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Sarah Soper

Sarah Soper

Registered Holistic Nutritionist with a passion for healthy food, sustainability, fitness, and non-toxic living.

Travelling eco-friendly

Smart Products For Eco-Friendly Travel

It doesn’t matter if you’re going on a three-day road trip, a beach vacation, or a backpacking adventure. You’re probably going to use ton of single-use, disposable, plastic waste. While convenient at the time,...

Can Side Effects From Birth Control Pills Mess With Your Head?

Birth control pills make like easier for many women. They can reduce or eliminate cramps, improve your complexion, keep your period predictable, and most importantly, prevent you from getting pregnant. Yay for that! Unfortunately,...

Why You Need To Eat More Fiber

How long does it take for your food to travel through your intestines? You wouldn’t think it would take that long, but all that digestion, absorption, and elimination takes a lot of work. The...
How to make an amazing smoothie

How To Make A Smoothie (An Amazing Smoothie)

Want to learn how to make a smoothie? How about an amazing smoothie? Well, to begin, a smoothie should be three things. Healthy, simple, and not taste like melted gym socks. A Smoothie Should...
alkaline fruits and vegetables

Is Your Acid vs Alkaline Balance Important?

Our blood sits at a pH of 7.4. This means it leans, ever so slightly, alkaline. If something were to happen in our body and this somehow changed, even by a small amount, like...

Take B Vitamins For Stress & So Many Other Things

B Vitamins, A.K.A. The BEST Vitamins. At least that’s what I call them. Not only should you take B vitamins for stress, but for a ton of other reasons too. Here are all the...
Eating soy

Is Soy Bad For You? Or Is It The Best?

There is a lot of controversy around soy, and some of it is pretty extreme. Many people wonder, ‘is soy bad or is it good?’ I’ve been searching through some amazing nutritional sources and...
A basket of raw foods

Why You Need To Eat More Raw Food

When you start to delve deep into nutritional science you realize even your healthiest meals can cause problems down the road. That realization sucks, but it can he helped if you only eat more...

My Attempt At An Entire Day of Eating Only Raw Foods

I just wanted a day of eating only raw food. Is that so much to ask? The other day I really wanted to do a juice fast. When I realized how busy my day...

Perils Of An Underactive Stomach

Digestive problems seem to be one of the most common ailments people complain about; and one of the most medicated. Then again, it’s easier to take a pill and make the pain go away...
Where do you get your protein?

How To Respond To “Where Do You Get Your Protein?”

To Prepare You For This Inevitable Conversation: “Hey, you want half of my turkey sandwich?” “No thanks, I don’t eat meat” “Really? But where do you get your protein?” If you’re vegan, or even...

Want To Do A Potato Cleanse?

What I’ve learned since educating myself in nutrition is that if something is edible there’s a fad diet for it. Some of those diets have merit and are based in actual science, and others...
Probiotics in yogurt

How Probiotics Help

How probiotics help: They’re your happy little bacteria friends. At some point in your life, someone has likely told you that you should be taking probiotics. That someone was probably an Activia commercial telling...

How To Detox Without A ‘Cleanse’

Want to know how to detox? It’s all about the liver. While some people swear by juice cleanses or water fasts to detoxify their body, it isn’t necessary if you have a healthy diet....
foods containing vitamin A

Why Do We Need Vitamin A?

Do we need vitamin A? Maybe it’s just a really good excuse to eat mango. Although, if you enjoy the function of your eyes, appreciate your immune system, and enjoy the use of your...

13 Non-Toxic Beauty Brands at Sephora

If you’re anything like me, you love shopping at Sephora. It’s a beautiful store with perfectly manicured aisles of makeup in a rainbow of colours. The biggest problem I have shopping there, however, is...
sugar in donuts is bad for you

3 Reasons Why Sugar Is Bad For You

Have you ever been told that “sugar is bad for you?” Of course you have. Have you ever asked why that is and been given a generic answer like “it makes you fat?” Most...
Stressed woman at work

Are You Chronically Stressed?

Have you ever wondered if you’re chronically stressed? In other words, does everyday feels like a never ending onslaught of anxiety? There’s an interesting idea about stress. It’s that our bodies simply cannot handle...

6 Sustainable Fashion Brands Made In Canada

I’ve been on the hunt for fashion brands that are not only made from sustainable materials, but are also made entirely in my home country. So far it’s been difficult. Many of the brands...

Some Awesome Brands I Love

This page is a list of all the brands I absolutely love and support. Weather it be for their sustainable practices, the materials they use, or how they treat their workers. Above all, their...