Food as Medicine | Naturopath Michelle Savard

What does Holistic Health Mean?

I am a holistic health practitioner but what does that really mean? Holistic is twofold, firstly, it means taking the entire body into consideration and not seeing each system as independent from each other, as is often done in allopathic medicine. For example, if...

Sun & Sunscreen: What you Need to Know to be Healthy

Sun & Sunscreen:What you Need to Know to Keep Healthy in the Sun this SummerSunscreen to wear or not to wear? I have a confession to make: I am terrible at putting on sunscreen. I know I am a health promotion expert and I am aware of the sun’s harmful effects on...

Vibrant Vegan Buddha Bowl

Vibrant Vegan Buddha Bowl Servings: 1-100Prep Time: 15 minCook Time: 35 minGood For: Lunch & DinnerAbout This Recipe By: Michelle Savard Buddha bowls are a great all-in-one vegan meal containing protein from legumes, whole grains (rice, quinoa, millet...)...

Food & Mood: How Food can help you Feel Happy

Food & Mood:How Food can Help you Feel HappyThe gut-brain relationship is now well known and documented. We know that 90% of our happy neurotransmitter, serotonin, is not made in the brain but in the gut. Research now confirms what many of us already knew: food...

Your Stool is Speaking to You!

The best way to have an idea of your gut health is to look at your stool. Although unappealing as it may sound, we all do it so let's get over the stigma of talking about it! Many different stool analysis tests exist to get a thorough look at what is going on but...

Feeding your Microbiome

The gut microbiome is a critical factor not only to your intestinal health but also for your immune system, brain health, metabolism, healthy weight, heart health and so much more. The good news is that although the study of the microbiome is relatively new, we...

Leaky Gut: What is it? What can I do to heal?

All disease begins in the gut. – Hippocrates In fact today we are seeing that imbalances in the gut can lead to a wide range of health and wellness issues. What is the Gut Anyways? The gut is comprised of the microbiome, an ecosystem comprised of your intestinal...

Creamy Kid-Friendly Pumpkin Soup

Creamy Kid-Friendly Pumpkin SoupThis recipe combines some of my favorite ingredients: pumpkin, coconut oil and tumeric. Tumeric is one of my all-time favorite spices as it is great at reducing inflammation and boosting mood. Servings: 6 servingsPrep Time: 15 minCook...

Tangy Asian Salad

Tangy Asian SaladThis recipe's main ingredient is red cabbage, a vegetable rich in polyphenols, a plant compound that it extremely healthy for your gut, cardiovascular health and metabolic health.Servings: 6 peoplePrep Time: 15 minCook Time: 0 minGood For: Lunch &...

Intolerance Tests

Test To Help You Obtain Optimal HealthIntolerance, food sensitivity or food allergy?Optimizing Your Diet To Work For YouWe’ve all heard of food intolerances but for many it still isn’t clear what they are and how they negatively impact our health. Food allergies are...

Eating Healthy in Turin

Eating healthy does not have to be complicated or expensive. In Turin, the best and cheapest way to get good quality produce is go to the markets or order directly from local farms. My favourite markets here are the local produce markets and organic markets. ...

4 Tips for Making your New Years Resolutions Lasting Habits

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle A new year is a great chance to start over fresh and embark on our path of change and transformation. Whether we have chosen to quit smoking, eat vegetables at every meal or...

5 Free Solutions to Ease Stress Now

Show me an adult who hasn’t suffered from stress this year. I don’t think there is one. When under stress our common sense often goes out the window and we fall back into bad habits more easily. Here are a few reminders of simple actions to take to gain your cool...

Train your Brain to be Happy

Many of us have this strange relationship with happiness where we see it as something we earn once we have worked sufficiently or once we have attained something desired. This is a warped way of seeing happiness as it gives our power away completely to external...

What to Eat this Season: think local produce that will warm you up!

As the weather gets cooler, one way to help our bodies adapt is to provide it food that will keep it warm and in balance with the cold.

Boost your Immune System Now

5 Easy Ways to Protect Yourself from COVID-19 by Boosting Your Immune System Many of us are anxious about the COVID-19 pandemic but other than taking the well publicized precautionary measures such as hygiene, social distancing and isolation there are other...

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Brain Busting & Gut Healing Smoothie

Brain Busting & Gut Healing SmoothieThis recipe is not only for those who are ceilac or gluten-intollerant. Reducing carbohydrate intake is beneficial for everyone especially your microbiome and blood sugar.Servings: 1Prep Time: 10 minCook Time: 0 minGood For:...

Scrumptious Almond Bread

Scrumptious Almond BreadThis recipe is not only for those who are ceilac or gluten-intollerant. Reducing carbohydrate intake is beneficial for everyone especially your microbiome and blood...

Turin Market Tours

Visit the largest outdoor food market in Europe, with me. I will help you navigate and introduce you to all the top stales where you will get the best of what the market has to offer. This market...

Private Cooking Classes

Learn to make staple recipes that serve as medicine to you. Private cooking classes are an extension of a first Naturopathic visit. This allows me to determine your exact body type and create a set of foods and menus that nourish your individual body.

Cauliflower with Pears, Sage and Hazelnuts

This side-dish recipe was taken from Urban Italian, Andrew Carmellini; Recommended by Rachel O'Kaine http://anamericaninturin.wordpress.com/ Keeping in the spirit of slow food here in Torino, here is a recipe made entirely of local, seasonal products. Buon...

Happy Spring Salad

This salad other than being inviting and pretty to look at will put a spring to your step as it is high in important nutrients such as vitamin C, iron and important B vitamins. Rich in pre biotics, full of super healthy plant protein and toped with healthy brain boosting fats it will give you sustained enery to last you till dinner time.

Buckwheat Crêpe Dinner

Everyone is back at school and at work. As I settle into my routine, I am in constant search of easy, quick, satisfying and of course healthy recipe ideas...

Cauliflower with Pears, Sage and Hazelnuts

This side-dish recipe was taken from Urban Italian, Andrew Carmellini; Recommended by Rachel O'Kaine http://anamericaninturin.wordpress.com/ Keeping in the spirit of slow food here in Torino,...

White Bean and Artichoke Dip Recipe

I love bean dip recipes for their convenience and taste. They are a great lunch staple as this protein source can be eaten as a spread in a wrap/sandwich/spring roll or as a dip for vegetables...

Soba Noodles with Tangy Peanut Sauce

This recipe can be added to your 20 minutes or less healthy-recipe-repertoire. You’ll love it because it is gluten-free, dairy-free and full of flavor. Soba noodles are a nutritious alternative...

Millet, Fennel and Beet Green Salad

The summer is not yet over and I am still craving fresh salads. In fact, since I’ve entered my 3rd trimester of pregnancy, salads are the only meals that don’t give me heart burn in the...

Arugula Pesto

Who said pesto was long to make? Whip this delicious recipe up in 15 minutes, max! Why? On top of being ultra-tasty, it is rich in calcium and promotes bone health without containing dairy...

Too-Hot-to-Bake Cake!

Couscous-Fruit Cake This is an easy, quick, fat-free cake recipe perfect for a hot summer day as it requires no baking and it is served chilled. Eat it as a desert, snack or even breakfast but...

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