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August 19, 2024

The Ultra-Processed Food Trap: Why Your Grocery Choices Could Be Sabotaging Your Health

By Andrea Johnston-Scott

Are you unknowingly feeding your body a diet of deception? At Dispensaries Ltd, we're pulling back the curtain on the hidden dangers lurking in your shopping cart. Buckle up because what you're about to learn about ultra-processed foods might revolutionize your next grocery run!

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Categories: Nutrition and Diet

June 19, 2024

The Importance of Protein Quality

By Andrea Johnston-Scott

Protein is an essential nutrient that is crucial to Canadians’ overall health and well-being. It is responsible for repairing and building muscle tissue, supporting immune fu…

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September 21, 2023

Let’s Rethink Peeling Our Fruits and Veggies!

By Andrea Johnston-Scott

Instead, let's unlock the nutritional power of the skins of our fruits and veggies.

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August 18, 2023

Fat Is Not A Bad Word

By Andrea Johnston-Scott

Fat is NOT a bad word, but we should understand why we need it and the healthy way to get it. Dietary fats help our bodies absorb fat-soluble nutrients and help protect our organs,…

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August 17, 2023

CELIAC DISEASE, IT’S NOT A FAD DIET

By Andrea Johnston-Scott

This month we are bringing awareness to Celiac disease (CD). A common disorder that is estimated to affect about one percent of the population. It is a condition in which the…

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Categories: Nutrition and Diet

August 9, 2023

BRING BACK THE GRAINS!

By Andrea Johnston-Scott

Low-carb, no-carb, and Paleo seem to be the diets of the times, and many people are pushing grains off their plate in an effort to control their waistline.

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Categories: Nutrition and Diet

August 9, 2023

More Reasons to Love My Avocado!

By Andrea Johnston-Scott

While full of healthy benefits, avocados also happens to be one of the tastiest and most versatile foods we have.

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August 9, 2023

Thanks, But I Will Skip The Soda!

By Andrea Johnston-Scott

A rare glass of soda is not poison, but a can of cola a day certainly is.

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August 9, 2023

Food additives 101

By Andrea Johnston-Scott

March is nutrition month so, why not become knowledgable of what is in our food.

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