FAQs

Body fat percentage (%) is a ratio of your lean mass (including bones and muscle mass) to fat mass, so decreasing body fat % includes both increasing lean mass and decreasing fat mass. In terms of health, having an ideal body fat percentage and healthy lean mass seems to be more important than overall weight… [Read More]

Please upgrade to web browser that supports iframes to see this CDC widget. The formula for calculating BMI = kg/m2 where kg is a person’s weight in kilograms and m2 is their height in metres squared. Here’s a quick BMI calculator tool by CDC to calculate yours. However, there are many limitations to using only… [Read More]

With the growth of interest in nutrition and social media, there is much misinformation out there! Here are our go-to questions to ask yourself when assessing whether the information you come across is valid or not. Is the person or product promising a quick fix like fast weight-loss or a miracle cure? If it sounds… [Read More]

A Registered Holistic Nutritionist (RHN) is a professional trained by the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition (CSNN) to educate individuals and groups about the benefits of nutrition. After a 1 to 2 year program at CSNN, students are required to complete 50 practicum hours and pass a board exam, which is the same across Canada…. [Read More]