The Powerful Gut-Brain Connection: Nutrition Workshop

Join us for an eye-opening in-person event all about how your gut and brain work together! Discover the nutritional secrets that can boost your mood, brain power, and overall health. It's casual, interactive, and packed with practical tips you can start using right away. Don’t miss this chance to unlock the amazing link between what you eat, how you breathe, and how you feel!

Joine Heather and Hugh as they explore the powerful two-way relationship between your gut and your brain - and how digestion, mood, stress, and inflammation are deeply interconnected. Learn how the vagus nerve and enteric nervous system link your emotional state to your digestive function, and why chronic stress can quietly disrupt your gut health.

We’ll explore how gut inflammation can influence brain fog, anxiety, and low mood, along with the importance of omega-3 balance in regulating inflammation.

Learn about the foundational diet and lifestyle practices that support a resilient gut–brain axis and practical strategies for nervous system regulation, along with evidence-informed supplement protocols so you can feel in-control of your zen-like digestion that fuels a clear, happy mind.

Designed for real people navigating modern stress, this session offers simple, empowering tools to help you calm your nervous system, strengthen your digestion, and support clearer thinking and emotional balance.

There will be giveaways and samples to try!

Agenda:

Arrive: 6:00 pm-6:15

Gut-Brain Connection Talk: 6:15-7:15pm

Q&A: 7:15pm-7:30pm

Location: Friendsquarters. 116 W Hastings St. Unit 200, Vancouver.

Date: Monday April 13, 2026

Meet the speakers:

Meet Hugh

Hugh Flint is the owner of Whistler Living Kitchen, a lifelong professional chef, and Holistic Nutritionist. He combines culinary expertise with holistic nutrition to help clients feel vibrant, balanced, and nourished from the inside out.

Hugh meets each client exactly where they are on their health journey, offering personalized support and guidance every step of the way. Through real food, practical tools, and compassionate coaching, he helps people heal naturally and rediscover the simple joy of nourishing themselves.

As a private chef, Hugh creates personalized dining experiences — intimate, ingredient-driven meals that celebrate the seasons and nourish body and soul. Each event is thoughtfully tailored to reflect his clients’ tastes and preferences.

He is passionate about inspiring others through education, engaging talks, and hands-on cooking workshops, and brings people together through community events that empower healthier, happier living.

Meet Heather

Heather is a holistic nutritionist, gut health coach, and meditation teacher with a foundation in biochemistry and neuroscience. She specializes in helping clients resolve chronic digestive conditions - including bloating, constipation, IBS, and IBD - through a whole-person lens that integrates nutrition, herbal medicine, mindset, nervous system health, and habit formation. Known for her data-driven approach and grounded presence, Heather bridges the gap between clinical understanding and lived experience. An avid backcountry explorer, she's drawn to working with go-getters and outdoor enthusiasts who bring that same drive to their healing.

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