Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a chronic hormonal disease that involves reproductive hormone imbalances in women, causing excess ovarian cysts and troublesome symptoms like heavy/irregular periods, increased body hair, and painful acne. While some medications can help lessen these symptoms, ...

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS / PCOD) is an endocrine (hormonal) disease which affects a woman’s ovulation and fertility. A key component of PCOS is that it causes insulin resistance, much like diabetes and weight gain. In turn, it can be complicated to choose the right foods and PCOS friendly ...

Acid reflux is a condition that occurs when stomach contents back up from the stomach into the esophagus causing irritation that can cause heartburn and other symptoms such as chest pain or nausea after eating. After ingesting food and swallowing it, it passes from the esophagus to the stomach ...

Let’s be honest, the holiday season can be a challenging time for those of us who try to maintain vegan diets! Classics like eggnog, roasted meats, and butter-filled dishes seem to surround us like magnets this time of year! However, in my recent trip to Italy, I found that there are some festive ...

Ahh...I am currently traveling to meet up with my family in Italy! Pasta, wine, old cathedrals, and winding cobblestone roads are calling my name. Having studied abroad in Rome one summer, I realized one thing quite quickly — Italians living 'La Dolce Vita', (the sweet life) appear to be rather ...

The foods we eat and the way we cook affect our health and that of the planet. Sustainable cooking is a way that helps us take care of the environment, our health and our finances. Likewise, sustainable cooking is a way to help our planet by preventing food from going to waste. Fortunately, there ...

Have you heard of the vegan keto diet? Well, the keto, or ketogenic diet itself has rapidly increased in popularity in recent years, growing from around 3% of the population in 2018, to 6% in 2019 / 2020. A keto diet involves cutting carbohydrates out almost completely - consuming only 20 to 50g ...

Black seed oil (or Nigella sativa) is a small flowering plant that grows in Southwest Asia, the Middle East, Southern Europe, and North Africa. It produces fruits with tiny black seeds. Commonly known as black seed, N. sativa seeds also go by several other names. Additionally, it has been used in ...

Have you ever suffered from bouts of stomach cramping and bloating but never understood where it comes from or why it’s happening? Well the answer could lie within the food that you eat on a day-to-day basis. Many foods are high in something called FODMAP which is responsible for many of the ...

With the arrival of summer, you usually want more fresh, light and tasty dishes, such as salads. These dishes are usually very simple to make, and they are also very versatile and colourful! Almost any ingredient can be good to go into a salad; sprouts, lettuce, tomato, pasta, rice, legumes, tuna, ...