We’ve all heard this before, “80% of any fitness goal is eating right”. But, is this really true? To answer this question one must consider the level of fitness they stand in, their fitness goals, and their current eating habits. Take, for example somebody who is obese with poor eating habits and little exercise experience. Considering they’ve never [...]

3 Keys To Maximize Your Muscle Mass
1. Proper Nutrition
Yes, eating more is obviously necessary, but don’t overlook the quality of your food. Without optimal amounts of vitamins, minerals, essential fats, amino acids, and all the goodies that our cells require, those extra calories only provide “cheap gas”, and our bodies work harder to process it. They are [...]

Vancouver Personal Training tip, Weight Loss Plateaus.
The plateau is a dieter’s bane and even the best of us can end up at a stage in our weight loss where it seems like nothing works anymore. Even if you have been losing weight for sometime, it is incredibly discouraging to reach that point where you suddenly [...]

Personal Trainer Vancouver Fitness Tip, Mindless Eating

Do you ever sit down and eat an entire bag of chips, bucket of popcorn or a whole pizza? When you think of these actions, they are ridiculous, yet they are a common place in today’s society. There are reasons why we all do this and here are a [...]

Vancouver Nutritionist Janine Bolton on Celiac Disease
Celiac disease is an immune disorder that, like most autoimmune diseases, is becoming more and more common. Although awareness of the disease is increasing, most people still don’t understand it or take it seriously. If you think you might have it, consult a Nutritionist in your area for a [...]

Nutritionist Food of the Week: Coconut oil. I was recently asked about the benefits of coconut oil, or if there were any. A few years back, coconut oil was all the rage in the fitness industry. So what’s the deal?
At first glance, coconut oil certainly doesn’t seem very healthy. It is about 90% saturated fat [...]

Welcome to Nutritionist Health Tip ”Food of the Week” – week one! Each week I’m going to feature one of nature’s fabulous edible creations (or the odd man-made one), and attempt to convince you why should eat it, or maybe why not. First up: broccoli!!
Broccoli gets a bad rap sometimes, and I’m here to stick up [...]

This weeks Personal Trainer Nutrition Tip: Red MeatNeed another reason to cut back on the red meat? A recent study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine looked at over 545, 000 people (!) between the ages of 50 and 71, over a period of 10 years. It’s not news that a lot of red [...]

Personal Trainer Tip – High Fructose Corn Syrup – The Ugly Truth
High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS’s) are found in many processed foods and beverages including soft drinks, salad dressing, yogurt, and even cereals (like raisin bran!). The ugly truth about HFCS’s is that their artificial chemical structure creates havoc in our bodies.
Numerous studies have [...]

Is splenda dangerous? – Your Vancouver Personal Trainer Nutritionist tip of the week.  A new study recently published in the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health has the chairman of Citizens for health in the U.S. up in arms over a recent study and the FDA’s failure to revoke its approval of the artificial sweetener [...]