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Low FODMAP Chocolate Chip Cookies
January 14, 2019

Low FODMAP Chocolate Chip Cookies

I often find that people either love potlucks or hate them. Either you know the perfect dish to bring, or you spend hours worrying about what is an ac

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Feature, Low FODMAP & Gut Health Recipes
How Prebiotics Help Gut Health
January 7, 2019

How Prebiotics Help Gut Health

Do you take a probiotic for gut health every day? Let me stop you righttttt there. While probiotics may be helpful in managing specific conditions –

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Feature, Gut Health & IBS, Sponsored Post
How To Start On The Low FODMAP Diet
December 31, 2018

How to start on the low FODMAP diet

So you’ve been diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome and have been told to start on the low FODMAP diet? As a dietitian, I’m thrilled that more

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Feature, Gut Health & IBS
Low Fodmap Tomato Sauce
December 3, 2018

Low FODMAP Tomato Sauce

Low FODMAP Tomato Sauce can be SO hard to find (especially in Canada!) Quite often ready-made tomato-based sauces bought at the local grocery store co

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Feature, Healthy & Easy Recipes, Low FODMAP & Gut Health Recipes
Non Pharmacological Strategies For IBSD Managment
November 26, 2018

Non-Pharmacological Strategies for IBS-D Management

Believe it or not, roughly 20% of the population have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Of this, we see that about half the IBS patients at Ignite Nutri

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Feature, Gut Health & IBS, Sponsored Post
Apple Cinnamon Pancakes
November 19, 2018

Apple Cinnamon Pancakes

This sponsored recipe is brought to you by BC Tree Fruits. They’ve kindly compensated monetarily me to develop this post – and I couldn’t be mo

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Feature, Healthy & Easy Recipes, Sponsored Post
What You Need To Know About Nutrition and PCOS
November 5, 2018

What You Need to Know About Nutrition and PCOS

We work with many women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and all too often we hear the same story about their diagnosis. They are told they have PCOS an

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Feature, Food Relationship, Women's Health
peanut butter overnight oats 1
October 24, 2018

Low FODMAP Peanut Butter Cup Overnight Oats

These low FODMAP Peanut Butter Cup Overnight Oats are a go-to in our house (and a HUGE hit on our 5 day low FODMAP and gut health menu plan).  We cre

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Healthy & Easy Recipes, Low FODMAP & Gut Health Recipes
anything goes energy balls
October 24, 2018

Anything-Goes Energy Balls

To me, the perfect snack is salty and sweet. I LOVE energy balls – especially in the summer when I’m busy, and need something quick I can

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Feature, Healthy & Easy Recipes, Popular
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October 22, 2018

Allergy Friendly Halloween Treats

Halloween is one of the most fun and creepy times of the year – however, it shouldn’t be the treats that spook us! For many people, holidays t

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Feature, Gut Health & IBS, Healthy Eating, Sponsored Post

Low FODMAP Chocolate Chip Cookies

Low FODMAP Chocolate Chip Cookies

January 14, 2019
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I often find that people either love potlucks or hate them. Either you know the perfect dish to bring, or you spend hours worrying about what is an acceptable dish to bring. You ask yourself: what is considered a big enough portion? Are people going to like the dish I bring? Does it have to be homemade, or is it acceptable to opt for some store bought snacks? Although potlucks are supposed to be a fun get together, they can often be more stressful than desired. In addition when trying to stick to a low FODMAP diet, a whole new layer of stress is added. It can be difficult to distinguish which platters are low-FODMAP and which are not. Especially when your co-worker won’t share that...

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How Prebiotics Help Gut Health

How Prebiotics Help Gut Health

January 7, 2019
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Do you take a probiotic for gut health every day? Let me stop you righttttt there. While probiotics may be helpful in managing specific conditions – what REALLY matters when it comes to gut health are ‘prebiotics’. See the difference there? Pre, versus Pro. Many of you may know that probiotics are living bacteria. However, when I say the word ‘pre’biotic – people often give me a funny look. No, I’m not just pronouncing probiotic incorrectly, pre and probiotics are two different things! (to throw some confusion in the mix ‘post-biotics’ is now a thing too). So, what are ‘prebiotics’? Prebiotics are beneficial compounds that act as food for bacteria and can improve our health. Prebiotics are undigestible parts of food that reach the colon without being absorbed, for...

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How To Start On The Low FODMAP Diet

How to start on the low FODMAP diet

December 31, 2018
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So you’ve been diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome and have been told to start on the low FODMAP diet? As a dietitian, I’m thrilled that more people are being referred in the direction of ‘food first, medication second’ for IBS management. In fact, the low FODMAP diet has been shown to improve symptoms in approximately 50-75% of patients who implement it under dietitian supervision and support. However, the majority of patients suggested to follow the low FODMAP diet are not given the resources and tools needed to implement it safely and effectively! Awareness is growing around the low FODMAP diet – and with that, so too are the resources and foods available to help patients get started on the low FODMAP diet. Today, in partnership with Rachel Pauls...

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Low Fodmap Tomato Sauce

Low FODMAP Tomato Sauce

December 3, 2018
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Feature, Healthy & Easy Recipes, Low FODMAP & Gut Health Recipes

Low FODMAP Tomato Sauce can be SO hard to find (especially in Canada!) Quite often ready-made tomato-based sauces bought at the local grocery store contain garlic and onions. Roasted red pepper sauce, sweet basil pasta sauce, and even organic marinara pasta sauce: they all sound delicious, but when you have irritable bowel syndrome and are on the low FODMAP diet, the garlic and onion content just doesn’t work. This Low FODMAP tomato sauce is the perfect alternative to high FODMAP, and also highly salted, store bought tomato-based sauces.  This recipe is simple as it just involves two cans of tomatoes, two chopped vegetables, spices, and a garlic-infused olive oil. NOTE: Garlic-infused olive oil has been labelled safe for individuals following a low FODMAP diet since the High FODMAP...

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Non Pharmacological Strategies For IBSD Managment

Non-Pharmacological Strategies for IBS-D Management

November 26, 2018
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Feature, Gut Health & IBS, Sponsored Post

Believe it or not, roughly 20% of the population have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Of this, we see that about half the IBS patients at Ignite Nutrition fall under the umbrella of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) or have symptoms that alternate between diarrhea and constipation (IBS-M). Diarrhea predominant IBS can be SO frustrating to manage. Loose stools cause urgency, which causes stress, which tends to make symptoms worse!   IBS-D Management - Our Approach At Ignite, we first approach diarrhea management from 3 perspectives. how quick the gut moves (motility) stool consistency working on abdominal pain and cramping that is so common when your bowels tend to empty quickly! Today we are going to be discussing exactly how we manage IBS-D, as well as discussing some non-pharmacological options. At...

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