Recipe: The Best Way to Make Tempeh

First and foremost, let’s talk about what tempeh actually is? What is Tempeh? Tempeh is typically fermented soybeans (although you can get all sorts of different tempeh like chickpea tempeh, grain tempeh, or green pea tempeh). Tempeh is like tofu’s more nutritious sister. Why is tempeh so nutritious you might ask? Well for starters, tempeh…

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Everything You Need to Know About GABA: the ‘Calming Hormone’

Today we’re unpacking the very important neurotransmitter…GABA, otherwise known as gamma-aminobutyric acid.  Often referred to as our ‘calming hormone’ GABA is the body’s ultimate stress reliever. When stress hormones like cortisol run rampant, GABA steps in to shut it down – preventing us from feeling too anxious.  Unfortunately, many lifestyle factors can throw GABA off,…

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Progesterone & the Anxiety Connection

If you followed along last week, you may remember us chatting all things Progesterone! We covered what exactly progesterone is, the role it serves, the estrogen : progesterone ratio, symptoms of deficiency, and what you can start doing to support this vital hormone.  If you haven’t taken a look yet, I’d encourage you to check…

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Protein & Anxiety: What to Know & What Sources to Include?

Protein is a BIG topic in the world of nutrition (with many conflicting theories)! And when it comes to eating to ease anxiety – it’s such an important one to understand in full! So let’s get into it! First and foremost, let’s talk about why including high quality protein sources is absolutely essential for keeping…

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Common Food Ingredients that Can Trigger or Worsen Anxiety

If you’ve read other articles around here, you likely know that our nutrition can have a HUGE impact on our anxiety levels! Whether it be through blood sugar levels, our gut health, hormone balance, vitamin & mineral levels – and so much more – there’s no doubt the way we eat impacts how we feel…

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Mediterranean Inspired Nourish Bowl

I’m pretty positive you’re about to be blown away by this incredibly fresh, nourishing, and delicious Mediterranean Inspired Nourish Bowl recipe! 🙂 It’s vegan and made with simple ingredients such as millet, baked yams, chickpeas, hummus, black olives, zucchini, cherry tomatoes, and so much more! If I had to pick a favourite type of food,…

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Should I eat Grains? And If So, What Should I Know?

Getting Grounded with Grains blog series

‘Getting Grounded with Grains’: Article 1 of 4 Written By: McKenna Garrison & Meg De Jong An Introduction to Grains Welcome to the first official post of the ‘Getting Grounded with Grains’ 4 Part Blog Series!  In this introductory article to grains, you’re going to learn everything you need to know about both purchasing and…

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Does Gardening Help to Ease Anxiety?

Okay friends – it’s time I finally share a GARDENING x ANXIETY post, because these 2 topics are some of the most near and dear to my heart! In this blog post, I’ll be answering the question “Does Gardening Help to Ease Anxiety?” To save you the suspense, I’m going to say it right off…

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How Does Nutrition Impact Anxiety?

Meg De Jong nutrition impact anxiety

Often times, when I tell people I’m a nutritionist who specializes in anxiety, people will say something like – “oh wow I didn’t know nutrition impacted anxiety!” And then I get to have a beautiful conversation about the many, many ways it really does! So, in case you aren’t too aware of the major ways…

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Top Supplements for Anxiety

Meg De Jong supplements for anxiety

This blog post was sponsored by MegaFood Canada I should preface this article by stating that one of the best ways to restore any deficiencies in the body is to focus on consuming more of an organic whole foods based diet! Learn more HERE about the ways your nutrition can impact your anxiety. However, especially…

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