Food & nutrition
Nourish your body with healthy and delicious food. Let our contributors break common misconceptions to change your perception of food and educate you on how to make healthier choices on a day-to-day basis. Whether you're looking to boost energy, manage an underlying health condition, or simply eat healthier, they provide the information and inspiration you need to make positive changes to your diet.
Exceedingly Easy Six for 2026 Diet & Lifestyle Makeovers for Brain Health
With the traditional month for New Year's Resolutions having been and gone, some intentions will have survived (hooray!), whereas others may already have succumbed to the to-do list archives and been...
Ceremonial Nutrition – Ritual, Molecules, and the Biochemistry of Sacred Eating
Food is not only fuel; it is a ritual threshold. Across cultures, fasting, feasting, and sacred herbs have been used to purify, celebrate, and commune with the divine, encoding identity, lineage, and belonging.
The Pouch Generation – When Baby Food Doesn’t Need Teeth
Walk into any supermarket, and you’ll see it: a glossy wall of baby food pouches, lined up like tiny fuel canisters for small humans. They promise convenience. “On-the-go.” “Mess-free.” “100% fruit.”
How Eating Plant-Based Foods Can Heal the Root Cause of Chronic Illness
I met Dr. Lisa in the community at a dance party in Oakland, California in early 2024 when she was 47 years old. She was interested in buying my book, “21st Century Handbook,” which documents my own self-healing...
The Elimination Diet as a Therapeutic Tool in Holistic and Functional Medicine
The elimination diet is a structured, short-term nutritional intervention widely used in functional and integrative medicine to identify food-related triggers of chronic symptoms and to support...
Nutritional Investments – How to Spend Wisely and Eat for Brain Health
It is the start of a new year and potentially the springboard for new resolutions and health’spirations. If your aspirations centre around health, and most particularly brain health, here are four ideas on...
Macros Made Simple – The Easiest Way to Balance Protein, Carbs, and Fats
When it comes to nutrition, nothing confuses people faster than macros. You’ve probably heard someone say they’re “counting macros,” but what does that even mean? And more importantly, do you need to?
The Power of Protein and Why Women Should Prioritize It
Protein has been trending on the wellness front for good reason. Let’s uncover what all the hype is about, starting with a closer look at what it is and does. Protein is one of the 3 macronutrients...
Beyond Baby Food – Designing Cognitive Nutrition for the Developing Brain
A baby’s brain is the most exquisite construction project on Earth. During early childhood, the brain is in a state of radical expansion, up to one million neural connections form every second. Synapses...
Twelve Nutr’isms of Christmas – 12 Ways to Health-Up Your Christmas Meals
The holiday season is rich with celebration, flavour, and tradition, but it can also be a time when our eating habits drift far from what the brain and body truly need. In this article, discover 12...
Your Body is Begging for Colour, and You’re Ignoring It
Look, I’m going to be real with you. You’re tired. Like bone-deep exhausted. You’ve tried the coffee, the supplements, the productivity hacks. You drag yourself through days that feel like they’re...
From Sea to Table – How a Galley Taught Me What Really Matters
When I stepped into a sailboat's tiny kitchen, the galley, with limited storage, unpredictable ingredients, and the daily task of cooking for ten guests, I discovered something unexpected.
The Future of Nutrition Is Highly Personal – Using Nutrigenetics to Optimize Healthspan & Longevity
Your genes provide the blueprint, but diet and lifestyle write the story. Nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics are redefining the future of personalized health and longevity. By understanding your...
The Quiet Health Revolution in Your Home – Why More People Are Upgrading Their Water
If you already care about organic food, a plant-based diet, and reducing toxins at home, there’s one quiet change you could be overlooking right now, and that’s your water.
Inflammaging – The Hidden Fire Accelerating Aging and How Functional Nutrition Can Stop It
There has been a lot of talk about longevity in the last few years, living longer, reaching certain age milestones, and adding years to our lives. But the real question isn’t how long we live, it’s...
