Coco for Chocolate Bread

Family and friends are important parts of life. Often, when family life gets very busy, time spent with good friends becomes more cherished. With my family away for two weeks, I have been extremely mindful to make time to get outside and enjoy a few adventures with good friends. Yesterday I had … [Read more...]

Brotherly Love

Just a few days ago, one of my closets friends of the past 10 years moved 4000+km away, to start a new chapter in his life. Connecting to my emotions around this event has been an interesting exercise as I try to make sense of the the feelings I am experiencing. You see, this was a love affair of … [Read more...]

One Thing Above All Else Saved My Life

There was a time in my life where my daily battles felt as if they were never going to end. Sleepless nights crying myself to bed wondering if things would ever get better. Its been quite the personal journey over the past 15 years lifting myself out of the depths of depression and anxiety and into … [Read more...]

3 Things I Did To Beat My Allergy to Apples

It seems like everyone and their dog suffers from some type of food allergy. A large part of the reason why so many of our friends, family members, co-workers and fellow students suffer from food allergies is a result of our “western” lifestyle. Daily stress combined with overuse of antibiotics and … [Read more...]

Foods that Improve Your Sleep

That horrible feeling when you can't sleep. You toss and turn, as the hours go by, your frustration grows. You have to be up in only a couple hours and you've barely slept. This is the worst, isn't it? The epidemic of sleep deprivation is astounding and it's no surprise that lack of sleep = MEGA … [Read more...]

The gift that keeps on giving. It’s an odd one

Are you looking for the perfect holiday gift to share with a loved one this Christmas? Funny how all the overstocked windows at the shopping mall, stuffed with endless trinkets to stack under the Christmas tree, don't even come close to the value of the gift I'm talking about. Don't get me wrong, … [Read more...]

Tired, frustrated & a bit angry

There is no way to sugarcoat how I am feeling at the moment. Since 2003 I have been a solopreneur, taking care of every part of my business from graphic design, marketing, customer service, sales and so on. As 2015 comes to a close and I look back on the past 12 years, it is true that I have had … [Read more...]

Can a Gluten Free Diet Increase Athletic Performance?

I was recently asked to do a keynote presentation for a chapter of the Canadian Celiac Association. As excited as I am to give this 200+ person room a message of hope and inspiration for a way to alleviate symptoms and overcome this often debilitating disease, those (possibly you or a family member) … [Read more...]

My Dragon’s Den Appearance

As many of you know, I have built a very strong daily practice around engaging intention and thus manifesting amazing things into my life. Perfect examples of this are my own line of food products Ra Energy Foods, my bestselling book The Power of Food, my beautiful family and awesome roof over my … [Read more...]

3 Essential Kitchen Appliances for Healthy Living

The Power of Food kitchen is a bit different than your standard kitchen from whence I grew up. While I do tend to cook things from time to time, the emphasis is to prepare my food as close to its whole state as possible and thus keeping all the nutrients and digestive enzymes intact. Here are a few … [Read more...]