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Wintertime in Canada is generally a chilly experience but the opportunity to enjoy skiing or snowshoeing along frosty forest trails is worth braving the possibility of cold fingers and toes. Having a favourite soup waiting for you when you get back is a great way to help warm up. This soup is full of a…
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In November 2023 an interesting study from Stanford University selected pairs of twins to test the health effects of different types of food. This was a randomized controlled trial encompassing 22 pairs of healthy identical twins 18 years of age or older (44 participants) who had signed up in the Stanford Twin Registry database in…
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Did you try the recipe I shared in last week’s blog about a truly healthy chocolate shake? The edemame pods can produce a fibrous quality that may not be just what you’re looking for. Here is a slight variation on the recipe if you prefer a creamier product. Just a simple ingredient substitution, taking out…
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Like many other people, I love chocolate and a chocolate milkshake was one of my favourite treats in the days before 2008 when we drastically altered our diet. For many years after becoming vegan I considered a chocolate shake to be strictly off limits. Then a few years ago it suddenly occurred to me that…
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It always takes me by surprise when someone says that they can’t afford to eat whole-food plant-based. Legumes (beans, peas, chickpeas and lentils) and whole grains (wheat, oatmeal, rice (brown, red, black & wild), quinoa, farro, barley, millet, bulgar, whole-wheat flour, whole-wheat bread, whole-wheat pasta) are the foundation of this way of eating and you’d…
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My name is Debra Harley (BScPhm) and I welcome you to my retirement project, this website. Over the course of a life many lessons are learned, altering deeply-rooted ideas and creating new passions.
