by Melissa Boufounos | Dec 8, 2016 | Nutrition
The Food Marketing Institute recently reported that 71 percent of us are cooking at home more often. As a Nutritionist, that makes me VERY happy to hear! That also means more people are stressing about what to cook for dinner every night. Naturally, home cooking has...
by Melissa Boufounos | Nov 21, 2016 | Concussion Awareness |
A year ago today my life changed completely with a dirty elbow to the head from an opposing teammate. It was during a pre-season hockey tournament in Kitchener, with my new team, Brampton Canadettes Senior A. She received a penalty. I went to the bench, knowing right...
by Melissa Boufounos | Oct 27, 2016 | Nutrition
Whether you’re trying to lose weight, build muscle or improve athletic performance this three step guide to nutrition will apply to you. Step 1: Eliminate nutritional deficiencies More than 80% of the population has at least one nutritional deficiency, and...
by Melissa Boufounos | Oct 19, 2016 | Fitness, Nutrition
I’m sure you’ve heard the expression “no rest for the weary” by now. This implies that you must keep persevering no matter how tired or overworked you are. Maybe you live by this expression – waking up at the crack of dawn to get your first workout of the day in, and...
by Melissa Boufounos | Oct 13, 2016 | Nutrition, Health
Always Getting Sick? Protect your Immune System When training with a high volume of exercise you face immuno-compromise and must take additional steps to protect your immune system. If you don’t pay attention to immune system recovery, you’re more likely to miss...
