FOOD
Eating the Rainbow: Colourful Foods Carry Powerful Nutrition
We have all heard the truism “Eat a rainbow for health.” Beyond being a feast for the eyes, every colour brings with it a nutritional...
Flexitarian Dining: Good Eating for Vegans, Vegetarians, and Carnivores Alike
Every year, more people switch to a healthy, plant-based diet. There is no doubt that the earth and its inhabitants fare better when meat is...
B VITAMINS: The Blues Busters
While herbal medicine has received considerable attention in regards to its important role in alleviating mood disorders and depression, few people realize that a single...
Ode to Onions: The Healthy Golden Bulb that Fires Up Winter Cuisine
Oh, they do make me cry! But onions are loaded with so much goodness, the tears I shed upon peeling them are tears of joy....
Return to Your Roots: Celebrate Underground Eating This Winter with Rugged Tubers
Dig deep and you will find that from beets and burdock to turnips, turmeric and yams, plant roots are some of the most humble and...
Foods that Heal Skin Disease
“What should I eat?” That is the question I am asked most often by skin patients in my Traditional Chinese Medicine practice. They ask it...
Plant Sterols – Super Nutrients from Nature
How these simple molecules can help you fight inflammation, stress and cancer Plant sterols have been in the news lately, after studies showed that they...
The Best Herbs & Vitamins
To Bolster Your Defences A major health concern that has come to the forefront in the last decade is the evolution of new varieties of...
Black Is Beautiful: Dark Hues of Nature Hold Trove of Antioxidants
When it comes to food and health, black is both beautiful and beneficial. While green is hailed as the eco-health standard, new food research is...
Be Good to Your Guts
Nutritional Strategies for Recovery from Candida and Gut Dysbiosis Introduction by Helke Ferrie Over the past two decades, I have met several doctors who lost...
High Octane Nutrition: The Secret Weight-Loss Tool
You can drop pounds without counting calories by treating the modern-day causes of obesity with these secret weight-slashing foods and supplements… Conventional weight loss wisdom...
Tastes of Summer: A Guide to the Season’s Berry Bonanza
Tiny, brilliant orbs of pure health, berries are the jewels of the fruit world. Not only are these gems beautiful in colour – they range...
Chinese Herbs for Beauty from the Inside Out
No matter your age, numerous herbal super-tonics can help you fight the aging process – and transform your skin, complexion, hair, nails, and overall glow....
Red Clover: A Detoxifying, Cancer Fighting, and Hormone Balancing Herb
Late spring is an amazing time of year. Here in Ontario, June tends to be our greenest month, when the fields and forests have a...
Cilantro and Clay Detox
In his newly released book, Radical Healing: 2nd Ed., (Himalayan Institute Press), Rudolph Ballentine includes a comprehensive chapter on detoxification, drawing from Ayurveda, homeopathy, and...
QUINOA: Gluten-Free Ancient Grain Supports Bowel Health
Quinoa is an oddball superfood. Most of us think of quinoa as a type of cereal grain; however, quinoa is not a grain at all,...
