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Top 2025 Nutrition Trends to Watch For
Megan Barefoot
Top 2025 Nutrition Trends to Watch For
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Is a Plant-Based Diet Right for Everyone? Exploring the Benefits of Including Animal Foods
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Is a Plant-Based Diet Right for Everyone? Exploring the Benefits of Including Animal Foods
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How To Know If You Have Parasites!!
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How To Know If You Have Parasites!!
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Grilling Veggies to Perfection: A How-To Guide for a Healthy Summer
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Grilling Veggies to Perfection: A How-To Guide for a Healthy Summer
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Eating Fresh and Local: Modern Hunter-Gathering
2021, Action, Activity, anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, Awareness, Back On Track, Certified, Choices, Coaching, Diet, Digestion, Energy, Family Health, Food, Goals, Grocery Shopping, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Inflammation, Mindfulness, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionalist, Nutritionist, Organic, Practical Nutrition, Real Food, Raw Foods, Self Care, Self Love, Treat Yourself, Eat Local Megan Barefoot 2021, Action, Activity, anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, Awareness, Back On Track, Certified, Choices, Coaching, Diet, Digestion, Energy, Family Health, Food, Goals, Grocery Shopping, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Inflammation, Mindfulness, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionalist, Nutritionist, Organic, Practical Nutrition, Real Food, Raw Foods, Self Care, Self Love, Treat Yourself, Eat Local Megan Barefoot

Eating Fresh and Local: Modern Hunter-Gathering

Eating Fresh and Local: Modern Hunter-Gathering - In the holistic nutrition world we are pretty focused on food as a foundation for health. The 100 mile diet was a fad for a while, and it definitely has its merits and major benefits.

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The Challenge to Staying Healthy
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The Challenge to Staying Healthy

What Motivates You? - We live in a world where media and commercials toss images of fast food and junk foods around like it’s no big deal. I have recently made friends with a gentleman very versed in hypnosis and he claims that most of the time when he works with clients, he is un-hypnotizing them from the messaging we receive in our daily lives. Is it any wonder that it is SO mentally hard to get up, get moving, eat healthy and feel good?

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Are You Making Good Choices?
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Are You Making Good Choices?

The Choice is Yours! Making good choices can be really challenging. Life gets busy, stress levels rise, and the easiest thing to do is to hit the drive-thru or skip the dishes. The great thing is, the choice is yours!

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Should We Change Our Diet With The Seasons?
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Should We Change Our Diet With The Seasons?

Should We Change Our Diet With The Seasons? The seasons are changing. Leaves are falling, the air is getting a chill and it’s even raining with the threat of snow this morning. It makes me begin to think about preparing for the coming winter. I took the winter jackets out of storage, spent a half hour switching out sandals for winter boots and packed up the shorts and tanks to replace with the woolies. All of this got me thinking… should I also be shifting my diet to prepare for the winter.

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How to Get your Groove back:
2021, Accountability, Action, Activity, anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, Awareness, Back On Track, Choices, Coaching, Diet, Energy, Food, Food Sensitivities, Goals, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Inflammation, Microbiome, Motivation, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutritionalist, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Practical Nutrition, Real Food, Routine, Stress, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot 2021, Accountability, Action, Activity, anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, Awareness, Back On Track, Choices, Coaching, Diet, Energy, Food, Food Sensitivities, Goals, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Inflammation, Microbiome, Motivation, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutritionalist, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Practical Nutrition, Real Food, Routine, Stress, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot

How to Get your Groove back:

Back in the Saddle Again - We are creatures of habit! We can make changes to our diet and lifestyle, even major ones, but at some point, we can get complacent about it, or we get derailed by an event, and before we know it, we’re back to our old habits again.

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The Leaky Gut Solution - Part Two
2021, Action, Allergies, anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, Awareness, bloating, Candida, Clean 15, Coaching, Detoxification, Diet, Digestion, Digestive System, Education, Energy, Food Sensitivities, Goals, Gut Bugs, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, High Fiber, Holistic, Hydration, Immune System, Inflammation, intestinal discomfort, Keto Friendly, Mental Health, Micro-flora, Microbiome, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionalist, Nutritionist, Practical Nutrition, Real Food, Self Care, Self Love, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot 2021, Action, Allergies, anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, Awareness, bloating, Candida, Clean 15, Coaching, Detoxification, Diet, Digestion, Digestive System, Education, Energy, Food Sensitivities, Goals, Gut Bugs, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, High Fiber, Holistic, Hydration, Immune System, Inflammation, intestinal discomfort, Keto Friendly, Mental Health, Micro-flora, Microbiome, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionalist, Nutritionist, Practical Nutrition, Real Food, Self Care, Self Love, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot

The Leaky Gut Solution - Part Two

Last week we started with a discussion on what Leaky Gut was and what might be at the root of why it happens. This week we need to look at the solutions.

