My favourite 'slaw' option! This cleansing apple, carrot, beet, parsley and lemon slaw is one of my favourite from-scratch options as a side dish/salad, or in tacos, on a burger, or tucked into a wrap! And...it's perfectly suited to the warm, sunny days of spring and summer when you most often crave the crisp, refreshing and cleansing food options! As it's quick-and-easy to make, is fiber-rich (supportive of digestion) and oh-so-fresh-and-tart tasting! 'Jess-Approved'! With t

Juicing, particularly with a vegetable-heavy, alkalizing (green) juice, provides the body an opportunity for gentle cleansing and detoxification. Given juicing removes the fiber from your ingredients (a component of plants that helps slow down digestion), the concentrated nutrients that remain are rapidly absorbed by the body. In consideration of this factor, it is important to keep a juice vegetable-heavy, so as to not insult the bloodstream with a concentrated dose of natur

My final post of 2017! 2017 was a memorable year, for many different reasons! As we bid farewell to 2017 and look excitedly onwards towards the clean slate and fresh start that a New Year brings, this final blog post reveals 10 self-care rituals (that don't break the bank) that I CANNOT BE WITHOUT! Making time for self-care is so critical with the pace of daily life these days. Time for self-care instills life balance, a more stable sense of being and is a proactive strategy

As a nutrition practitioner and educator, one of my inevitable professional goals is to have my work published in various types of literature in my field - cue new recipe development for various Canadian publications! This new recipe, focused for print magazine, cookbook publication and web-based publication is this gorgeous, colourful, fresh and cleansing Golden Beet & Berry Salad w/ Lemon Dijon Vinaigrette! Be sure to take a look at some of the benefits of a few of the key

While I love a fresh “Carrot Apple Ginger” juice from my juicer to kick-start my day or pick me up in the afternoon, I love to extend these three ingredients in different ways. My most recent take is adding parsnips, fresh lemon and aloe vera juice for a new and tart twist! Why Juice? Juicing is an invaluable way to make a nutrient-dense beverage in just a matter of minutes! Juicing, unlike blending ingredients together, extracts the fiber, making the nutrients more bio-avai

With summer in full swing, now more than ever, is the time for GREEN JUICE! Especially green juice that aims to detoxify the body. What I love about this juice recipe (beyond the beautiful shade of green that resulted!) is the flavour punch it packs when lemon and ginger are combined together. For more kick, simply amp up the volume of ginger root! Why Juice? Juicing is a fantastic way to make a nutrient-dense beverage in just minutes! Juicing, unlike blending ingredients t

HOT YIN YOGA. Your body wants this and your body NEEDS this. Being the anatomy and physiology “nerd” that I am, Yin yoga is a GIFT for the body, mind and soul. While my exposure to yoga began years ago, at that time, I was mainly attending periodic Ashtanga flow yoga classes (“Yang” yoga classes). In Yang yoga practice, this occurs via dynamic movement (sun salutations, inversions, standing poses and the like) aimed at building heat in the body. A productive, high-impact

An important component of the food culture of Mediterranean countries[i], fennel is such a TREAT for the taste buds and the body! With its crunchy, celery-like texture and slightly sweet, licorice-like taste, fennel is a flavourful and nutritionally powerful addition to a recipe, whether it be a juice, salad or dessert! As part of the Umbellifereae family, fennel is closely related to parsley, dill, carrots and coriander, and the bulb, stalk, leaves and seeds are ALL edible![

A beet juice concoction is a blast of energy that will provide you that refreshing, slightly spicy, pick-me-up...any time of day that you're really needing one! Trust me on this one! And, with spring upon us, who can resist THAT COLOUR! Wowza! Key Nutrients: Beets - contain phytonutrients (plant nutrients) called Betalains, that are highly concentrated both within the skin and flesh of this vegetable Betalains possess anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer and detoxifi

Another Saturday, another fresh morning juice ritual! Today, a Carrot Apple Ginger Zinger! As noted in one of my previous juice posts, after a long sleep that naturally dehydrates the body, it is critical to restore hydration in a healthful way! Following the consumption of a mason jar of filtered water with fresh lemon and a dash of cayenne pepper, a fresh juice is the follow-up! I like to vary the juices I make, in terms of colour! This bright orange result is just gorge

Skin Brushing. A high-impact, daily habit I wasn't engaging in until a short time ago, but am I ever glad I'm doing this now! The skin, as our body's largest organ, requires regular maintenance and attention from head to toe. While we often gravitate towards paying greater attention to our facial care routine, our hands, our feet and sunscreen whilst being exposed to the sun's rays, for example, all skin truly benefits from regular care and attention. Adopting a daily skin

Hold the breakfast, because you've got some rehydrating to do! Whether you realize it when you wake or not, your body is naturally dehydrated from any number of hours of sleep. Upon waking, one of the most healthful choices you can make for your body is to REHYDRATE it! And, why not rehydrate yourself in a way that yields multiple positive health effects simultaneously? There is a way! It's by starting the rehydration process (and inevitably the morning detoxification proc

Nothing beats a fresh, homemade juice first thing in the morning! For me, this is a Saturday and Sunday morning ritual, when I have the added time to prep, juice and clean the juicer afterwards! After a long sleep that naturally dehydrates the body, it is critical to restore hydration in a healthful way! Following the consumption of a mason jar of filtered water with fresh lemon and a dash of cayenne, a fresh juice is the follow-up. Why Juice? Juicing is a fantastic way to