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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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Grilling Veggies to Perfection: A How-To Guide for a Healthy Summer
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February Feelings - How Far Have You Come?
2022, Accountability, Action, anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, Awareness, Carbohydrates, Certified, Choices, Cleansing, Coaching, Diet, Detoxification, Energy, Family Health, Fitness, Food, Food Sensitivities, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Inflammation, Manifestation, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Motivation, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionalist, Nutritionist, Practical Nutrition, Real Food, Self Care, Self Love, Stress, Visualization, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot 2022, Accountability, Action, anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, Awareness, Carbohydrates, Certified, Choices, Cleansing, Coaching, Diet, Detoxification, Energy, Family Health, Fitness, Food, Food Sensitivities, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Inflammation, Manifestation, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Motivation, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionalist, Nutritionist, Practical Nutrition, Real Food, Self Care, Self Love, Stress, Visualization, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot

February Feelings - How Far Have You Come?

Let’s talk about Accountability - Today is 2/22/2022 which means that we are 53 days into the year. This means that if you set goals back in January you should be about seven weeks into working towards these goals and should have made some progress. So, let’s talk about where you are at.

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2020, Action, Awareness, Coaching, Diet, Education, Energy, Family Health, Fermentation, Food, Fresh Food, Goals, Grocery Shopping, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Inflammation, Mindfulness, Motivation, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Simple Food, Sugar Free, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods, Nutritionalist Megan Barefoot 2020, Action, Awareness, Coaching, Diet, Education, Energy, Family Health, Fermentation, Food, Fresh Food, Goals, Grocery Shopping, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Inflammation, Mindfulness, Motivation, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Simple Food, Sugar Free, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods, Nutritionalist Megan Barefoot

The Perfect Diet Dilemma - Is there a perfect human diet?

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Want to Live Longer? Here's What You Need!
2020, Aging, Prevention, Action, anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, Awareness, bloating, Blood Pressure, Brain Health, Certified, Cholesterol, circulation, Coaching, Detoxification, Digestion, Diet, Digestive System, Education, Energy, Family Health, Fermentation, Food, Fresh Food, Gut Bugs, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, High Fiber, Holistic, Hydration, Hypertension, Immune System, Inflammation, intestinal discomfort, Keto Friendly, Mental Health, Micro-flora, Microbiome, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Practical Nutrition, Real Food, Simple Food, Skeletal System, Skin Health, Sugar Free, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot 2020, Aging, Prevention, Action, anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, Awareness, bloating, Blood Pressure, Brain Health, Certified, Cholesterol, circulation, Coaching, Detoxification, Digestion, Diet, Digestive System, Education, Energy, Family Health, Fermentation, Food, Fresh Food, Gut Bugs, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, High Fiber, Holistic, Hydration, Hypertension, Immune System, Inflammation, intestinal discomfort, Keto Friendly, Mental Health, Micro-flora, Microbiome, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Practical Nutrition, Real Food, Simple Food, Skeletal System, Skin Health, Sugar Free, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot

Want to Live Longer? Here's What You Need!

Live Longer AND Live Well Longer - There is a misconception out there that our health has improved because we are living longer. If you look at the statistics for Canada in 1970 the average lifespan was almost 73 years and as of 2019, that number has risen to 80 years for males and 84 years for females. But the question must be asked, are we living WELL longer?

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Stressed? Adrenal Fatigue Continued...
2019, Adrenal System, Awareness, Brain Health, Certified, Coaching, Digestion, Emotional Eating, Emotions, Energy, Fitness, Food, Fresh Food, Goals, Gut Bugs, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Inflammation, Mental Health, Microbiome, Mindfulness, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Paleo Friendly, Self Care, Self Love, Simple Food, Sleep, Stress, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness, Yoga Megan Barefoot 2019, Adrenal System, Awareness, Brain Health, Certified, Coaching, Digestion, Emotional Eating, Emotions, Energy, Fitness, Food, Fresh Food, Goals, Gut Bugs, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Inflammation, Mental Health, Microbiome, Mindfulness, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Paleo Friendly, Self Care, Self Love, Simple Food, Sleep, Stress, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness, Yoga Megan Barefoot

Stressed? Adrenal Fatigue Continued...

Guidelines to help overcome adrenal fatigue

Last week’s blog covered what Adrenal Fatigue is and its many signs and symptoms. It is a very relevant topic today as many of our clients have or are experiencing various stages of this condition. Many people are constantly bombarded with stress. Stress from everyday life, family, relationships, work, finances, social media and the list goes on.

