Ignite Nutrition Inc

09/09/2025

🦠 With back to school comes alllll the illnesses but not all diarrhea in kids is caused by stomach bugs.

⚠️ Diarrhea is when bowel movements are more frequent, loose, and watery than usual.

💥 In children, sometimes this can be completely normal, sometimes it might mean your kiddo is unwell, and other times there could be more going on to cause these changes in stool frequency and consistency. At ​Ignite Nutrition​ we hear it all, as ​experts in gut health​ we have the knowledge and tools to help!

Normal bowel habits in kids are:

💩 Kids 3 years of age and older typically have 1-3 bowel movements per day, ideally, they are having at least 1 bowel movement every day – as they grow into teens bowel movements might be once every 2-3 days

💩 Formed, soft, smooth, and easy to pass is the ideal consistency of stool

💩 The colour and thickness of a child’s poops will change depending on what they eat. You will see a noticeable change in colour, smell, thickness, or texture when babies go from breastmilk or formula to cow’s milk and then eventually to solids

**It is important to note that occasionally, changes in stool are normal. A bout of passing stool every other day or having more loose, watery consistency can be normal. It is when this becomes a more chronic, ongoing issue that further investigation might be worth pursuing.

Indications for diarrhea in kids:

💩 Loose, watery, unformed bowel movements or liquid bowel movements
💩 Urgency of getting to the nearest toilet or accidents
💩 Looser stool accompanied by fever, vomiting, nausea

Does your child suffer with diarrhea? ​Click the link to learn more about diarrhea in kids and the role nutrition can play!

https://ignitenutrition.ca/blog/nutrition-for-kids-with-diarrhea-what-you-need-to-know/

09/02/2025

🚨 We have BIG news! Not only are we adding another team member, Ignite Nutrition is expanding! ⁠
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We are now offering in-person appointments in Grand Prairie! 🎉⁠
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📍You can find us at BPM Fitness (9922 112 Avenue, Grande Prairie)⁠
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Now please meet Letisha Hodges, RD!⁠
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💫 Letisha is passionate about women’s health, especially PCOS, perimenopause/menopause, hormones, gut health, and creating a healthy relationship with food. She helps adults feel energized, confident, and empowered by building realistic, sustainable nutrition habits that work in the context of their real lives⁠
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💜 This work is deeply personal to Letisha, shaped by her own journey of overcoming gut health struggles, chronic fatigue, and an unhealthy relationship with food. ⁠
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💥 Her approach is flexible and collaborative; working as a team to focus on strategies that adapt to you, not the other way around. Together, you'll quiet the diet noise, move away from rigid food rules, and find an eating style that supports both your physical health and your enjoyment of food. Letisha believes nutrition should free up mental space, not take it over.⁠
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🎓️Letisha has a degree in Nutrition & Food Science from U of A, with a minor in physical activity. She is registered in AB & BC.⁠
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☕️ When she's not working with clients, you can find her training in Muay Thai, hanging out with her husband and dogs, or on the hunt for the perfect latte. ⁠
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Letisha specializes in:⁠
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✅️ PCOS⁠
✅️ Women's health & hormones⁠
✅️ Perimenopause & menopause⁠
✅️ Sports Nutrition & nutrition for active individuals⁠
✅️ Irritable bowel syndrome⁠
✅️ Constipation⁠
✅️ Diarrhea⁠
✅️ Bloating⁠
✅️ Celiac Disease ⁠
✅️ GERD⁠
✅️ Inflammatory Bowel Disease⁠
✅️ Unusual gastrointestinal diagnoses⁠

🔗 Click here to work with Letisha: https://ignitenutrition.ca/nutrition-counselling-services/

08/05/2025

🥔 Have you made our prebiotic potato salad yet?
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❓️What's the difference between probiotics and prebiotics you ask?⁠
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🦠 Probiotics are the gut-supportive bacteria that live in your digestive tract and keep you healthy. ⁠
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💥 Prebiotics aren’t living bacteria at all. They are beneficial compounds that act as food for bacteria (and keeps them healthy so they can keep us healthy). Prebiotics are undigestible parts of food that reach the colon without being absorbed in the small intestine. These undigested particles act as fuel for the large quantity of bacteria in the colon. They can be found in a variety of different foods 👇🏼

💥 One type of prebiotic is called resistant starch. This particular prebiotic is found in whole grains, seeds, pulses, green bananas, and potatoes! However, cooking or heating foods can greatly reduce the resistant starch content.

⚠️ BUT we can actually reverse some of that by allowing the foods to cool after cooking them. That’s right! Eating chilled potatoes (like this cold potato salad!), rice, or oatmeal increases the amount of resistant starch they contain.

This is your sign to get those prebiotics in, click here for the recipe: https://ignitenutrition.ca/blog/good-for-your-gut-low-fodmap-potato-salad/

07/29/2025

☀️ It's SUMMER! ⁠A time when veggies taste the best....even peas!⁠ 🤣
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And peas don't have to be boring...try our Summer Green Pea Salad! ⁠
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Packed with protein, fibre and vitamin C and perfect for those backyard BBQ's! 🤤⁠
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Click the link in our bio for this yummy recipe.⁠

Click the link for this yummy recipe: https://ignitenutrition.ca/blog/green-pea-salad/

07/22/2025

🧘🏼‍♀️ This Thursday July 24th is International Self-Care Day and we're here for it!

