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Joy McCarthy

Joy McCarthy is the Founder of Joyous Health, a Certified Holistic Nutritionist and best-selling author. A trusted nutrition expert, Joy has been featured in hundreds of publications both online and in print; and is a regular health expert on TV. Through her innate drive to inspire others, Joy has created numerous online programs and eBooks under JOYOUS U and is a faculty member at the Institute of Holistic Nutrition. Joy lives in Toronto with her husband Walker and their daughter Vienna.
Family

Best Carbs for Kids

If you ask most parents of toddlers, children or teens, they will likely tell you their kids are carb MONSTERS! At least all of my friends and past clients who are parents have been telling me this for years.

Recipes

Zucchini Walnut Cake

This zucchini cake doesn’t need to be saved for special occasions mind you! You can enjoy it for breakfast because it’s so healthy, full of fiber and doesn’t spike your blood sugar the way baked goods with wheat or white flour can.

Well-being

5 Must-Haves For Your Natural First Aid Kit

As a mama of a 2 year old (I still can’t believe my Vien bean is now two years old!), we’re pretty familiar with the odd cut, bump or bruise. That doesn’t by any means suggest that we’re careless! Trust me, when Vienna is in the room, I hardly take my eye

Well-being

5 Things Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know

Before I was a full-time nutritionist I had a short stint personal training for a couple of years in between my marketing career and Joyous Health. So if I count up the years, I’ve been my own boss for over a decade. In that time of being an entrepreneur

Recipes

Peach Coconut Crisp

Walker, Vienna and I have been eating so many peaches the last four weeks that I’m going to turn into one! I mean, how can you not eat them when they are perfectly ripe and their sweet scent is in the air.

Well-being

10 FAQs I Get As A Wellness Entrepreneur

I get questions all the time as a nutritionist, business owner and wellness entrepreneur! I love when you guys ask me questions by the way, so I decided to dedicate a whole blog post to 10 FAQs I get asked on a day-to-day basis from you guys.

Recipes

Creamy Avocado Pasta Salad

One of the reasons I love this pasta is that it’s got “substance” to it. Meaning, it feels like you’re actually eating something and you feel satisfied after a bowl of this pasta – that’s thanks to the protein and fibre.