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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.
Well-being

Success Story: Vibrant & Glowing Daniella

Daniella’s Before & After Photos.Note from Joy: I really loved seeing Daniella’s transformation. She never focused on weight or counted calories through

Well-being

The Hidden Powers of Smiling

I randomly stumbled across this Ted Talk today by Ron Gutman on the hidden power of smiling! I love these kind of talks because it reinforces the simplest o

Recipes

Dehydration & Your Allergies

Health authorities have stated this is one of the worst seasons for allergies (in Ontario). If you’ve already changed your

Recipes

Chocolate Avocado Goji Berry Pudding

Happy Friday!I was in the mood for a quick chocolate-y snack this afternoon and just my luck I had a perfectly ripe avocado so I whipped this up in my mini

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The Healing Powers of Bee Pollen

This weekend I visited Evergreen Brick Work’s Farmers Market with my girlfriend. Since I was getting low on bee pollen (and I use it in my smoothies), I tho

Well-being

Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 for 2013

UPDATE: See our rundown of theDirty Dozen list for2014Good day Joyous Readers!Great news! The Environmental Working Group has just updated the dirty dozen a