Category: Gut Health & IBS

I’m going to be talking about one of the most popular herbs to help manage digestive woes – and one of my personal favourites – peppermint! As an IBS dietitian, I like to approach IBS symptom management from different avenues including the use of peppermint oil for IBS. Table…

Is it Irritable Bowel Syndrome? At Ignite, as a gut health dietitian, I primarily practice in functional gut disorders and other gut diseases. IBS is very near and dear to my heart. I have suffered from IBS and has seen the impact nutrition and a holistic approach to IBS…

Oh my goodness guys, yesterday I had the BEST time on Breakfast Television talking about foods that fight stress! We made a stress busting oatmeal cookie smoothie, which, of course I made low FODMAP for all my IBS’ers with…

March is Nutrition Month! My online school, Nutrition Academy has been putting something HUGE together. Many of you are familiar with the event we hosted last year – a virtual summit with dietitian volunteers contributing content – and it was SUCH a big hit, we decided to do…

Low FODMAP Label Reading Low FODMAP label reading can be seriously overwhelming. Heck! Even without looking for FODMAP’s, label reading can be challenging! However, I always tell my clients, it isn’t ‘all or nothing’. I like to start with these top 6 high FODMAP ingredients – things I see most…

IBS and the low FODMAP diet appears cut and dry. A big list of don’t eats. Appears easy on the surface. But once you actually begin to implement it, you realize that it is actually QUITE HARD to do practically. As a registered dietitian, one of the biggest struggles…

Here at Ignite Nutrition, we are known internationally for our work specializing in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). As well as other GI disorders of all kinds. What exactly is IBS? In this helpful guide, hear from Andrea Hardy, registered dietitian and Ignite’s owner about common IBS symptoms. We…

I Like Junk Food Better Than Veggies! …and Other Adult Excuses to Not Eat Your Vegetables Welcome to the FINAL post of the Vegetable Excuse series. We’re going to be talking about science taste preferences, and wrap up how to get in 5+ servings of veggies a day. If you missed…

But I Hate Vegetables! …and Other Adult Excuses to Not Eat Your Vegetables Welcome to Part 3 of the Vegetable Excuse series what to do if you ‘hate vegetables’. It tends to be a specific few vegetables I find, and tends to influence your opinions of other veg. If you hate…

Hey all! I’m sure many of you know, but I’m taking part this year in Pulse Canada’s Pulse Pledge! For those of you who DON’T know, it’s the International Year of the Pulses! I’ve had many people ask – Andrea – what are pulses? Well. Let me tell…