Although commonly carved into jack-o-lanterns for Halloween or made into pies emblematic of the fall season, pumpkin is so much more! If its bright orange flesh isn’t enough to give away that it’s a storehouse of vitamins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants, you might be interested to know that this humble vegetable is also low in calories and carbohydrates. The low glycemic load of pumpkin, combined with its low calorie content, makes pumpkin a great choice for keeping blood sugar stable as you lose weight! Even better is that canned pumpkin is an affordable and excellent substitute for fresh – just make sure to purchase pure pumpkin and not pumpkin pie filling! Try the following delicious recipes and enjoy some fall flavour while discovering one of the best weight loss treats around!

You'll find us in Liberty Village, just above the Exhibition Place in Toronto:
South of King between Dufferin and Strachan.

Call us, we're at 416-792-5500 or fax us at 416-792-8600
For a Holistic Nutrition appointment, please call - 416-792-7400

Our store hours are:
Mon to Fri - 11am-7pm
Sat - 12pm-6pm
Sun - 11am-3pm

Specializations:

1. Health food store offering an excellent variety of brands including professional supplements and professional homeopathy

2. Healthy cooking, lifestyle classes. We design our classes to educate about food and to teach how to deal with lifestyle issues such as stress, candida or pros/cons of dieting

3. Holistic nutrition and FirstLine therapy consulting. We also have a herbalist and allergy elimination professionals who offer their services from our location

The choices you make today and tomorrow can greatly improve your prospects for the future. The following are 5 healthy habits of the planet’s longest-lived people – by adopting them, you will optimize your lifestyle for a longer, healthier life!

There are plenty of temptations when travelling for work or pleasure that can divert you from your healthy eating habits. Whether you’re travelling by plane, train or automobile, you leave behind the comforts of home and the security of your kitchen. With some advanced planning, however, travelling doesn’t have to mean the end of your diet.

With all the talk about Vitamin D, it is important to remember, that in foods like butter (from gradd-fed cows), egg yolks and cod liver oil, they are always together. Once a standard supplement in traditional European societies, cod liver oil provides fat-soluble vitamins A and D, Dr. Weston A. Price found present in the diet of primitives in amounts ten times higher than in modernized diets. Cod liver oil supplements are a must for women and their male partners, to be taken for several months before conception, and for women during pregnancy. Growing children will also benefit greatly from a small daily dose.

Cod liver oil is also rich in eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docasahexaenoic acid (DHA). The body makes these fatty acids from omega-3 linolenic acid. EPA is as an important link in the chain of fatty acids that ultimately results in prostaglandins, localized tissue hormones while DHA is very important for the proper function of the brain and nervous system.

Rachelle Wood writes for the Prince Edward Island magazine Panache. Here is her article from Spring 2009 where she shares tips to stay healthy and well all year long.

Are you determined to lose weight this year?  Well, the good news is that shedding those extra pounds doesn’t have to be difficult.  Many times, a few simple mistakes are all it takes to derail even the most well-intentioned dieting efforts.  Here are 5 mistakes I often see dieters make that can jeopardize their weight loss success, along with a few ways on how to fix them.

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