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Big Flavour Lite | Episode 03 | Spaghetti & Meatballs
A North American classic this dish is falsely hailed as traditional Italian. In a traditional Italian meal pasta may be a part of what is...

New Year, New Show | Big Flavour Lite
How Big Flavour Lite Came to Be Wow 2020 was quite a year! Way back before all the covid-19 craziness my husband was supposed to do a...

Discovering Peace Within Your Surroundings
Photowall Product Review Somewhere in the middle of March all madness broke loose. Isolation and closures started happening sometime...

Covid 19: A Meditation on Touch
I am worried for humanity. Social distancing is an important precaution during this acute phase of Covid-19 to keep our elderly and...

Why I Don’t Curse: Thoughts on Mindful Speech
This topic came up recently when presented with the fact that less than a handful of people have heard a swear word come out of my...

Gratefully Celiac – A Mindfulness Exercise
The mindfulness theme for this month is gratitude. I find it very easy to be grateful for the positives in life such as family, friends,...

A Meditation on Courage
My life in general has been very hectic lately which means the things i enjoy doing (such as writing) get left behind until the things...

Yoga for Digestion: Part 1 Dynamic Twists
While planning out some yoga postures related to digestive health for the Canadian Celiac Magazine I realized it’s not a one type of...

Gluten Free and Gaining Weight
“You’re on that gluten free diet right”? “OMG I heard you can lose soooo much weight!” as I write those lines I have a stupid valley girl...

Reflection: An Exercise in Mindfulness
As I sit with my back to the fireplace to feel the warmth I glance up and catch its reflection in the mirror. By looking up I get the...

A Mindful Practice of Active Listening
Noise is both comfort and terror. I am a quite person by nature, preferring to hear the world around me rather than interact with it. ...

Is Activated Charcoal Really That Great
It seems like every season has its fads. A couple years ago activated charcoal was re-introduced to the world via Instagram thanks to...

The Way You Breathe Affects Your Health
If breath is life and life is breath, then why do we take it for granted? When sick or hurt, when happy or sad the breath seems to be the...

Introducing NUDL Artisan Pasta
I’ve been a bit preoccupied lately. Ok so I’ve been completely MIA! Sorry about that! I really miss writing but it has had to take a...

Review: The Bean Sprout Chinese Restaurant
Toronto, ON The Bean Sprout Gluten Free Chinese A tiny place, in need of superficial repair, just off the DVP in the North York...

Clear the Clutter
How mindfulness can help you organize the day. It’s that time of year again; when the “I can do everything” feeling of January...

3 Surprising Facts as a Celiac Travelling in Italy
We recently spent two weeks travelling Italy. The main reason for the trip was to visit the Gluten Free Expo in Rimini. As the largest...

Review of 2 styles of Neck and Shoulder Massagers by Naipo
A Product Review I remember the first time I ever went for a professional massage: I was 24 and pregnant with our second son. I had a...

5 Easy Moves for Physical Balance
A couple weeks ago I sat down to brainstorm post ideas. I tend to focus this blog mostly on nutrition but as a yoga teacher I am asked,...

My Thoughts on Legalization
With new laws surrounding marijuana use it’s time to take a good look at the real stats. We have been told for years that weed is a...
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