Celebrate with Compassion
May 10, 2020 No Comments
Celebrate with Compassion By Vesanto Melina, MS, RD About ten percent of Canadians, and similar numbers in many other countries are choosing plant-based meals and
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Who says you can’t turn back your biological clock?
May 3, 2020 No Comments
Who says you can’t turn back your biological clock? Vesanto Melina, MS, Registered Dietitian Recent headlines show that that North Americans now live longer –
Going Plant-based? By Leaps or by Baby Steps?
April 23, 2020 No Comments
Going Plant-based? By Leaps or by Baby Steps? By Vesanto Melina MS, Registered Dietitian Have you been considering a shift towards a plant-based diet? Does
Reversing Chronic Disease: Magic!
April 15, 2020 No Comments
Reversing Chronic Disease: Magic! By Vesanto Melina, MS, RD, with Agathe Mathieu People can be burdened with a chronic illness that they think will be
Redneck: The Word’s History in Nutrition
April 8, 2020 No Comments
Redneck: The Word’s History in Nutrition By Vesanto Melina, MS, RD I was surprised to learn that the word “redneck” has a nutrition-related origin. More
Aging in Great Health!
March 24, 2020 No Comments
Aging in Great Health! Vesanto Melina, MS, Registered Dietitian Why do we age? Getting older, and showing it, and feeling it, involves a buildup of
Plant-based Food Prep.
October 21, 2019 No Comments
Nutrispeak By Vesanto Melina, MS, Registered Dietitian As a dietitian, I learned a lot about which foods rated highest in folate or vitamin C, and
Three Great Ways to Start Your Day
September 21, 2019 No Comments
Nutrispeak By Vesanto Melina and Julia Murray Breakfast! This can be an exciting reason to get up in the morning. (Then again, others prefer to
Coconut Oil: Menace or Miracle?
June 21, 2019 No Comments
Nutrispeak By Vesanto Melina and Brenda Davis Few foods have been at once maligned and acclaimed as much as coconut oil. Some view it as