We seek coaching in many different areas of our lives. We seek nutritional coaching. We seek coaching on pregnancy and birth. Every type of athlete has an experienced coach. We take lessons to develop every new skill from driving to cooking or photography. We seek advice on our health from a vast array of health professionals on issues ranging from nail fungus to cancer. What makes us believe that we can navigate being human in a sea of mental gymnastics seeking peace in complex life decisions, parenting or relationships without a coach? My answer is that we simply should not.

How we eat, how we move, how we sleep, and how we think all have profound impacts on our overall health and resistance to disease.

Social distancing and proper hand washing are just two important aspects to keeping you well. Lets hear the messages our wise farming friends have been trying to remind us of while we have developed an amnesia around self-care and community-care. September is a perfect fresh start.

During pregnancy your daily nutritional requirements increase making it is a good time to boost up some of the essential nutrients needed to support you and your developing baby. Dr. Pamela Thornton shares her tips, her favourite Prenatal Vitamin and answers to some common questions.