Brunswick

Laura Reid — Healthy Eating/ Registered Dietitian MEd, RD, CDE

Laura is a Registered Dietitian and the owner of her own nutrition counseling service in Quispamsis, NB. The main goal of her company is to help people fit healthy eating into busy lifestyles through individual and group nutrition counselling. Laura also offers services to businesses doing workplace wellness activities. Laura started offering nutrition classes for moms in 2008 when she became a mom. She now offers classes through KV3C, a registered non-profit organization that supports families in the Kennebecasis Valley.

Laura is also a clinical dietitian for Horizon Health Network in Saint John. She has her Master’s of Education degree in Adult Education (University of New Brunswick), Bachelor of Science in Applied Human Nutrition with Dietetic Internship (Mount Saint Vincent University), Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (Mount Allison University), and she is a Certified Diabetes Educator.

Laura lives in Quispamsis with her husband Jeff, daughter Rachel and their dog Dolly.

Léon DesRoches – Physical Activity/ Physiotherapist, Kinesiologist, BScKin; BScPt

Léon DesRoches is originally from Moncton, New Brunswick. He is very passionate and dedicated to helping organize activities that focus on promoting health and wellness throughout the community.  His mission is to work with other health professionals in order to increase physical activity within the school system and bring our young population further towards a healthier lifestyle.

Léon DesRoches holds two Bachelor’s degrees; one in Kinesiology from Université de Moncton (NB) and the other in physiotherapy from Dalhousie University (NS).  Currently, he is completing his Doctorate in the Science of Physiotherapy from Andrews University in Michigan (US).  His interest in exercise physiology and biomechanics has given him the opportunity to work in collaboration with Dr. Nancy Black, Ph. D., professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department, Université de Moncton.

Debbie McCormack – Mental Fitness

Debbie McCormack’s educational background is in the Nursing profession. One of her passions is volunteering with the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). CMHA is a not for profit agency whose vision statement is, “Mentally Healthy People in a Healthy Society”.

Debbie has facilitated programs that include topics such as Parenting, Self Esteem for Teens and educational sessions for individuals coping with Panic and Anxiety Disorders. Debbie would tell you, “I am not an expert, just a person whose has had the opportunity to learn Mental Fitness (C-A-R) skills.” As you read the Mental Fitness blogs, she hopes that you are encouraged to begin your own journey to Mental Fitness.

Diane Savoie – Overcoming Obesity/ Chef Extraordinaire

Diane Savoie was born in Moncton NB. At the age of 18, she began a 17 year career in the airline industry. During these years, Diane travelled extensively and tasted her way through new cultures and their foods.

An early retirement offer made it possible for Diane to pursue her dream of becoming a culinary professional.  She first completed a Cordon Bleu Diploma and went on to the Institute of Hotelerie and Tourisme du Quebec for two diplomas in baking, pastry, chocolate, ice cream and confectionery technologies. She continued to add to her culinary repertoire by studying Macrobiotic and Ayurvedic cooking and most recently, is peeking into the very interesting world of raw foods.

In between cooking stints, Diane managed a children’s theatre company in London, Ontario and was the Director of Operations for the Capitol theatre in Moncton, NB for 5 years. She opened the first artisanal chocolaterie in NB and brought a new insight into the world of chocolate to Moncton and the province.

These days Diane works as a part time Wellness Coordinator for HEPAC.  She is also a culinary activist, coach and teacher and especially enjoys working with children in the kitchen.  She is passionate about Slow Food, Local Food, Clean Eating and tackles her own issues with obesity with exuberance and joy.  She was recently invited to participate as a round table speaker at Vitalite Health Network’s first symposium on obesity and continues to work with the executive committee on this subject.

She lives on the beautiful Bouctouche river with her cat Mischief and enjoys the newly discovered pleasure of Nordic walking at the Dune de Bouctouche Irving Eco Center. She believes teaching children to reconnect with real food through gardening, learning cooking skins and a return to the family meal, is a great way to prevent obesity and tackle the obesity pandemic.

Aurélie Paré – Youth Talking to Youth/Journalist

Aurélie Paré is a 16 year old Monctonian who is currently studying health sciences at Université de Moncton. She writes a healthy living column geared to teens for the Times & Transcript, teaches cooking classes at NBCC’s night school, and is a proud ambassador of the Southeastern New Brunswick In Motion program. She is the author of a nationally available cookbook, which was featured on many media programs in Canada, including CTV Toronto’s News at Six, City TV Toronto’s Breakfast Televison, CTV Montreal’s News at Noon, CTV Halifax’s Live at Five, and Radio Canada’s Téléjournal Acadien. Her recipe articles have been published in a national magazine.

Fred McCausland (Freddy Mac)

Fred has lived in Fredericton for the past 15 years. He has been the morning host on 105FM The Fox for 10 of those. Most of his life has been spent in the entertainment field. He toured the country as a professional actor before radio. While radio is his main focus, he has branched out to serve as adjuticator for the provincial Drama Festival on a few occasions, and most recently appeared in T.N.B’s production of Treasure Island and The Marketeer.

While Fred is now 43, he really sees himself as 11. That’s how many years he has been sober. From the turmoil of addiction, to a state of inner peace, his alcoholism and subsequent recovery has been an amazing journey of self-discovery.

Fred has shared his story as a guest speaker with the Taking Back Our Youth Conference in Fredericton, and most recently as a panel member during the Men’s Mental Health Conference put on by the CMHA in Fredericton.

He is so grateful for the opportunity to share through this blog.

Andy Clark – Chief Wellness Officer at Fredericton Family Chiropractic

Andy Clark practiced business law in both law firm and corporate settings for over a decade. Currently he is Chief Wellness Officer at Fredericton Family Chiropractic: A Creating Wellness Centre.

Andy is the founder of wellnesslawyer.com, a blog dedicated to helping lawyers everywhere maximize their overall wellness and quality of life. His purpose on this planet is to create the highest possible quality of life for himself and his loved ones and to help and encourage others do the same.

Andy is married to the world’s greatest chiropractor and is Dad to three children.