A blog about how stress can impact your body composition and health related goals. We dive into how stress can be a help or hindrance and how to get the right amount of stress for your goals

A blog all about the benefits of sleep and how not getting enough can impact your health and body composition goals. We also discuss our strategies for optimizing your sleep so you can look, feel, and perform your best!

This blog is to help you learn all about your menstrual cycle, what to expect in each phase, and how to improve the health of your cycle!!

Talking about female reproductive health is still a bit of a taboo subject- sometimes it makes people uncomfortable. We have found that the more we can inform on a subject, the less taboo it feels as we start to understand it! And what better thing for us to understand than our own bodies?! So, let’s dive into learning more about our menstrual cycle!h phase, and how to improve the health of your cycle!!

Welcome to spooky season, aka October, or, as we like to know it… Pumpkin season.

If you are like us, when the leaves start changing and the weather gets chillier, all you crave is warm cozy flavours.

In today’s blog, we are going to share with you all of our favourite travel tips! These tips are things we teach our YQL nutrition clients, but we also wanted to share them with you so that you can look and feel your best this summer (and all year round) while traveling/vacationing!

Let’s break down a topic that is quite controversial and that we get asked about a LOT….

Intermittent fasting (IF)!

In this blog, we will cover:

• What is intermittent fasting

• Potential benefits of intermittent fasting

• How intermittent fasting may affect hormones

• Who should NOT use intermittent fasting

If you follow anyone on social media (including us!) in the health and wellness realm, you have most likely heard of the term “reverse dieting”. Although this term is brought up often, it often isn’t unpacked enough so that you actually understand what reverse dieting truly is.

This guide is to help empower pregnant women to feel confident with their workouts during all stages of pregnancy. It is our hope this guide will help you make adjustments and decisions related to your training so you can continue to enjoy your workouts throughout your pregnancy.

Is this a “good” food?

Is this a “bad” food?

Can I eat that?

Are carbs bad?

Is that “healthy”?

Have you ever asked yourself or said these things aloud?

In this blog we will be breaking down our nutritional hierarchy looking at whole foods, our philosophy around food, and how we are team #nobadfoods.

Fad diets…

Do they work?

Are they beneficial?

Can they be harmful?

Let’s dive into fad diets and look at the facts, the myths, and alternative options to help you hit your goals! This time of year, we are often bombarded with “quick fix” plans and methods that are guaranteed to “get you results in 30 days”.

We are fast approaching December, which means…

CHRISTMAS IS COMING!!!

If that sentence gave you feelings of anxiety, dread, or doubt in your ability to hit your goals, this blog is for YOU!

Time to bust some myths and bring some awareness to a very interesting topic…

Let’s talk about… MENOPAUSE!

Regardless of what age you are, we would encourage you to read this blog to learn more about perimenopause and menopause. Why do we suggest learning about perimenopause/menopause even if you are, say 20 years old?

We are back at it with another blog diving into our hierarchy of a healthy lifestyle! Today’s topic… The benefits of Resistance training and Non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT). We know there can be a lot of confusing information out there, but don’t worry, we will break down these topics so that you can understand their benefits in a simple, applicable way!

In today’s blog, we will be continuing our series of YQL Nutrition’s Hierarchy for a healthy lifestyle by looking at MACRONUTRIENTS!

First thing’s first… what are Macronutrients?!

Macronutrients (“macros”) make up the calories in the food that we eat and serve different roles and functions within our bodies. The three macronutrients are protein, carbohydrates, and fats.

Summer is upon us, and we know that it can be a challenge balancing your goals with all the changes that happen during the summertime – change in routine, more social events, cold drinks on your deck, and going away on summer vacation. However, just because there are all of these changes that come with summer, it doesn’t mean that you cant still make progress toward your goals; and it also doesn’t mean that you have to miss out on all the fun that summer has to offer.

Today, we will be sharing our top ten tips to thrive in the summertime!

We are BACK to chat about the next level of YQL Nutrition’s pyramid for a healthy lifestyle… First, we started with the importance of having a plan that is specific to the INDIVIDUAL, then we looked at the importance of adopting healthy lifestyle habits, and now we are going to chat about ENERGY BALANCE!

As we introduced in our blog “The Foundation for Success Begins with a Healthy Lifestyle”, behaviour and lifestyle habits is the foundation of our pyramid; and consistency with your actions is the key to long-term sustained results.

we know that all the information out there about how to care for yourself during pregnancy can be overwhelming. As nutrition coaches we have identified a need for more education surrounding nutrition, healthy habits, and pregnancy.

Ever wonder what makes up a Healthy and Sustainable lifestyle? Over the next few blogs, we are going to go over the “Hierarchy for a Healthy Lifestyle”, that we at YQL Nutrition use to empower our clients to look, feel, and perform their very best with an approach they can feel confident in doing for a lifetime.

Relaxation Activities…. also known as: Down-Regulating Activities, Stress-Relieving Activities, Rejuvenating Activities, Parasympathetic Activities

ALL aimed to DECREASE stress, cortisol, and anxiety; and ENHANCE calm, happiness, focus, & mental clarity