Building Resilience
The concept of resilience can be hard to define and its relevance to mental health is often missed. Dictionary definitions touch on the capacity to recovery quickly from challenges or…
Health and Wellness Blog
The “For You” Diet
I am constantly asked; “what do you know about this diet, my friend lost 20lbs”… or “this diet guarantees 10lbs weight loss, do you?” As a dietitian it can be…
Four Simple Ways To Incorporate New Foods Into Your Diet
Last week we shared four benefits on incorporating new foods into your diet, now we will share four tips on how to do so! 1) Start small. Introduce one new…
The Importance of Trying New Foods
There are many reasons why trying new foods is beneficial. You can: Broaden your flavour horizons. What is your favourite food? That’s probably an easy question to answer because you’ve…
7 Reasons to Keep a Food Journal
Journaling food allows you to make a connection between your body and the food you eat. It can help you to improve or even repair your relationship with food and…
Eyes on Which Prize? How Goal Orientation Can Influence Our Exercise Habits
For many, the practice of a fitness routine involves goal setting, with two main orientations: outcome goal orientation (also known as a competitive goal orientation) and task goal orientation (aka….
How to keep yourself accountable to your health goals
As a registered dietitian at Revive Wellness, many of my clients come to see in part, or in full, for the accountability I can provide them. Working on health and…
The Mental Health Benefits of Journaling
In my work with children and adolescents, their parents will initiate therapy in a quest for “tools,” “skills,” “strategies,” and “resources” to help with some issue. Adult clients ask for…
Why Journal?
When you journal, you are essentially reflecting on what happened in your day, whether it’s mentally, emotionally, or physically. The power of reflection is that you are collecting data on…
The tool that helps clients with prediabetes and the prevention of diabetes
How a Registered Dietitian can use My Viva Plan to help clients with Prediabetes and Prevention of Diabetes: Diabetes Canada has released some shocking or maybe not surprising numbers…
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