is your ejection fraction? If you exercise regularly, it is probably normal. If you have been sedentary you may still have time to make a difference and give your heart some love. First, what is your ejection fraction? Your ejection fraction refers to the percentage of blood left in your ventricles when your heart contracts. Your left ventricle pumps …
Three reasons you aren’t losing weight
Change is hard. It takes awareness and planning to make change last. One of the most common resolutions to change is permanent weight loss. I have seen many weight loss strategies come and go in my professional and personal life. With our access to information, our knowledge of nutrition, genetics, and human physiology, with our apps and devices, we really …
Little by little, then all at once.
Has this ever happened to you? You have a small window to exercise and it keeps shrinking. Do you go? Even for a short workout? Or skip it? That was my choice. I had to be out the door for my run by 10:00 and it was 10:20, realistically I wouldn’t be ready for another 20 minutes. My window of …
New Year. New You?
Did you make a health resolution? If you did you are not alone. Some of the most common resolutions are to get fit, lose weight, eat better and improve health habits. These healthy habits reduce our risk of cancer by 30%. One-third of cancer cases are due to our lifestyle habits and we can do something to reduce the odds. …
3 + reasons not to eat eggs
I spent the weekend with a great group of people this weekend. It was the second Winter Mountain Fit Camp, with cross-country ski lessons, yoga and a plant-based diet. It was a beautiful weekend and we spent time discussing and practising healthy habits. One nutrition topic that we discussed was eggs. Aren’t eggs supposed to be a great source of …
It’s Not Hummus Salad Dressing
My New Favourite No Oil Salad Dressing I was looking for a new salad dressing recipe the other day and I found one that fit all my criteria. That is, did I had all the ingredients at home? Of course I modified it because I can’t actually follow directions. I was telling everyone about it and they all said: “that …
Fasting or low fat diet?
Low fat or fasting? Many health professionals say that you can get the same benefits of intermittent fasting from following a whole foods, plant-based, no/low fat diet. Sounds pretty good, eat real food, don’t worry about how much and get the same health benefits as a calorie restrictive diet. It does, but you should always read the fine print before …
12 Days of Fitness
Tis the season It is the month of eating and entertaining. Winter is almost here with dark days, cold weather and all the holiday season has to offer. Often this means less exercise and more calories, but it doesn’t have to be this way. You can stay active, maintain your fitness, your weight and your sanity with a plan to …
Mixed Messages
For best results do less or do more. Have you ever tried to lose weight and get more exercise? That is a fairly common goal. Sometimes you are successful at one, but rarely both at the same time. There might be a very simple reason why this is so hard. You are sending mixed messages. Maybe a health professional has …
Five facts about fasting
Fasting for better health? Food, or more specifically the Standard American Diet, is now the number one cause of chronic disease. 45% of all cardiovascular and diabetic deaths are due to too much salt, too much processed meat, too much sugar and simply too many calories. According to a study done by the American Heart Association feeding rats the American diet …
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