ACE Nutrition Blog

Better Food Relationships (CBT)
Better Food Relationships (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is an approach used to facilitate healthy choices, which results in a better relationship with food.
#cognitive-behavioural-therapy #healthy-eating #self-love #self-care #wellness #mental-health #emotional-eating #mindfulness #emotional-health #healing #anxiety #psychology #stress #mental-health-matters #counselling #c-b-t #c-b-t-therapy #problematic-eating #stress-eating #binging #self-talk #h-r #health-goals #productivity #health-benefits #overeating #food-choices
Reimagining Lifestyle Medicine
Reimagining Lifestyle Medicine
Cancer remains the leading cause of death in Canada. Learn how to take charge with a healthy eating pattern for life.
#cancer-awareness #fight-cancer #longevity #cancer-treatment #canadian-cancer-society #cancer-research #cancer-support #cancer-prevention #end-cancer #cancer-awareness #cancer-fighters #preventative-health #lifestyle-medicine #healthy-living #reduce-risks
Brain-Friendly Food Fuels Focus
Brain-Friendly Food Fuels Focus
You can make a futuristic decision to elevate your organization’s bottom line. Optimizing nutrition can help employers achieve a happier, healthier, and more productive workforce.
#food-and-mood #mental-health-nutrition #nutrition-for-wellness #healthy-eating-habits #mental-wellbeing-at-work #workplace-wellness-programs #employee-productivity-boost #corporate-nutrition-initiatives #healthy-food-choices #nutrition-and-performance #wellness-in-canada #nutrition-for-focus #employee-health-matters #diet-and-mood-connection #healthy-workplace-culture #emotional-health
Heart-Health Matters
Heart-Health Matters
If an organization is taking active measures towards its workforce’s heart health, it is also fighting one of the leading causes of death in Canada.
#health-canada #heart-health #lifestyle #nutrition #heart-and-stroke #corporate-wellness #healthy-heart #wellness-program #heart-health-month #good-diet #work-wellness #health-benefits #heart-disease
Beyond Band-Aids
Beyond Band-Aids
The cost of chronic disease for companies results in lower productivity, absenteeism, and increasing cost of health benefits and drug expenditure.
#healthy-lifestyle #well-being #mental-health #stress-management #corporate-wellness #nutrition #employee-wellbeing #workplace-wellness #health-benefits #diabetes #heart-disease #employee-wellness #employee-engagement #r-o-i #absenteeism #productivity #energy #healthy-eating #emotional-health #chronic-disease #longterm-disability #ozempic #chronic
The Lure of Trending Diets
The Lure of Trending Diets
Put an end to yo-yo dieting by avoiding the lure of trending diets.
#ditch-fad-diets #healthy-lifestyle #nutrition-facts #well-being #nourish-your-body #ditch-the-yoyo #eat-for-life #mindful-eating #food-is-medicine #trending-diets #healthy-eating-tips #ditch-diet-culture #celebrate-food #make-real-food-choices #healthy-eating-for-all #new-years-resolutions
Health for the Holidays
Health for the Holidays
Make an early resolution to avoid weight gain during the holidays.
#christmas-weight-loss #holiday-weight-loss #corporate-wellness #employee-wellness #healthy-holidays #healthy-christmas #christmas-recipes #holiday-recipes #weight-loss-tips #healthy-eating #fitness #healthy-lifestyle #early-resolutions #new-year-resolution
Energized at Work & Play
Energized at Work & Play
Replacing employees can be costly and time-consuming.
#health-benefits #health-and-wellness #human-resources #benefit-plans #optimal-health #bottomline #absenteeism #job-satisfaction #work-culture #productivity #energy #health-care #mental-health #sick-days #diabetes #engaged-employees #retention #workforce #employee-engagement #h-r #health #wellbeing #benefit-plan
Food and Preventative Health
Food and Preventative Health
The power of healthy eating for disease prevention is a viable strategy.
