Announced as Notable TV's Nutrition Expert

I am proud to announce that I am Notable TV's (http://notabletv.com/) newest Nutrition Expert. I will be writing various articles on nutrition and fitness, so make sure to check it out often!

NotableTV.com, nominated as one of Canada’s Top 5 Emerging Digital Companies and also featured in the Financial Post, is a informative website for all things notable to young professionals.

Here is a link to my Notable Bio: http://notabletv.com/2010/the-experts/nutrition-expert/

And here's a link to the first article posted on Young Professionals and Abs: http://notabletv.com/2010/lifestyle/top-ten-ab-tips-by-carolyn-fauteux/

Bare Those Pearly Whites!

Who doesn’t want a blinding white smile? After all, studies show that whitening your teeth instantly makes you look younger.

Fortunately, there are many ways to keep your teeth white without breaking the bank.

Quick Whitening Tricks:

Dip your toothbrush in baking soda, (don’t brush too hard or more than once a week) or switch to a toothpaste that has baking soda in it.

Snack on crunchy foods – best sources are carrots, apples and celery, which act as natural abrasives, removing surface stains naturally!

More reason to eat your greens - foods such as spinach, broccoli, and lettuce hold mineral compounds that build a film over your teeth, so pigments from other foods can't stain.

Try a blue-based red or pink lipstick or gloss, which will automatically make your teeth look whiter. Dark clothes also work in the same way.

Bite into strawberries- their flesh whitens your teeth by removing surface stains!

Remember to rinse with water after drinking coffee, tea, etc. so stains don't have time to settle in.

Sensational Smoothie Recipe

Spring is in the air!

Craving a smoothie?

Try this recipe for a healthy, refreshing snack or breakfast!






Ingredients:

1 cup vanilla flavored fat-free yogurt (I like Source)
1/2 banana, sliced
1 tablespoon ground flax seed
4 large strawberries
1/4 cup frozen or fresh blueberries
1 tablespoon fat-free milk

How to Prepare:

In a blender, combine all of the ingredients for 35-40 seconds. Pour and enjoy!

Totum Fitness Studios in Toronto

I was introduced to Totum Life Sciences today, the location near King and Spadina, right next to Crush Wine Bar. If you are in the Toronto area and looking for a new club to join, you gotta check out Totum, where they offer fitness, health, and sports rehabilitation services.

The inside architecture is truly inspiring, with exposed brick, hardwood floors and high rise walls. Kinda makes you feel like you're right on 5th avenue, with that Manhattan-style vibe.
They hold a handful of different classes in their studio, including a wide variety of yoga classes, core classes, 30 minute rapid fire sessions, pilates, bootcamp, cycling etc.

The exercise equipment is modern and state of the art. The downstairs area of the club is used for the lobby and private rooms where they offer massage therapy, acupuncture, chiro, physio, and nutrition counseling.

There are three locations, one on King, one on Roxborough and one on St. Clair.
Check out their site, http://www.totum.ca/ and ask to speak with Donna, the very nice lady who introduced me to Totum, when you check out their studio.

They even have trial sessions to see if you like it before you join. What do you have to lose?

Join the Tea Revolution!

If you're anything like me, you've already jumped on the tea train. Lets face it, is there anything tea isn't good for?

From Black Tea's de-stressing and energy-boosting benefits to Green Tea's skin, immune system and metabolism benefits, tea is much more than delicious. I was recently introduced to David's Tea, and have been checking out their menu of 135 teas. David's Tea is ideal for both first-time tea sippers and long-time tea connoisseurs.

You can find David online at www.davidstea.com or visit one of their locations in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Dieppe, Edmonton, Laval, or London.

My personal recommendation is 'the skinny (organic)' - which contains pu'erh, ginger and ginseng - speeding up your metabolism and blocking fat absorption, cup by cup!
Click here for their locations: http://www.davidstea.com/stores

It's definitely worth the click!

A Great Fitness Resource in TO: ExerciseToronto.com

Looking for information on fitness, sports and athletics in Toronto? Look no more!

ExerciseToronto.Com is a Toronto based platform that offers a commitment to unite relevant, fitness activities and businesses with Toronto’s amateur, exercise community.

ExerciseToronto.Com’s focus is separated into two, yet equally important areas:

• Maintaining a successful platform for exercise related businesses to promote their services to the Greater Toronto Area… In a cost effective way.

• Staying connected to the athletic community of the GTA by profiling everyday exercisers, landmarks and community based events that are taking place in the Toronto area.

Initally, ExerciseToronto was created because the publishers became fed up with traditional, out of date, community directories that continually asked small businesses for their marketing dollars and did little in return to drive relevant traffic to the website. As a result ExerciseToronto.Com was launched with the small business’s and the GTA based exerciser’s interests in mind.

As the site continues to grow, they hope you’ll grow with it and come along for the ride as ExerciseToronto.Com becomes the ‘one stop shop’ for everything exercise in the Greater Toronto Area!

Check out the website at http://www.ExerciseToronto.Com

Or follow them on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=500432505346&ref=ts

Getting Into Intervals

INTERVAL TRAINING

Losing more fat while in a shorter time? Sound too good to be true?
Well, actually, a twenty minute interval session (a type of training that alternates bursts of high intensity work with low intensity) can burn more fat than a 45 minute steady paced jog.


Interval training is one of the best methods of fat loss. Not only does it torch calories and target fat during your exercise session, but also hours after you have jumped off the treadmill, your body continues to burn a hefty amount of calories.
So why is interval training so affective?
Interval training, due to mixing bouts of aerobic exercise (low intensity) with anaerobic exercise (high intensity), really gets the endorphins flowing and the blood pumping. This change-up has several benefits, including burning more calories in a shorter amount of time. Without getting too into it, I will explain a little about how this happens.

Our bodies deal with the stress of high intensity exercise by releasing hormones such as human growth hormone. This allows fat to be available for fuel and building muscle. Interval training also releases cortisol and other hormones responsible for turning to fat cells for energy.

Interval training revs up your metabolism. During the aerobic and anaerobic phases of the interval, each of your muscle fibers gets brought into the mix. Nothing gets ignored or goes unused from rest or lack of work.
After an intense workout session, your metabolism is increased, since your muscles need extra calories and energy to repair itself and be able to carry out its daily metabolic functions. This does not happen in the blink of an eye. Fortunately, sometimes it could take up to 24 hours after your workout has ended, meaning you are still burning calories!

Try this interval workout using your cardio of choice.

1 Warm up at a nice and easy pace for 5 to 10 minutes until your muscles feel loose and you begin to break a light sweat.
2 Jump up to a sprint pace (a 7 to 8 on a scale of 1 to 10) for 10 seconds.
3 Slow back to a jog (about a 5) for 30 seconds.
4 Repeat for 15 to 20 minutes.
5 Cool down for 5 to 10 minutes.

As workouts go by and you are more comfortable with interval training, try shaking up your cardio method and build up your time during the high intensity activity.