What It’s All About
It’s about diet, the food and drink that you consume. It’s also about how and when you eat. It’s about moving your body, it’s about getting your heart rate up, it’s about building muscles especially as we age. It’s about getting a good night’s and making it a priority. It’s about having community, relationships, laughing and having fun.
About me
My expertise lies at the intersection of nutrition, physical activity, sleep optimization, and stress management, recognizing the roles they play in fostering health, vitality and resilience.
I am a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, board certification from CAHN-Pro. I am committed to ongoing education that is reflected in my additional certifications in Functional Microbiome, Functional Immune, Functional Hormone Balance and Functional Longevity. Moreover, I hold trainers level certifications in NLP, hypnotherapy, and Reiki Mastery, augmenting my ability to support holistic wellness transformations through body, mind and spirit.
I serve as a nutrition and wellness speaker, in particular for Goodlife Canada and love nothing more than to present to organizations or groups, sharing insights on how to improve health or on workplace wellness to diverse audiences either online or in person.
And I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that I have a sense of humour that I bring into my talks, well simply because it can be fun.
I am particularly interested in cultivating a healthy microbiome, recognizing its influence on overall health. By addressing key pillars such as nutrition, movement, sleep, and stress, can help individuals optimize their gut health and unlock their full potential for well-being.
And finally, in case you were wondering, I have lots of personal experience in many ailments like Hashimoto’s, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, knee replacement surgery, insomnia, cancer and radiation, weight, cholesterol issues, Parkinson’s disease and dementia. I am also a caregiver. These are the reasons I write my blogs to share what I have learned along the way that might be helpful for others.
If any of this resonates with you, think about connecting to explore how we can collaborate to promote a culture of wellness and vitality for yourself, organization or community.
I do not collect emails nor make promotions although I will from time to time make recommendations or promote someone else if it aligns with me. If you want to be connected, sign up for my Substack where I post my blogs (coming soon, not there yet).
The greatest wealth is health. – Virgil
Microbiome (gut) Testing
How do you know where to start? This is the question. As a nutritionist, it starts with what are the symptoms and then try different approaches to bring balance to the microbiome. When you do a microbiome test, looking at residential bacteria, overgrowth of pathobioant bacteria, pathogens and metabolites, really helps to know at least where to start. Testing is still not perfect and it’s still in the early stages as it can’t tell us everything but this is where we are heading and it’s exciting to witness. Interested in learning more?
What is the microbiome? And why is it important. details coming soon
Top Ten List
- Chew your food, to a paste (this makes the biggest difference – take 20 minutes to eat your meal – it’s not a typo – 20 minutes).
- Eat sufficient protein for your body size, age and activity.
- Eat your green vegetables, think at least 2 cups a day (4 to 6 for the overachievers).
- Eat, if you can, organic foods. Don’t despair if you can’t, just do your best
- Eat a variety of food, don’t keep eating the same foods every day. This will make your microbiome happy.
- Move your body, mixing it up with something you like to do every day: walk, run, dance, cycle, swim, yoga, tai chi, talk the stairs, garden, shovel snow, lift weights or groceries.
- Talk to someone (you like), knock on your neighbours door, call a friend or family member, go out for lunch/dinner with friends, be social, engage in a conversation, even if you think you have nothing to say.
- Laugh. Watch a funny movie, comedy special, YouTube video especially those crazy cats, dogs and baby videos.
- Practice deep breathing. Deep inhale and slow exhale. It’s a practice so practice it every day.
- Chill, do nothing consciously, take some time to day dream, meditate, listen to relaxing music, sit or walk in nature.
Explore Our Blog – work in progress, coming soon.
Testimonials
What attendees had to say about my talks.
“I attended Caryl’s workshop “From Fatigue to Fabulous”, and I came away richer for it. Nothing helps a message get through like humour, and Caryl guided us through her very personal journey with grace and wit. She shared what worked for her and what didn’t, with the firm foundation of her academic background in diet and nutrition.”
PS
Caryl presented a Nutrition Lunch and Learn at our workplace during the October Healthy Workplace Month. The session was informative and Caryl was very knowledgeable. The presentation was easy to follow and she did a great job at engaging the audience within the first few minutes. After the presentation, the attendees expressed positive feedback about the session and a few stuck around with additional questions for Caryl. Overall, everyone enjoyed the session and we would all love to have Caryl come back and speak to our employees again.
LH
Before I attended the talk, I was experiencing days when I was really tired and just didn’t know why. While at the talk, Caryl shared practical information, stories and personal experience of how fatigue shows up. She also shared really valuable information about how we get stuck, and why we don’t seem to change. Caryl then left us with a comprehensive list of useful tips which is now hanging on my refrigerator door so I can refer to it regularly. Thanks for an awesome, useful presentation.
JG