#healthy-eating #nutrition-in-cancer-prevention #health #preventative-health #cancer #heart-disease #western-diet #nutrition #plant-based #anti-cancer #fast-food #diet #phyto-chemicals #phytochemicals #meatless #processed-food #red-meat #inflammation #antioxidants #fibre #animal-protein #plant-based #packaged-food #veggies
Back to Busy
Back to Busy
When you include every food group at breakfast, lunch, and supper, it helps you meet your daily nutritional needs.
#lunchtime #healthy-eating #recipe-of-the-day #nutrition #energy-food #bento-box #back-to-school #fit-fam #meal-planning #food-prep #kids-meals #emotional-health #easy-meals #leftovers #fussy-eater #september-stress #bag-lunch #fun-lunch #fun
Nutrition and Cancer Prevention
Nutrition and Cancer Prevention
One third of all cancers can be prevented by eating well, being active and maintaining a healthy body weight.
#cancer-prevention #healthy-habits #risk-factors #plant-based #cancer #health-for-life #diet #healthy-weight #exercise #weight-loss #eat-well #healthy-food #nutrition #health #fit-fam #preventative-health #disease-prevention #antioxidants #healthy-fats
Meal Planning on a Budget
Meal Planning on a Budget
Ten top meal planning tips to stretch the grocery budget without compromising your nutrition and health.
#meal-prep #menu-planning #budget-meals #home-cooking #budget #meal-planning #grocery-bill #save-money #health-matters #healthy-meals #health-challenge #meal-plan #family-meals #choose-nutrition #health-goals #motivation #food-budget #meal #budget #takeout #eating-out #menu-design #eating
Legumes + Pulses = Healthy Choices
Legumes + Pulses = Healthy Choices
Discover the advantages of legumes and how to incorporate them into your meals.
#economical #budget #health #beans #pulses #legumes #lentils #plant-based #meal-planning #eco-friendly #sustainability #healthy #nutritious #fibre #protein #recipes #weightloss #diet #heart-healthy #delicious #versatile #be-curious #chickpeas #antioxidants #recipe-of-the-day #menu-planning
Your Guide to a Sustainable Diet
Your Guide to a Sustainable Diet
When you consider all the factors, a sustainable diet is a big mind-shift personally, socially, economically and globally.
#food #supply-chain #eating-habits #food-security #eco-impact #nutrition #food-value #human-kind #health #earth #plant-based #culture #affordability #sustainability #food-waste #ecosystem #eco-friendly #food-equity #economical #social-impact #environment #diet #meal-planning #eating-habits #grocery-shopping #food-facts
Create a “Health Culture”
Create a “Health Culture”
Creating a workplace “Health Culture” enables employees to thrive.
#work-wellness #engagement #health-benefits #health-and-well-being #team-building #culture #health #work-culture #workplace-wellness #corporate-health #human-resources #engagement #attract-and-retain #employee-benefits #productivity #health-culture #creativity #teamwork #absenteeism #team
Optimize Your Emotional Health
Optimize Your Emotional Health
How can your food intake optimize your emotional well-being?
#well-being #mental-health #food-and-mood #brain-food #feel-good #emotional-health #probiotics #real-food #nutrition #preventative-health #wellness #emotions #stress #anxiety #antioxidants #plant-based #mediterranean-diet #mindfulness #eating-habits #emotional-eating #cravings #health-benefits #health-and-wellness
The Sunshine Vitamin
The Sunshine Vitamin
There’s a reason they call Vitamin D the “Sunshine Vitamin”.
#vitamins #health #nutrition #wellness #supplements #healthy-food #healthy-life #health-coach #emotional-health #diet #menu-planning #fortified-food #fitfam #dairy #immunity #cooking #bone-health #plant-based-diet #vegetarian #nutritionist #osteoarthritis #calcium #optimal-health #vitamin-d #sunshine-vitamin #vitamin-supplements
New Year, New Diet Regime?
New Year, New Diet Regime?
Ringing in the New Year, we are enthusiastic and excited about setting new goals.
#new-year #health #nutrition #wellness #resolution #new-year-2-0-2-3 #healthy-food #healthy-lifestyle #health-coach #family #family-goals #goals #couple-goals #fitness #diet #dietfood #diet-plan #vegetables #fitfam #plants #nuts #nuts-about-nutrition #immunity #cooking #recipes #healthy-heart #healthy-recipes #foodie #vegetarian #mediterranean #keto #foodmap
It’s Time to Celebrate!
