The Power of Stillness
"We have forgotten what rocks and plants still know - we have forgotten how to be - to be still - to be ourselves - to be where life is...
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Marie Belzile-Davidson, MS, RDN, LD
- Sep 15
- 5 min
Blood Sugar Management, Insulin, and Inflammation
Sugar in our blood is inherently a good thing, we need it to survive. The sugar circulating in our bloodstream, known as blood glucose,...
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Marie Belzile-Davidson, MS, RDN, LD
- Aug 24
- 4 min
Eating Well When Dining Out
A big part of eating well for your health is consistency. In the United States, the average person eats away from home multiple times per...
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Marie Belzile-Davidson, MS, RDN, LD
- Aug 9
- 5 min
How to Hack Your Habits
Have you ever experienced the following? You want to start a new habit. A habit you know is beneficial to your well-being, that will help...
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Marie Belzile-Davidson, MS, RDN, LD
- Jul 28
- 6 min
Everything You Need to Know About the Gut-Brain Axis
Our brain, or "command central part 1" as I like to think of it, is connected to every part of our body. The link between our brain and...
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Marie Belzile-Davidson, MS, RDN, LD
- Jul 13
- 5 min
How Food Affects Your Mood
When you are feeling down, what do you tend to gravitate towards? Binge-watching your favorite series of the moment? Calling a good...
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Marie Belzile-Davidson, MS, Dietetic Intern
- Jun 16
- 7 min
Nutrition for Perimenopause and Menopause
Menopause is defined as 12 months after a woman’s last period. On average, this happens around the age of 51 but can vary from person to...
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Marie Belzile-Davidson, MS, Dietetic Intern
- May 12
- 6 min
Managing Fibromyalgia Through Diet and Lifestyle
Fibromyalgia is one of the most common chronic pain conditions. It feels like pain or tenderness that is sensitive to the touch, can...
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Marie Belzile-Davidson, MS, Dietetic Intern
- Apr 27
- 7 min
Food Allergies vs. Sensitivities vs. Intolerances
Ever wonder what the differences are between a food allergy, a food sensitivity, and a food intolerance? All three of these are food...
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Marie Belzile-Davidson, MS, Dietetic Intern
- Apr 12
- 5 min
What factors influence your weight? (Hint - It's not just calories)
Body weight is not as simple as calories in versus calories out. You have likely heard this oversimplified equation before. While...
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Marie Belzile-Davidson, MS, Dietetic Intern
- Mar 30
- 3 min
Blood Sugar and Heart Health
Did you just read sugar and automatically think, "bad?" You are not alone. For years, I was scared of sugar in any form - added sugar,...
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Marie Belzile-Davidson, MS, Dietetic Intern
- Mar 16
- 3 min
Tips for Improving Your Sleep Hygiene
Sleep hygiene is just a fancy way of describing sleeping habits. You may have heard of countless ways to get better sleep, but here are a...
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Marie Belzile-Davidson, MS, Dietetic Intern
- Mar 3
- 3 min
What are sprouted foods?
When I was a little kid, we would go visit my grandparents for weeks on end each summer. All of my grandparents loved to garden but my...
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Marie Belzile-Davidson, MS Nutrition Student
- Jan 31
- 5 min
Nutrition Sustainability Series Part 2: Building Sustainable Health Habits
As yourself: what tasks do I do every day that are second nature? Any tasks, not just health-related ones. Now, think back and identify...
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Marie Belzile-Davidson, MS Nutrition Student
- Jan 10
- 4 min
Nutrition Sustainability Series Part 1: Food Sustainability
As a global community, we generate an exorbitant amount of food waste. Worldwide, about one-third of the food produced for human...
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Marie Belzile-Davidson, MS Nutrition Student
- Dec 22, 2021
- 3 min
Instead of a New Year's resolution, try adopting a new mantra!
Are all the posts and conversations about New Year’s resolutions and setting lofty goals for 2022 making your head spin? You are not...
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Marie Belzile-Davidson, MS, RDN, LD
- Dec 15, 2021
- 4 min
How to add more antioxidants to your diet!
Antioxidants. You have likely heard of them, but what are they? It seems like there is a general belief that antioxidants are beneficial...
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Marie Belzile-Davidson, MS, RDN, LD
- Nov 28, 2021
- 4 min
Things to do, aside from eating, when you're truly not hungry.
We've all been there - we know we truly are not hungry but we just want to eat something! That being said, this blog is not intended to...
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Marie Belzile-Davidson, MS, RDN, LD
- Oct 13, 2021
- 3 min
Are you getting enough fiber from your diet?
At The Functional Kitchen, we like to think of fiber as nature's broom for our digestive system. Before we dive into the benefits of...
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Marie Belzile-Davidson, MS, RDN, LD
- Sep 30, 2021
- 6 min
What is inflammation and how can you manage it?
Chances are, you have heard of “inflammation.” After all, we talk about it all the time here at The Functional Kitchen! What is...
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