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Are Your Guts Leaky? Let's Find Out Why!
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Are Your Guts Leaky? Let's Find Out Why!

Certain symptoms can be traced back to gut health and possibly leaky gut! The gut, or gastrointestinal system, is truly a gateway to overall health. The gut microbiome is an ecosystem of organisms including bacteria, yeasts, fungi, viruses, and protozoan throughout the digestive tract.

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Tips to Spring Clean Your Body!
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Tips to Spring Clean Your Body!

Spring Forward with 5 Tips for a Gentle Detox - Spring is coming! In Alberta we are firmly planted in the spring of deception after hitting 18 degrees yesterday in Calgary! The parks were booming this weekend, and everyone is eager to get outside in the beautiful weather, especially after the year we’ve had! Spring is a time of renewal for the earth as the trees begin to bud, sap begins to flow, and flowers start to peek out of the ground with their fresh green shoots. Spring is also an excellent time for us to do a renewal of our own, and a great way to start that is to do a gentle body detox.

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How DUMB are your GOALS?
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How DUMB are your GOALS?

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Thriving In Our Winter of Discontent
2021, Action, anti-inflammatory, Awareness, Back On Track, Brain Health, Certified, Coaching, Diet, Digestion, Emotions, Family Health, Energy, Food, Fresh Food, Goals, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holidays, Holistic, Inflammation, Keto Friendly, Mental Health, Manifestation, Microbiome, Mindfulness, Motivation, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutritionalist, Nutritionist, Simple Food, Sleep, Stress, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot 2021, Action, anti-inflammatory, Awareness, Back On Track, Brain Health, Certified, Coaching, Diet, Digestion, Emotions, Family Health, Energy, Food, Fresh Food, Goals, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holidays, Holistic, Inflammation, Keto Friendly, Mental Health, Manifestation, Microbiome, Mindfulness, Motivation, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutritionalist, Nutritionist, Simple Food, Sleep, Stress, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot

Thriving In Our Winter of Discontent

Thriving In Our Winter of Discontent - As social distancing protocols continue after the weirdest holiday season of the century so far, many people are struggling with not being able to celebrate with their loved ones around the table. We crave the familiar and nostalgia becomes particularly strong when the twinkle lights go up.

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Reset with Results – Start the New Year Better
2021, Accountability, Action, Activity, anti-inflammatory, Awareness, Back On Track, Brain Health, Certified, Change, Choices, Cleansing, Detoxification, Diet, Digestion, Education, Emotional Eating, Emotions, Energy, Fitness, Food, Fresh Food, Goals, Gut Bugs, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, High Fiber, Holistic, Hydration, Immune System, Inflammation, Mental Health, Microbiome, Mindfulness, Motivation, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionalist, Nutritionist, Organic, Practical Nutrition, Real Food, Simple Food, Sleep, Stress, Treat Yourself, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot 2021, Accountability, Action, Activity, anti-inflammatory, Awareness, Back On Track, Brain Health, Certified, Change, Choices, Cleansing, Detoxification, Diet, Digestion, Education, Emotional Eating, Emotions, Energy, Fitness, Food, Fresh Food, Goals, Gut Bugs, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, High Fiber, Holistic, Hydration, Immune System, Inflammation, Mental Health, Microbiome, Mindfulness, Motivation, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionalist, Nutritionist, Organic, Practical Nutrition, Real Food, Simple Food, Sleep, Stress, Treat Yourself, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot

Reset with Results – Start the New Year Better

When will it be the right time to change? - What does the New Year mean to you? Maybe you sit down and set goals or get focused on what you want to achieve in the coming year. Maybe you re-evaluate your life and what you have accomplished in the past year. For 2021, I have heard many people talking about getting back on track after the train wreck of 2020.

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