SHANNON HAGEL

Yes, there are lots of different kinds of salt: pink, iodized, kosher, sea, etc. They come from salt mines in the ground, or from evaporating the water out of salt water. What they all have in common is that infamous mineral that I’m going to talk about below: sodium. In food, salt is used for both flavour, and as a preservative. Salt helps to preserve food by drawing out the water that bacteria and mold need to grow. Hence, preserving the food from spoiling as quickly. Would

The ketogenic diet is a very low carb, very high-fat diet. It has recently gained a lot of popularity in the wellness sphere because of some of its health benefits. A ketogenic diet has been shown to help some people lose weight (yes, even with high fat). It can also help improve certain health conditions, like epilepsy in children. Here we will tackle how it reprograms your metabolism (for “ketosis”), and whether or not it’s something for you to consider. WHAT IS “KETOSIS?”

Do you ever feel a bit “overextended” in the belly after a meal? Perhaps your spirit animal is less like an Eagle and more like a gassy antelope?” Does a meal ever leave you with a 5 months pregnant food baby? Well, bloating is common. Up to 25-30% of people experience it regularly. That means 1 in 3 to 4 people in an elevator is a ticking time bomb! It happens when you have trouble digesting. The symptoms come from excess gas, reactions to foods, or food not moving through

The Calgary Stampede. A second Christmas season, trading sweaters for daisy dukes, and good tidings for YA-HOO’s. Love it or hate it, it is one of the most anticipated times of the year in YYC. Filled with pancake breakfasts, day drunk shenanigans, and deep fried EVERYTHING on a stick. It can be hard not to get sucked into the cowboy whimsy of it all. So how do you have a fun filled stampede without gaining 10 pounds all the while NOT feeling deprived? Seems like a tall or