9 Key Foods for Emotional Wellness
Serious question for you… have you noticed how the food you eat affects your emotional state? Did you even know that food can impact your...
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Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
Aug 12, 20202 min read
I once craved a banana for 6 months before I “allowed” myself to eat it.
I once craved a banana for 6 months before I “allowed” myself to eat it. At the time, it was in my "no foods" which now seems absurd to...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
Aug 5, 20203 min read
How I healed my relationship with food (and you can too!)
Food is not the enemy. Though it used to be mine. It was also comforting when life was just too much. This back n' worth enemy to comfort...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
Jul 22, 20202 min read
A Nutritionists Perspective on Summer BBQs & Patio Beers
Ah, summer! Who doesn’t love the warm comforting feeling of sunshine and grilled foods? After 4 years of working closely with nutrition...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
Jul 8, 20203 min read
7 Ways to Eat Healthy on a Budget
You've been asking how to eat healthy on a budget. Here's my answer... Hard truth: If you stop buying processed foods or junk foods that...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
Jun 16, 20204 min read
What is Intuitive Eating?
Have you ever watched a toddler eat? It can be frustrating that they didn’t finish their lunch and then asked for a snack a ½ hour later....
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
May 26, 20204 min read
End Late-night Snacking
You’ve finished dinner, cleaned up the dishes and retire to the couch to watch re-runs of Friends and that’s when you start thinking...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
May 6, 20203 min read
Is Your Gut Health Affecting Your Emotions?
It all starts in the gut. I know as a nutrition consultant I may be a little biased but I let me back it up with some research... I'm...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
Apr 22, 20204 min read
Are you an Emotional Eater?
First off, what exactly is emotional eating? Emotional Eating is defined as consuming large quantities of food in response to feelings...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
Apr 7, 20202 min read
Eating out of Boredom?
I’m bored. Even typing made me – ugh – very loudly in my head. I think we’re all too familiar with that feeling lately. The discrete...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
Mar 25, 20202 min read
9 Immune Boosting Foods
With the COVID-19 pandemic, staying healthy is a top priority right now. That means focusing on supporting your immune system. Your...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
Mar 10, 20203 min read
What it Really Means to be Body Positive
From my understanding, the body positivity movement is a social movement rooted in the belief that all human beings have worth and should...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
Feb 26, 20202 min read
10 Tips for an Active Lifestyle
I just finished an hour-long run along the river in Calgary before I sat down to write this piece. Living an active lifestyle is as much...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
Feb 12, 20203 min read
What is Self-Love?
With Valentine's day literally two days away and love in the air, it's had me thinking about self-love and my journey to finally feeling...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
Jan 15, 20203 min read
10 Simple Steps to a Healthy Lifestyle
Confession... I used to be a couch potato. Yep, I know surprising right! Things have changed a lot since then though. I now crave weekend...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
Dec 18, 201911 min read
33 Life Lessons on My Birthday
Tomorrow is my 34th birthday… and as I look back on my 33rd year I can’t help but reflect. Here are 33 things that l learned in my 33rd...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
Dec 4, 20193 min read
What actually is Self-Care?
Are you taking care of yourself? I've been asked this question countless times in my life... and I always responded with a begrudgingly...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
Nov 20, 20196 min read
How to Stop Sabotaging Yourself
We all have a saboteur, the invisible inhabitant of your mind which focuses on the negative and ignores the positive. The saboteur has...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
Nov 6, 20193 min read
5 Must-Have Apps for Your Health
We live in a day and age where we are highly connected to our phones. I know I go into panic mode as my iPhone reaches 30% (or less)...
Jenna Lessner, BSc, CHNC
Oct 22, 20193 min read
How to Get in Tune with Your Body
I’ve been on a spiritual journey for many years now. Trying to find a purpose to life, to my life, to my existence. And I think after all...
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