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Top 2025 Nutrition Trends to Watch For
Megan Barefoot
Top 2025 Nutrition Trends to Watch For
Megan Barefoot
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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
Megan Barefoot
Megan Barefoot
How To Know If You Have Parasites!!
Megan Barefoot
How To Know If You Have Parasites!!
Megan Barefoot
Megan Barefoot
Grilling Veggies to Perfection: A How-To Guide for a Healthy Summer
Megan Barefoot
Grilling Veggies to Perfection: A How-To Guide for a Healthy Summer
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Do You Love the Newest Diet Craze? - Read This!!
2022, Accountability, Action, Activity, Awareness, Certified, Coaching, Diet, Energy, Fitness, Food, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Mainenance, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Motivation, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionalist, Nutritionist, Practical Nutrition, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot 2022, Accountability, Action, Activity, Awareness, Certified, Coaching, Diet, Energy, Fitness, Food, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Mainenance, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Motivation, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionalist, Nutritionist, Practical Nutrition, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot

Do You Love the Newest Diet Craze? - Read This!!

What your diet doesn’t teach you- Part 1 - By Nicole Gibson - Mainstream diets are everywhere. They have been around for over a hundred years, going through cycles of popularity, with the promise that it will be the answer to solve a person’s weight problems. Whether low fat, low carb, no sugar, no gluten, the focus is generally on what needs to be avoided or restricted.

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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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Motivation – Where oh Where Have You Gone?
2020, Action, Back On Track, Brain Health, Chocolate, Coaching, COVID, Diet, Digestion, Emotions, Energy, Fitness, Food, Goals, Gut Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Inflammation, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Practical Nutrition, Self Care, Self Love, Stress, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods, Motivation Megan Barefoot 2020, Action, Back On Track, Brain Health, Chocolate, Coaching, COVID, Diet, Digestion, Emotions, Energy, Fitness, Food, Goals, Gut Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Inflammation, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Practical Nutrition, Self Care, Self Love, Stress, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods, Motivation Megan Barefoot

Motivation – Where oh Where Have You Gone?

Are you struggling to get yourself going?

If there is one strong undercurrent I keep hearing and that has been implied over and over during the past few weeks it’s that people are losing their motivation during this strange time we are living. It’s harder to get out of bed, it’s hard to keep working out and it’s hard to keep eating healthy.

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Are you Crazy for Keto?
2019, Activity, Antioxidant, Back On Track, Brain Health, Cleansing, Coaching, Diet, Digestion, Digestive System, Energy, Emotional Eating, Fat, Fermentation, Food, Goals, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, High Fiber, Holistic, Inflammation, Keto Friendly, Mental Health, Microbiome, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Raw Chocolate, Self Care, Self Love, Sensitivities, Simple Food, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness, 2020 Megan Barefoot 2019, Activity, Antioxidant, Back On Track, Brain Health, Cleansing, Coaching, Diet, Digestion, Digestive System, Energy, Emotional Eating, Fat, Fermentation, Food, Goals, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, High Fiber, Holistic, Inflammation, Keto Friendly, Mental Health, Microbiome, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Raw Chocolate, Self Care, Self Love, Sensitivities, Simple Food, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness, 2020 Megan Barefoot

Are you Crazy for Keto?

Keto Cool or Keto Crazy?

If there is one topic, I get the most questions about its keto. What is keto? Who is it good for? Do you think it might work for me? How do I start keto? I’m trying keto but I’m not feeling that well, am I doing something wrong? How many carbs can I eat? How much fat should I be eating? The questions keep coming and coming. I have finally decided to offer a solution!

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The Sleep Review – Could I Keep Up?
2019, Action, Accountability, Brain Health, Coaching, Diet, Energy, Food, Goals, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Inflammation, Mental Health, Microbiome, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Real Food, Routine, Self Care, Self Love, Sleep, Stress, Treat Yourself, Weight Loss, Wellness Megan Barefoot 2019, Action, Accountability, Brain Health, Coaching, Diet, Energy, Food, Goals, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Inflammation, Mental Health, Microbiome, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Real Food, Routine, Self Care, Self Love, Sleep, Stress, Treat Yourself, Weight Loss, Wellness Megan Barefoot

The Sleep Review – Could I Keep Up?

Did Increasing my Sleep Help?

This past week I made a real effort to increase my sleep in an effort to help reach my health and wellness goals. I would like to report that I succeeded in every way, that I followed my own recommendations exactly. Unfortunately, life got in the way. It happens, I know it better than most but I will not give up! I had family visit from out of town, I had work that needed to get done and let’s face it, sometimes as a Mom, I just need a little quiet time and the evening/night is one of the only times I get that.

