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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.
Recipes

Mochaccino Extra Energy Smoothie

Mochaccino or mochachino? Google couldn’t seem to answer my question on this – probably because one spelling is Italian and the other one is English. Let’s

Recipes

The Quickie Quinoa Bowl

I make quickie quinoa veggie bowls all the time, it’s my go-to fast food for lunch or dinner. My hubs loves them too. In fact, one of the first meals I ever

Beauty

Part 2: Beauty Foods for Healthy Hair

Hopefully by now you’ve read last week’s blog post: Part 1 Beauty Foods for Skin. This week is all about beauty foods for hair and next week’s post is Part

Well-being

#Ask Joyous: 12 Ways To Boost Your Energy

I hope you’ve enjoyed the past video posts of “Ask Joyous”. In this video I share 12 ways to boost your energy, including: 1. Taking a brisk walk outside 2. Avoid watching TV for 48 hrs. 3. Ditch booze for 4 weeks. 4. Cut out the white foods. 5. Take

Well-being

Infographic: 6 Ways to Get Healthier Now

Good day!Joyous and vibrant health is the result of a holistic approach. Far too often we get caught up in the latest fad, new diet trend or supplement. I’m

Beauty

5 Tips for Frizz-Free Healthy Hair

Hello my joyous reader,Two weeks ago I shared my first #askjoyous video on YouTube: How to make a healthy salad dressing. I hope you found it informative.Th

Beauty

Part 1: Beauty Foods for Skin

Hello my joyous reader,I have compiled a list of some of my favourite beauty foods. Of course this is really just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the foo

Well-being

4 Natural Ways to Survive Winter

In most of Canada right now and certainly in Toronto, we are in the thick of winter. It’s bitter cold today but at least the sun is shining brilliantly and t