FOOD

My Top 5 Recommended Minerals for Fall

August 26, 2024

“You can trace every sickness, every disease and every ailment to a mineral deficiency.” Linus Pauling Viral infections like Covid-19 have been in the public...

Simmered Fall Suppers: Hearty One-Pot Meals That Stick to Your Ribs

August 11, 2024

Autumn rhythms bring us back into order, back into shoes, and back into the kitchen. Now is the time for hearty, bone-warming dishes and hardy herbs to season them. But wait.

Easy Summer Cooking with Fruit and Berries on the Grill

May 28, 2024

Summer is the season for lighter fare and nothing says light and bright better than a colourful array of grilled fruits. They can be the...

Fabulous Fibre: Foods That Create Fullness and Fight Fat

May 26, 2024

1890 could be called “the year the human diet started to go downhill”. That was the year that a new milling technique which removed fibre...

A Herbalist’s Favourite Home Remedies for 6 Common Health Problems

April 29, 2024

Most people who use herbs and other natural remedies have certain favourites that they rely on when needed. However, one place often overlooked as a...

How Potassium and Magnesium Healed My Atrial Fibrillation

March 28, 2024

A Personal Report by Dwight Kalita, PhD Atrial fibrillation (A-fib) is a worldwide epidemic affecting 37 million people, and its rising prevalence will most certainly...

Spring Cleansing with Herbs – Bitter Tonics Herald Ancient Rite of Spring

February 17, 2024

Cleansing tonics are an ancient rite of spring that reflects the season’s central theme of self-renewal. By definition, a tonic is an infusion of herbs...

Peasant Comfort Foods for Deep Winter Dining – from Beet Borscht to Corn Soup to Spinach Dahl

December 23, 2023

My favorite vegetarian dishes, the ones that I turn to for comfort during our long, cold winters, are mostly the same dishes we enjoyed as...

The Magic of Vitamin C: How It Helps Heal Asthma, Cancer, Scurvy and more

December 1, 2023

(Article updated October 29, 2024) Vitamin C was first synthesized by Albert Sznet-Gyorgyi (1893-1986), for which he won the Nobel Prize in 1937. Later on,...

Kick the Sugar Habit with Tasty Low-Glycemic Alternatives

November 27, 2023

Editor’s note: The winter season is upon us, and with it comes a plethora of sugary ingredients hiding in everyday comfort foods as well as...

Ask the Doctor: Benefits of Whole Food Concentrates

November 1, 2023

Dear Dr. Rona, I read a quote of yours regarding live whole food concentrates from your book Joy of Health. What live whole food concentrates...

Clear Inflammation Naturally – Reduce Your Risk of Arthritis, Cancer, and Diabetes

November 1, 2023

Inflammation is a normal, natural, and complex series of chemical and cellular activities performed by the body in response to injury or abnormal stimulation caused...

My Top 10 Natural Alternatives to Antibiotics – for Cold, ‘Flu, and Infections

October 10, 2023

A CTV News story filed on Nov. 13, 2019 reported that a B.C. woman had initiated a lawsuit against a Vancouver hospital for the wrongful...

Capture the Flavours of Fall: Fermenting, Freezing, and Dehydrating

October 1, 2023

As our local markets bulge with the fall harvest, I feel a growing sense of urgency to capture the amazing variety and freshness that local...

Recipe: Curry Paste

September 1, 2023

From the Vitality Food Feature ‘SIMMERED FALL SUPPERS‘. (Makes about 1-1/2 cups) Ingredients 1 Tbsp coriander seeds 2 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp fenugreek seeds...

Allergy-Free Meals Go To Work & School – Alternatives for the Lunchbox

August 30, 2023

Peanut butter sandwiches in lunchboxes and “peanuts and Cracker Jacks” at the ball game are things of the past. Whether you’re avoiding allergenic foods to...

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