Vitamin Dea Blog

Away for the weekend and feeling yucky? In May, I have spent more days out of my house and routine, than in it. After going to Israel for...

The news over the past week has seemed even more tragic than usual. With the death of Shelby Neale (age 27) near Brantford, and the...

Why is that that when you feel like hot shit, you always see a picture of yourself looking like an absolute thumb? Nothing ruins my...

Yesterday, at a cozy coffee shop in Hamilton, I pondered this very thought. Truly, think about it with me... Do we need confidence, like...

The other day, my friend came over to bring me a surprise! Let's call her "Sarah." She told me I had to wait to open the gift, because...

We talk about goal setting as if most people don't already have goals. But what if it wasn't the lack of goals, but the lack of systems...

Last month around this time I had Covid. This month I got blessed with a stomach bug! Of course, at first I wondered… why? What am I...

Face Your Fears There's nothing like going on stage, in front of hundreds of people, to make you face your fears. This was one of the...

Have you ever been in the middle of a workout and thought "why the hell do I do this to myself?!" I have... and I'm a CrossFit coach!...

Bad body image days come and go. We are never going to be perfect, or completely void of negative thoughts. So, when these thoughts come...

Six months ago, I was a scrappy jungle woman trapped on a dessert island. Or at least it felt like that... My nutrition business was six...

Seems like a good problem to have right? WRONG. When I was in my early 20's, I suffered from amenorrhea. I blamed the fact that I came...

I am glad you asked! Intuitive Eating is a hot topic, but it can be confusing, because it is so different from what we have been taught...

Today, I had a conversation with a potential client about how dating advice is so convoluted and overwhelming. She said, "There is just...

My name is Deanna Balberman, and I am an ex-competitive dancer, Registered Holistic Nutritionist (R.H.N.) and CrossFit Level 1. I am a...

What you need: frozen bananas pumpkin purée almond milk vanilla pumpkin pie spice cinnamon Fall in Love Smoothie Recipe by...

What you need: large flake oats cinnamon pumpkin pie spice halved pecans pumpkin seeds dried cranberries maple syrup coconut oil canned...

The kale chip recipe you’ve been waiting for! What you need: raw cashews curry powder nutritional yeast olive oil sea salt Ingredients: 1...