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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

The Importance of B12: Are you deficient?

Before vitamin B12 even had a name scientists knew there was a nutrient in food that joined with something in the stomach to help it’s absorption. They named these two substances intrinsic factor (created in our stomach) and extrinsic factor (from food),

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Best Healthy Restaurants in Vancouver

Due to the popularity of my post on the best healthy eateries in Toronto and many people on facebook and twitter asking me for my advice on the West Coast, I decided to ask Holistic Nutritionist Annaliisa Kapp for her take on Vancouver. She gladly shared

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6 Human Needs to Make Love Last Forever

Note from Joy: Happy Valentine’s Day Everyone! I have a very special guest blogger today, my dad and he knows a thing or two about love and relationships. A

Recipes

3 Treats For Your Sweets!

One of the Joyous 10-day Detoxers posted this photo on our facebook detox community page and I had to share it because she made all three of these recipes f

Family

The Truth About The Birth Control Pill

It wasn’t until I stopped taking the pill that I began my true healing journey of getting my body back and on track and addressing the root cause.

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Mindful Eating & Love.

The last two classes of Eat Well Feel Well we’ve had our students do a short mindful eating exercise by closing their eyes and allowing all their senses to

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Best Vegan Restaurants in Toronto

I love creating healthy food, aka plant-based deliciousness at home, but I also enjoy dining out in the city as you may have noticed from my instagram and t

Well-being

Best Vegan Restaurants in Toronto

I love creating healthy food, aka plant-based deliciousness at home, but I also enjoy dining out in the city as you may have noticed from my instagram and t