😴 There are countless ways to practice self-care - from getting lots of rest, moving your body in joyful ways 💃🏼 to eating nourishing foods 🤤

One of our favourite ways to practice self-care is starting each day with a gut-friendly breakfast like our delicious granola paired with plain yogurt. Hello prebiotics! 👋🏼

Click the link for a little self-care 🥰 https://ignitenutrition.ca/blog/homemade-gut-friendly-granola/

07/15/2025

DYK❓️⁠
🌸 Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a complex hormonal disorder that affects approximately 5-15% of women. ⁠
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‼️Women with PCOS have an excess amount of male reproductive hormones or androgens produced in the ovaries. This leads to a range of symptoms that can include irregular periods, infertility, acne, hair growth, and weight gain.⁠
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🧐 Insulin and PCOS⁠
Insulin is an important hormone whose main job is to help glucose, or energy, move from the bloodstream into the cells for use. This is a very important role. As too much glucose in our blood is hard on the body. It can result in poor health outcomes, especially in the long-term.⁠
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In this post you'll learn how Hyperinsulinemia (insulin resistance) is responsible for many PCOS symptoms and how dietary modifications could help.⁠
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🔗 Click here for the full post: https://ignitenutrition.ca/blog/how-to-improve-insulin-resistance-in-pcos/

07/08/2025

🧐 Have you heard of Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency?

SID is a condition where your body has trouble breaking down sucrose (table sugar) and starches (like those in bread, pasta, rice, and potatoes). This happens when the enzymes needed to digest these carbohydrates — sucrase and isomaltase — are either not produced properly or are in short supply.

When your body can’t fully digest these carbohydrates, they ferment in the gut instead, leading to uncomfortable digestive symptoms like:

❗️Bloating and gas
❗️Cramping or abdominal pain
❗️Diarrhea or loose stools
❗️Urgency after eating

⚠️ Because these symptoms are so similar to Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), SID is often misdiagnosed as IBS, especially the diarrhea-predominant type (IBS-D). In fact, recent research suggests that up to 35% of people with IBS-D symptoms may actually have an underlying issue with sucrose digestion.

Click the link to learn more about SID and if it might be worth investigating with your health team. https://ignitenutrition.ca/blog/sucrase-isomaltase-deficiency-what-it-is-and-why-its-often-missed/

06/30/2025

🎈Can you believe it? Today we're celebrating 10 incredible years! 🥳

🤩 We couldn't have done it without our amazing team and without YOU!

🙌🏼 Thank you to our patients, doctors, other dietitians and healthcare professionals for your continued support and referrals! And thank you to all the organizations that have booked us in for Lunch & Learns and trusted our team to educate your staff on nutrition and psych.

Kyla asked Andrea some questions on 10 years of owning Ignite:

🫶🏼 What are you most proud of when you think about the past 10 years?
My team - oh my goodness! I am so lucky to have such a talented team that helps our patients each and every day!

💥 What do you struggle with most when it comes to Ignite?
Struggles - time - in running so many businesses, I find it hard to find the time. This is a bit of a silver lining, the team keeps things running so smoothly it doesn’t take a lot from me!

💫 What are you looking forward to for the next 10 years?
In the next 10 years - I’d love to see Ignite grow and help MORE patients across Canada! I’d like to be able to find a unique way to support people with our skills, whether thats training more dietitians or offering online supports like more blogs and courses to patients!

🥰 Cheers to 10 amazing years of helping you achieve gut health goals and feeling your best! 🌟 From the first consultation to celebrating all your victories, we're so grateful to walk this journey with you 🙏🏼

06/24/2025

‼️The elemental diet for Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)?

SIBO occurs when there is an abnormal increase of certain types and amounts of bacteria in the small intestine — an area of the gut that normally has relatively low bacterial populations. This overgrowth can lead to a range of digestive symptoms, including bloating, gas, abdominal discomfort, and changes in bowel habits (both constipation and diarrhea).

❓️We often get questions from patients whether the elemental diet is worth considering - and what the experience is actually like.

🔗 Click the link for how the elemental diet works for SIBO, when it might be used, and how formulations are changing to become more palatable than ever before.

https://ignitenutrition.ca/blog/the-palatable-elemental-diet-for-sibo-what-you-need-to-know/

06/10/2025

💥 Constipation is one of the most common digestive complaints, affecting people of all ages and backgrounds. We often think of it as simply not going to the bathroom often enough or struggling to pass stool, but did you know that several surprising factors could be influencing your bowel movements? From the foods we eat to stress levels, lifestyle habits, and even medications, constipation can be linked to many different factors.

💥 >>> In collaboration with the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation
Andrea shares ​5 Surprising Reasons You Might Be Constipated and What to Do About It​

Click here for the full post: https://cdhf.ca/en/5-surprising-reasons-you-might-be-constipated-and-what-to-do-about-it/

06/08/2025

06/03/2025

Do You Go on Fart Walks?🚶🏼‍♀️💨

Here's why you should 👇🏼

Canadian cookbook author Mairlyn Smith coined the term in a TikTok video describing the walks she takes with her husband after dinner to relieve gas and promote stable blood sugar.

We all want to relieve gas and have stable blood sugar don't we? That's why you should go on Fart Walks!

Click the link for what Marlee has to say, in this post written by Sarah Glinski, Rd, about the science behind these fart walks and why they really are beneficial!

https://www.wellandgood.com/health/fart-walks