: About Me

I am a Registered Holistic Nutrition with a private counselling practice in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. I provide one to one counselling. Telephone counselling is also available. I have a free E-newsletter with commentary on emerging nutrition issues.

Holistic Nutrition focuses on the best quality food, as well as ensuring the optimal digestion and absorption of nutrients.

My passion is ...

advocating for healthy food

I know too much about ...

contamination in our food and water supply

My parents always told me ...

to work hard

My childhood ambition ...

to live on a ranch and ride horses every day

My favorite memory ...

sailing on the Great Lakes on my parents sloop

Why I write ...

I always back up my opinion with research

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

the latest in nutrition and health research

My best moment ...

every client that I can help improve their health

My inspiration ...

Mother Theresa

Health & Fitness > Diet Tips How to read food labels: Supermarket nutrition demystified

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LABEL READING 200 These days a health conscious shopper is called upon to understand the ingredients in processed (packaged, boxed, canned) foods. This is no easy task. Manufacturers will claim a food is healthy by using clever, catchy brand names. The real proof of a food's health benefits is in the Nutrition Facts and Ingredients list. Many consumers are fairly adept at reading food labels, but here are some little known tips for the more advanced food label reader. 1. On the Nutrition Facts, the calories, fats, carbohydrates and proteins are provided in grams and Daily Value percentage....

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