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Have You Fallen Off the Wagon??
2019, Binge Eating, Certified, Choices, Coaching, Detoxification, Digestion, Diet, Education, Emotional Eating, Energy, Food, Goals, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Inflammation, Mindfulness, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Organic, Self Care, Self Love, swaps, Weight Loss, Whole Foods, Wellness, Back On Track Megan Barefoot 2019, Binge Eating, Certified, Choices, Coaching, Detoxification, Digestion, Diet, Education, Emotional Eating, Energy, Food, Goals, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Inflammation, Mindfulness, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Organic, Self Care, Self Love, swaps, Weight Loss, Whole Foods, Wellness, Back On Track Megan Barefoot

Have You Fallen Off the Wagon??

Tips to Getting Back On Track

On January 1st most of us made promises to ourselves that 2019 will be different, promises like getting our eating on track, sticking to a plan, losing some extra weight and finally starting to feel better. How’s that going?

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Healthy Swaps
2019, Antioxidant, Brain Health, Certified, Challenge, Choices, Cleansing, Coaching, Diet, Digestion, Education, Energy, Food, Fresh Food, Goals, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Inflammation, Keto Friendly, Microbiome, Mindfulness, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Self Care, Weight Loss, Vegetarian, Vegan Friendly, Wellness, Whole Foods, swaps, Simple Food Megan Barefoot 2019, Antioxidant, Brain Health, Certified, Challenge, Choices, Cleansing, Coaching, Diet, Digestion, Education, Energy, Food, Fresh Food, Goals, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Inflammation, Keto Friendly, Microbiome, Mindfulness, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Self Care, Weight Loss, Vegetarian, Vegan Friendly, Wellness, Whole Foods, swaps, Simple Food Megan Barefoot

Healthy Swaps

Healthy Food Swaps

Now that you are well into the New Year, how are your nutrition and wellness goals going for you? Are you finding it challenging to prepare meals that are healthier? I know for me, it has been more effective to start with simple food substitutions that I can slowly build on. Exchanging a few ingredients in recipes could lead to big results. You may find that you start to like how these new ingredients taste and will actually crave more healthy options while cooking.

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New Year - New Food
2019, Antioxidant, Choices, Cleansing, Coaching, Detoxification, Digestion, Education, Energy, Food, Fresh Food, Goals, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holidays, Holistic, Inflammation, Microbiome, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Organic, Self Care, Self Love, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot 2019, Antioxidant, Choices, Cleansing, Coaching, Detoxification, Digestion, Education, Energy, Food, Fresh Food, Goals, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holidays, Holistic, Inflammation, Microbiome, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Organic, Self Care, Self Love, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot

New Year - New Food

When Did You Last Try a New Food?

It’s the new year, we’re all resolving to get healthy and try to make this the year that we change our ways and hit our goals. So, my question to you is this, when’s the last time you tried a new food? I know, I know, you have your routine, you have your way of doing things, you are doing what works for you but, how’s that working out? I believe the definition of insanity goes some thing like doing the same thing and expecting different results.

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Did You Resolve to the Same Resolution Again this Year?
2019, Challenge, Choices, Cleansing, Coaching, Detoxification, Diet, Digestion, Education, Energy, Fitness, Food, Goals, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holidays, Holistic, Hydration, Inflammation, Microbiome, Mindfulness, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Organic, Self Care, Self Love, Stress, Sugar Free, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot 2019, Challenge, Choices, Cleansing, Coaching, Detoxification, Diet, Digestion, Education, Energy, Fitness, Food, Goals, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holidays, Holistic, Hydration, Inflammation, Microbiome, Mindfulness, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Organic, Self Care, Self Love, Stress, Sugar Free, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot

Did You Resolve to the Same Resolution Again this Year?

New Years Accountability

by Penny DeJager and Megan Barefoot

It’s two weeks into 2019 and it’s time to check in and see if you are still following your resolution. I had one friend resolve to a “dry January” and has slipped up already. This friend didn’t just slip up, they have given up! Another friend was going cold turkey on sugar. They lasted ten days and gave in to half a chocolate bar to deal with the withdrawal headaches. Big goals can mean Big results but they might also need Big support!

