by Okanagan Nutrition | Mar 28, 2020 | Gut Health
If there is one thing that we as women know for sure, it’s that we will all enter into menopause at some point in our lives. Although we all have this in common, no two women will experience perimenopause or menopause the same way. It can be a time of a lot of...
by Okanagan Nutrition | Mar 26, 2020 | Gut Health
With illness and preventing illness on everyone’s brain these days, articles about “immune boosting” foods and supplements are overcrowding my inbox and browser. I’m sure you’re experiencing the same! Let’s clarify a few things...
by Okanagan Nutrition | Dec 11, 2019 | Gut Health
We all want our kids to eat more fruit and vegetables! For some parents it’s a daily struggle to get there kids to eat ANYTHING they cook, let alone their greens. No, I don’t have kids myself (yet …), but I have heard colleagues and friends talk...
by Okanagan Nutrition | Dec 11, 2019 | Gut Health, Nutrition, Plant Based Nutrition
It’s a vitamin … it’s a … hormone?! Vitamin D is one of the fat soluble vitamins (the others being vitamins A, E and K). This means that our body can actually store it. It also acts like a hormone (a special chemical messenger) in the body! Why...
by Okanagan Nutrition | Dec 11, 2019 | Gut Health
It is a well known fact that plant-based milks (with the exception of soy), are lacking in the protein department. 1 cup soy milk, 7-8 grams (on par with cows milk) 1 cup almond milk, 1 gram 1 cup oat milk, 2 grams 1 cup cashew milk, <1 gram 1 cup coconut milk, 0...
by Okanagan Nutrition | Dec 11, 2019 | Gut Health, Nutrition, Plant Based Nutrition
Lectins have received a lot of attention over the past year or so, in part due to the book “The Plant Paradox” and the celebrity endorsement it has received. The book highlights the hidden dangers in “healthy” foods that can lead to disease....
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