It’s Time to Celebrate!
Food brings us together, helps us celebrate with family and friends.
#all-you-can-eat #buffet #holidays #food-strategy #portion-control #food-portions #stress #assertiveness #food-plan #festive-food #holiday-season #stress-eating #holiday-planning #indulgent #restaurants #foodie #emotional-eating #family #weight-control #diet #health
The Science of Food is Amazing
The Science of Food is Amazing
The recent research on probiotics and our gut health provides a direct link between fermented foods and our physical and emotional wellbeing.
#probiotics #fermented-food #prebiotics #real-nutrition #real-food #optimal-health #eat-healthy #food-science #i-b-s #fermentation #digestion #immunity #gut-health #emotional-wellbeing #emotional-health #cancer #preventative-health #functional-food #microbiome #g-i #gastrointestinal #gut-microbiome
Fibre - Your Reliable Friend
Fibre - Your Reliable Friend
The role of fibre in our diet is generally highly underrated by most of us.
#fibre #digestion #constipation #i-b-s #hunger #fullness #diabetes #fiber #health-benefits #healthy #cancer-prevention #heart-health #gut-health #microbiome #soluble-fibre #nutrition #weight-loss #appetite #blood-pressure #cholesterol #blood-sugar
Back to School Frenzy
Back to School Frenzy
The start of the school year is a signal of a new beginning.
#backtoschool #goals #goalsetting #frenzy #hectic #stress #selfcare #family #organization #organizemylife #nutrition #diet #mealplanning #menuplanning #fitfam #health #healthyfamily #diet #schoollunches #meals #baglunches #cooking #recipes #breakfast #healthyfood #eatinghabits #mealtime #mealprep #weightloss
Scale to Plant-Based Nutrition
Scale to Plant-Based Nutrition
Learn the advantages of choosing more plant-based nutrition and discover your why.
#plantbased #healthylifestyle #vegetarian #health #nutrition #vegetables #fruits #vitamins #antioxidants #plantbasedprotein #vegan #mindfulwellness #environmentalism #healthandwellness #organic #haveaplant #veggies #plantbasedprotein #fibre #healthy #healthyeating #gardening #sustainable #farmersmarket #environment #farming #weightloss
Powerful Phytochemicals Can Protect Us
Powerful Phytochemicals Can Protect Us
The science of phytochemicals surprise and delight us, especially during the summer months when we tend to consume an abundance of these substances.
#antioxidants #health #nutrition #wellness #fruitandveggies #fruits #vegetables #veggies #science #biology #polyphenols #lycopenes #tomatoes #herbs #spices #gardening #vegetablegarden #vitamins #flavonoids #healthy #plants #nuts #nutsaboutnutrition #cancerprevention #immunity #heartattack #hearthealth #healthyheart #cardiology
The Rising Cost of Food
The Rising Cost of Food
Is the price of food rising faster than your income?
#shopping #groceries #health #nutrition #healthyeating #healthandwellness #economics #budget #meals #mealplanning #menu #grocerylist #budgeting #foodbudget #wellness #diet #savemoney #cooking #recipes #vegetarian #plantbased #leftovers
Plan to Pump It Up!
Plan to Pump It Up!
Top tips to adjust recipes for health. Optimizing health starts in the kitchen. Choose food that energizes and nourishes your body.
#meal-prep #health #sodium #healthy-heart #heart-health #prevention #energy #disease-prevention #diet #fibre #meal-planning #cooking #nutrition #diet #healthy-diet
Don’t Blame Your Willpower
Don’t Blame Your Willpower
Emotional eating is a problem for many people. Our environment influences our relationship with food, and increasingly challenges our willpower. Certain strategies can keep us motivated to reach our goals.
#self-talk #eating-habits #foodie #marketing #stress #stress-eating #emotional-eating #willpower #diet #weight-loss #dieting #goals #goal-setting #nutrition
Achieve Satisfaction
Achieve Satisfaction
Our brain always seems hungry! The gut-brain communication fails us regularly, and is responsible for hijacking our best dieting efforts.