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An Addition to the No Shoes Team
Certified, Coaching, Education, Energy, Fitness, Food, Fresh Food, Goals, Gut Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Inflammation, Mindfulness, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Organic, Self Care, Self Love, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot Certified, Coaching, Education, Energy, Fitness, Food, Fresh Food, Goals, Gut Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Inflammation, Mindfulness, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Organic, Self Care, Self Love, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot

An Addition to the No Shoes Team

New Addition to No Shoes Nutrition

Today is a special day. I am pleased to be introducing to the world to a new addition here at No Shoes Nutrition. Penny DeJager, a former student of mine at the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, impressed me so much with her knowledge and love of nutrition last year that after her graduation this past September I asked Penny if she would consider joining No Shoes Nutrition to bring her knowledge base and expertise and join the team. I was delighted when her answer was yes!

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Feel your Feelings to End Emotional Eating
Brain Health, Certified, Coaching, Diet, Energy, Food, Fresh Food, Goals, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Inflammation, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Self Care, Self Love, Stress, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods, Emotions, Emotional Eating, Binge Eating Megan Barefoot Brain Health, Certified, Coaching, Diet, Energy, Food, Fresh Food, Goals, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Inflammation, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Self Care, Self Love, Stress, Weight Loss, Wellness, Whole Foods, Emotions, Emotional Eating, Binge Eating Megan Barefoot

Feel your Feelings to End Emotional Eating

Let’s talk about eating our feelings.

Too often we use food as a physical weapon to conjure a happier feeling within ourselves when things aren’t going well. Most of us were never taught to sit and feel our feelings or understand that if you do have a bad day it’s okay to feel bad. We are scared to feel our feelings and being surrounded by social media where everyone only takes pictures of themselves living their most amazing lives, does not help things.

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The Myth of "Fresh" Food
Antioxidant, Certified, Clean 15, Coaching, Diet, Digestion, Digestive System, Drinks, Education, Energy, Fermentation, Food, Fresh Food, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Keto Friendly, Micro-flora, Mindfulness, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Organic, Raw Foods, Self Care, Self Love, Sugar Free, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness Megan Barefoot Antioxidant, Certified, Clean 15, Coaching, Diet, Digestion, Digestive System, Drinks, Education, Energy, Fermentation, Food, Fresh Food, Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Healthy, Holistic, Hydration, Keto Friendly, Micro-flora, Mindfulness, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Organic, Raw Foods, Self Care, Self Love, Sugar Free, Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian, Weight Loss, Wellness Megan Barefoot

The Myth of "Fresh" Food

How Fresh is Fresh?

So, you have decided to make a change this season and start investing in your health. You are going to make a BIG effort to buy your fruits and veggies fresh and eat them raw as you have read that this can be best for your health. But what does fresh mean and how fresh are the fruits and vegetables in the grocery store?

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Traditional Diets
Brain Health, Coaching, Digestion, Energy, Fat, Food, Fresh Food, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Holistic, Inflammation, Keto Friendly, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Paleo Friendly, Self Care, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot Brain Health, Coaching, Digestion, Energy, Fat, Food, Fresh Food, Gut Health, Health, Health Coach, Holistic, Inflammation, Keto Friendly, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Paleo Friendly, Self Care, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot

Traditional Diets

What we can Learn from Traditional Diets

In the 1930s, a Cleveland dentist named Weston A. Price, DDS, traveled to isolated parts of the world to study the dental health of people unaffected by Western civilization. His studies revealed that dental caries and deformed dental arches, which resulted in crooked teeth, were the result of nutritional deficiencies and not genetically inherited as previously believed.

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Could it be Adrenal Fatigue?
Brain Health, Coaching, Digestion, Energy, Food, Gut Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Holistic, Inflammation, Mental Health, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Organic, Sleep, Sugar Free, Unplug, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot Brain Health, Coaching, Digestion, Energy, Food, Gut Health, Health Coach, Health Food, Holistic, Inflammation, Mental Health, Natural, Nutrients, Nutrition, Nutrition Coach, Nutritionist, Organic, Sleep, Sugar Free, Unplug, Wellness, Whole Foods Megan Barefoot

Could it be Adrenal Fatigue?

Could it be Adrenal Fatigue?

Daily living can be stressful which can be hard on the adrenals.  Stress disrupts the homeostasis of the body and the body responds with the nervous system and with chronic stress the adrenal glands.  Prolonged stress can be VERY hard on the body and what is interesting is a lot of us don’t acknowledge our stress because we just handle our lives on a day-to-day basis.

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Day Eleven - Holiday Health Challenge
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Day Eleven - Holiday Health Challenge

The Holidays are filled with deliciousness.  There are gingerbread cookies, shortbread cookies, pecan pies, pumpkin pies, eggnog, hot buttered rum and many more unbelievably amazing confections.  Sometimes I run into people who are literally eating themselves through the holidays.  Did you know that most people who pack on a few pounds every holiday rarely take those pounds off in January?

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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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