Functional Foods
Functional foods are modified foods or food ingredients that provide health benefits beyond the traditional nutrients it contains. Although foods can provide macronutrients like carbs, fats, protein as well as…
Early Childhood Development
Babies are born with immature brains; they do not have the neurological or cognitive ability to reason and think as an adult mature brain can. Did you know that 90%…
Parenting a child with ADHD
A wise friend once told me “What’s in a diagnosis?”…words that I held on to over the years and use in my practice when working with families. We do not…
Going Vegan? Here are some things to think about.
Concern for the environment is rising and this is causing a shift in the way we eat. There has been a huge growth in veganism and vegetarianism which has so…
Dealing with Anxiety
Most people experience some form of anxiety. In fact, humans are biologically prewired for anxiety. Quick biology lesson: when we were animals on the savannah, we needed some way to…
Carbs, Let’s Be Friends
Carbohydrates are only as complicated as you let them be The carbohydrate. An unsuspecting, cyclic molecule consisting of six carbons. Each of these carbohydrates have a water molecule attached to…
The Truth About Snacking
Wait .. isn’t snacking “bad”? Nope. Snacks can get a bad rap from the ultra-processed “snack foods” found in convenience stores and grocery shelves – but consuming snacks can be…
Our Relationship With Food
Food is such an essential part of our lives – it fuels us, it can bring us joy, it can bring us sadness, it can bring us excitement, and it…
10 Tips to Reduce Anxiety
Over the past decade there’s been a significant increase in the amount of focus and attention given to the subject of mental health. As society has grown in its understanding…
How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome and Start Embracing Your Successes
By Sereena Pigeon, MSc., PhD candidate Psychology intern at openspace clinic Has this ever happened to you? After years of hard work, you finally made it to the end of…
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