#habits #foodhabits #satiety #weightloss #hara-hachi-bu #blue-zones #emotional-eating #problematic-eating #disordered-eating #mindfullness #foodpsychology #dieting #diet #psychologyofdieting #diet #psychologyofeating
Tactics to Improve Your Nutrition
Tactics to Improve Your Nutrition
Wondering where to start when trying to make healthy changes? Take one step at a time.
#reduce-sugar #reduce-saturated-fat #reduce-sodium #fad-diets #portion-control #vegetables #whole-foods #lean-protein #drink-water #whole-grains
It's a New Beginning
It's a New Beginning
This year make good on your resolution to lose weight.
#weightloss #new-year-resolution #lose-weight #goals #health #nutrition #diet #goal-setting #self-care #wellness #food-value #nutrients #meal-planning #menu #stress #stress-eating
Save Money - Eat Plant Based
Save Money - Eat Plant Based
Animal protein has become the biggest ticket item in our grocery cart, join us as we look at plant-based alternatives to decrease our consumption of calories and saturated fat.
#vegan #vegetarian #health-benefits #health #nutrition #weight-loss #diet #plant-based #food #foodie #disease-prevention #meal-planning #economical-food #eating-on-a-budget #pulses #whole-foods #budget
Stop the Never-Ending Cycle of Dieting!
Stop the Never-Ending Cycle of Dieting!
There are so many mixed messages about dieting. Seek a health professional for weight loss advice, and a tailor-made plan that suits your needs and lifestyle.
#weight-loss #dieting #diet #nutrition #healthy #fat #carbs #protein #keto #plant-based-nutrition #sugar #healthy-eating #portion-size #portions #nutrients #calories #health #nutritional-value
Fighting Inflammation
Fighting Inflammation
Inflammation may not be precisely what you think. We may relate it to bloating, swelling of our joints or impaired mobility. There’s more to it than that.
#inflammation #heart-disease #cancer-prevention #diabetes #blood-pressure #weight-loss #omega-3 #healthy-eating #cholesterol
“ Achieving My Goal is Possible “
Michelle Deschenes really made me feel like achieving my goals is possible. Michelle gave me lots of encouragement, information and tips. Her approach is not about deprivation, but more about finding a healthy balance, which I loved.
~ Maria B.
“ I am Excited to Work with ACE Nutrition “
Michelle Deschenes is a wealth of information about nutrition and health. Michelle provided me with helpful resources and information to help support my journey towards achieving my goal. I am excited to be working with her!
~ Diane N.
“ It is Fabulous “
I just signed up and completed the 6 lessons of the online course (Nutrition for Life) at my own pace on the weekend. It is fabulous! So much information on many levels.
~ Catherine B., College Instructor
“ Surprisingly Easy Weight Loss Process “
Michelle brings a wealth of information along with energy and enthusiasm in helping her clients achieve their goals. The best part for me has been how surprisingly easy the weight loss process has been after years of struggling on my own.
~ William K.
“ I Got the Energy I Needed “
As I approach retirement age many younger people ask me how I get my energy. Michelle has taught me good nutrition from real food to get the energy I need. Now I am so sick of hearing others say "I cannot eat these carbs", when I know better.
~ Linda U.
“ I Shed a Great Deal of Weight “
Michelle Deschenes helped me shed a great deal of weight. Encouraged me to cook more healthy foods and kept me motivated.
~ Sherri P.
“ I’ve had Great Success “
I’ve been working with Michelle for a few months now, with great success. You’ll achieve results, and learn food strategies that you will carry with you long after your program is complete.
~ Karen O.
“ Smart Choices Without Deprivation “
Michelle Deschenes gave me so much material to help me make smart choices without deprivation. I appreciate that she enjoys real food and being healthy.
~ Tina C.
“ ACE Nutrition is Always Encouraging “
Michelle Deschenes is always encouraging and teaching that with small steps I can reach my goals. I have learned that if I eat for nutrition and wellbeing, weight loss will follow. It is somewhat of a trust exercise: stop depriving yourself and eat well instead. Thanks for helping me.
~ Tanie S.