by Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND | Oct 29, 2012 | Asian Medicine, Balance, Digestion, Food, Health, Meditation, Mindfulness, Nutrition
I eat fast. I love taking huge mouthfuls of food and I’m usually the first one finished at the table. Maybe it’s because I’m Italian and have spent years becoming comfortable stuffing my mouth with large, heaping forkfuls, roped in spaghetti.
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by Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND | Oct 27, 2012 | Blog Awards, Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Health, Student, Sunshine Blog Award, Writing
I want to thank Leanne at Eat and Get Moving for my 3rd blog award: The Sunshine Award. Receiving this award today is fitting considering the fact that it’s currently pouring rain outside. It’s an honour to receive recognition from the blogging community, knowing that other people are reading and appreciating your work. So, thanks, Leanne! I highly recommend visiting her blog, which is another good source of sunshine!
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by Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND | Oct 25, 2012 | Balance, Health, Nature, Nature Cure, Naturopathic Philosophy, Naturopathic Principles, Philosophy, Supplements
It’s astounding when I reflect on the fact that three years of immersion in naturopathic medical philosophy haven’t remedied the need for a quick-fix pill. The pill itself has changed, to become more “natural” (with the assumption that natural is far superior to a synthetic derivative of the same drug with similar pharmaceutical effects), but our desire remains the same.
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by Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND | Oct 22, 2012 | Animals, Balance, Botanical Medicine, Colour, Exams, Exercise, Health, Mental Health, Nature, Nature Cure, Outdoors, Parks, Pets, Photography
October 19, 2012 ends another successful midterm week at CCNM. Not including our NPLEX 1 board exam, which was written in August, our first midterm week of 3rd year ticks a grand total of 61 CCNM exams off our growing lists.
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by Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND | Oct 18, 2012 | Cooking, Diet, Digestion, Elimination Diet, Food, Food Sensitivities, Gluten Free, Recipes
Just for the record, I don’t follow the Paleolithic diet, nor any diet for that matter. Not to a T, anyways. I enjoy eating legumes, I consume whole grains such as brown rice and quinoa, and I also enjoy eating root vegetables, most of which are eschewed on the Paleolithic, or primitive, diet. I know that many people feel great on the paleo diet, but at this stage in the game that is my personal health journey, it’s not for me. Maybe one day it will be, but not today.
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by Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND | Oct 15, 2012 | Cooking, Dessert, Diet, Digestion, Elimination Diet, Food, Food Sensitivities, Gluten Free, Recipes
Now that it’s midterm season, I’m officially on the baking wagon. Everyone knows that there is no better way to procrastinate than by filling your kitchen with the glorious smell of baked goods.
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by Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND | Oct 11, 2012 | Health, Nature, Nutrition, Photography
While health magazines and other marketing campaigns often make it sound so complicated, the secrets to good health are simple: consume good food, drink water, exercise and reduce stress. We all intuitively know that obtaining great health is not found in a bottle, fad diet or the latest exercise craze. Most of these tips you’ve probably heard already, but allow me to lay them out for you all at once.
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by Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND | Oct 8, 2012 | Cooking, Dessert, Diet, Elimination Diet, Family, Food, Food Sensitivities, Gluten Free, Nutrition, Photography, Recipes
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! One of the my favourite holidays, Thanksgiving is about practicing gratitude while getting together with family for delicious seasonal food, warming spices and, of course, eating pumpkin pie!
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by Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND | Oct 4, 2012 | Cooking, Diet, Digestion, Food, Food Sensitivities, Gluten Free, Nutrition, Recipes, Salad
Since the summer I’ve been obsessed with this particular salad. It consists of strawberries, a handful of almonds and baby spinach (or mixed greens) and is dressed with a simple vinaigrette of balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
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by Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND | Oct 1, 2012 | Cooking, Diet, Elimination Diet, Food, Food Sensitivities, Gluten Free, Healthy, Nutrition, Photography, Recipes
For the next three weeks I’m house-sitting at my parents’, 1.5 hours away from the school. Not only are classes at CCNM long and tiresome, my commute time has also increased. I also have the added stress of having a small dog waiting for me when I get home. This makes finding the time to prepare something healthy to eat at night a challenge.
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