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Summer is COMING!! Are you READY??
2019, Adrenal System, Coaching, Detoxification, Digestion, Digestive System, Education, Energy, Fitness, Food, Goals, Gut Bugs, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Immune System, Inflammation, Intolerances, Keto Friendly, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Organic, Paleo Friendly, Self Care, Self Love, Simple Food, Stress, swaps, Treat Yourself, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods, Change, Awareness, Action Megan Barefoot 2019, Adrenal System, Coaching, Detoxification, Digestion, Digestive System, Education, Energy, Fitness, Food, Goals, Gut Bugs, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Immune System, Inflammation, Intolerances, Keto Friendly, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Organic, Paleo Friendly, Self Care, Self Love, Simple Food, Stress, swaps, Treat Yourself, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods, Change, Awareness, Action Megan Barefoot

Summer is COMING!! Are you READY??

Summer is on the Horizon

Okay, so it’s only March, but let’s be honest, the New Years Resolution thing has worn off, the winter weather has had us huddled indoors for warmth, and we are beginning to crave sunshine, activity and maybe even…. salad!! Spring will be here, and then comes summer with short sleeves and exposed skin. Are you ready? Do you feel confident? I only bring this up because it’s just about now that spring fever hits and it’s a FANTASTIC time to change because the world around us will start to change and blossom very soon and why shouldn’t we change and blossom as well?

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Eat Yeast? Are you Serious?
Antioxidant, Coaching, Digestion, Education, Energy, Food, Fresh Food, Goals, Gut Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Keto Friendly, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Paleo Friendly, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods, Nutritional Yeast Megan Barefoot Antioxidant, Coaching, Digestion, Education, Energy, Food, Fresh Food, Goals, Gut Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Keto Friendly, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Paleo Friendly, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods, Nutritional Yeast Megan Barefoot

Eat Yeast? Are you Serious?

What is Nutritional Yeast and Is it something I should be eating?

The first time I really learned about nutritional yeast was a couple years ago when reading a food label. What is this funny thing and isn’t yeast supposed to be in bread? I thought yeasty things were bad for my health not something I want in my food!

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Day Thirteen - Holiday Health Challenge
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Day Thirteen - Holiday Health Challenge

Balance Acid with Alkaline

When we eat foods that produce an acid or alkaline effect on the body without balance, the body must work harder to mitigate the effects of pH and keep our bodily fluids in homeostasis. But, when you eat acid forming foods and balance them with alkaline forming foods they have a neutral effect on the body! So, which foods are which?

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Day Six - Holiday Health Challenge
2018, Challenge, Choices, Christmas, Coaching, Drinks, Education, Energy, Food, Fresh Food, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Healthy Gifts, Holidays, Holistic, Hydration, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Raw Foods, Self Care, Self Love, Sugar Free, Treat Yourself, Wellness, Whole Foods, Buffet Megan Barefoot 2018, Challenge, Choices, Christmas, Coaching, Drinks, Education, Energy, Food, Fresh Food, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Healthy Gifts, Holidays, Holistic, Hydration, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Raw Foods, Self Care, Self Love, Sugar Free, Treat Yourself, Wellness, Whole Foods, Buffet Megan Barefoot

Day Six - Holiday Health Challenge

Okay, so we discussed scheduling the events that we are going to visit and we discussed how to navigate drinking at events but what about food?  Here’s the scenario; We arrive at a party and there is a MASSIVE buffet filled with the most delicious food!  We tried to plan ahead and not arrive super hungry but we were tied up at the office and had to rush out the door.  What do we do?...

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The Benefits of Raw Chocolate
Antioxidant, Chocolate, Coaching, Education, Fat, Food, Fresh Food, Health, Healthy Gifts, Heath Coach, Holistic, Keto Friendly, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Organic, Paleo Friendly, Recipe, Sugar Free, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Wellness, Whole Foods, Raw Chocolate, Raw Foods, Health Food, Healthy, Nutritionist, Health Coach, Nutrition Coach, Energy Megan Barefoot Antioxidant, Chocolate, Coaching, Education, Fat, Food, Fresh Food, Health, Healthy Gifts, Heath Coach, Holistic, Keto Friendly, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Organic, Paleo Friendly, Recipe, Sugar Free, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Wellness, Whole Foods, Raw Chocolate, Raw Foods, Health Food, Healthy, Nutritionist, Health Coach, Nutrition Coach, Energy Megan Barefoot

The Benefits of Raw Chocolate

It's been a busy week! On Thursday night of last week, I was privileged to speak at the Telus Spark Adults Only Night. It was a session about food and...

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