Author / Dr. Pamela Fergusson R.D.
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Watermelon Salad
I adore the mix of flavours in this salad. So fresh, hydrating and minty!
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How to Ditch Your Diet
This is a guest post by Liz Higgins, MHSc, dietetic intern. Thanks Liz! As a former dancer, Liz is no stranger to the world of dieting and food restriction. She always felt pressure to maintain her physique, which led her down the scary path of yo-yo dieting and calorie counting. Like Liz, many men and women face similar challenges, and may turn to dieting in order to lose or manage weight.
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Be a back to school lunch hero!!
It is back to school time and you’ve made a resolution to pack healthy, tasty, attractive and economical lunches that your kids will love! That is a great idea, because the research shows children who eat processed, fast food have poorer performance in math and reading tests. So, when your kids are going back to school, giving them a nutritious and delicious lunch is an important part of helping them succeed. However, pleasing those pint-sized…
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Vegetarian diet could save lives, study finds
If you could do something to reduce your risk of disease and help you live longer, would you do it? Researchers at the University of Oxford have published a landmark paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America that may have just the answer you’re looking for.