Leslie's Featured Content : 33 Articles

If you read the newspaper or watch the news, it’s impossible to ignore the dozens of reports about studies linking diet to health. Today we’re faced with the task of trying to make sense of an overwhelming amount of health information. Conflicting news stories, fad diets, “cure-all” supplements and a growing number of supercharged foods can leave the head of even savviest consumer spinning.
 
Here, you’ll find articles that translate the latest science into smart eating strategies. Leslie sorts facts from fiction to help you and your family follow a healthful diet. The articles in this section will help you navigate the grocery store, restaurant menus, and the supplement aisle in the health food store. Leslie’s goal is to help you make healthy, sustainable changes to your diet.  And in the process, she hopes you’ll find that healthy eating is not that complicated after all.

A (food) guide to vitamins and minerals

We've heard over and over that diet rich in whole grains, fruits, vegetables and legumes guards against many health problems including heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and certain…

How to achieve your 2011 weight goal

The parties are over, the leftovers are eaten, and the lingering chocolates have been given away.  Now, finally, you can get to the task at hand - tackling that excess weight you've…

Top strategies to maintain a weight loss

Let's face it.  Losing weight isn't the hard part.  Many of us can lose weight in the short term by following any number of diets.   But few people successfully…

Are hidden sugars sabotaging your health?

You've seen them listed as dextrose, liquid sugar, honey, fructose, high fructose corn syrup, maltose, molasses and a handful of other names on ingredient lists.  More and more, added…

Slow down, you eat too fast

It's not just what you eat that can pack on the pounds.  It's also how you eat.  It seems it pays to be the last person to finish a meal, even if it drives the rest of your…

Berries and other brain-friendly foods

Scan any list of so-called super foods and you'll find berries at the top. They're low in calories, fat free, and a good source of fibre and vitamins. But their superfood status is…

Easy ways to cut 100 calories

Calories can be unkind.   You can sweat for 30 minutes on the treadmill and burn off roughly 200 to 300 depending on your weight (larger bodies burn more calories during exercise).…

A guide to choosing healthy snacks

If you like to snack, you're not alone. According to a recent survey, snacking is on the rise among Canadians. And for many of us, that's not a bad thing. Snacking doesn't have to…

Portion control is the key to successful weight loss

If you've resolved to shed those extra pounds before summer, forget about counting fat grams, carbohydrate blocks, or even calories.  And disregard the notion of a magic bullet. The…

Nutrition myths that won't quit

Avoid baby carrots. Drink eight glasses of water each day. Load up on protein after a workout. Stay away from bread. We get a lot of nutrition advice from friends, family members, the internet…

8 Nutrition Tips That Can Help Save Your Heart

February marks Heart Month, a time when the Heart and Stroke Foundation is urging all Canadians to take inventory of their personal risk factors for heart disease. It's estimated that 8…

Stick to your 2010 weight loss goals

The parties are over, the leftovers are eaten, and the lingering chocolates have been given away.  Now, finally, you can get to the task at hand - tackling that excess weight you've…

Good for you? Or just healthy sounding?

If you're among the majority - 60 percent - of Canadians who are making an effort to adopt a healthier diet, chances are you're trying to eat more vegetables, fibre and whole grains,…