Scratchy throat, fever, stuffy nose and the host of other symptoms that come along for the ride…here are 15 ways to survive the cold & flu season naturally.

If you’ve been paying attention at all to the fitness and nutrition world, you would have come across this new ‘fad’ diet. Much like paleo, the ketogenic diet is steeped in controversy… dietitians seem to hate it, athletes and bloggers seem to love it…

And with so many books, blogs and articles to read through it can be so tough  to know what’s healthy and what’s not.

I love burgers.  In fact, I had a great burger last week at one of my favorite burger joints in Ottawa – Hintonburger.    Seriously. If you live in Ottawa and haven’t had ‘The Hintonburger’ make it a priority.

Apart from the superior taste and their brand new digs on Wellington St, one of the best things is that Hintonburger buys their beef from a farm located exactly 56.1km from their kitchen.  Not only that but these cows are of the pasture raised, drug-free variety.

Last week I announced our Monthly Challenge for August: Eat Veggies With Every Meal!

I also shared 5 big reasons why you need to eat more vegetables – Check out the post here.

Since then I’ve received a bunch of messages that all say something to the effect of:

“I get the whole idea of eating more veggies but… For breakfast? That’s preposterous!”