FOOD
Preserve your Harvest the Old Fashioned Way with Lacto-Fermentation
When I was growing up in rural Muskoka, my grandparents fermented all kinds of foods. This tradition served to preserve foods over the long winter...
Worldwide Nutritional Immunity – Why Everybody Is Taking Vitamin C
“I have not seen any ’flu yet that was not cured or markedly ameliorated by massive doses of vitamin C.” (Robert F. Cathcart, MD) The...
Beyond the Pandemic: Top 10 Ways to Create Wellness in Your Life
(Updated July 27, 2020) Now that the coronavirus pandemic is mostly under control in Canada, it’s time to consider the most effective ways to restore...
Garlic Medicine: Folklore Traditions from the Far East
(Updated July 1st, 2020) Through the centuries, people have either believed that garlic was divine or, with fanatical aversion, detested its very name. This well-known...
Spring Detox with Wild Herbs and Weeds
There are many ways to detoxify the body, and for a herbalist the favourite strategy involves medicinal plants. From my perspective, weeds and wild herbs...
Bitter Tastes of Spring – Refreshing Greens from Dandelion to Radicchio
Herbalists and other healers have long championed the bitter taste of certain herbs and garden greens. Yet the majority of North Americans still shun these essential foods, preferring salty and sweet over the equally important sour and bitter.
Dramatic Health Recoveries Reported By Patients Who Stopped Using GMO Foods
Are genetically modified (GM) foods making you sick – I mean really sick? Up until recently, all that we could say was thank goodness you’re...
Optimize Your Immunity: The Power of Probiotics to Fortify Immune Strength
When clients ask me what they can do to avoid respiratory infections during the winter months, they are often surprised that the first thing I...
SUPERFOODS FOR LONGEVITY: Specialties Favoured by Long-Lived People Around the World
Do you want to live to be 110? You might be surprised by how many people are reluctant to answer that question with enthusiasm. One...
WINTER MEALS THAT HEAL: Curative Spices, Healing Soups, Steamed Greens
Article endorsed by Canadian School of Natural Nutrition (Updated Dec. 5, 2019) Ten years ago, I had terrible inflammation in my digestive tract caused by...
WONDERFUL WILD WINES
Fermenting Herbs, Berries, and Weeds is a Great Way to Capture the Wild Flavours of Spring What better way to herald summer than with a...
HEALTHY BUSINESS PROFILE: Canadian School of Natural Nutrition
Feeding the Mind, Nourishing the Body Endorsed by The Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, csnn.ca/wellness (Updated on April 23, 2019) When broadcaster Kim D’Eon ran...
BALANCE YOUR HORMONES with Cures from the Kitchen
Did you know that there is a link between hormone imbalance, inflammation, and weight gain? Considering that we tend to put most of our weight on between November and February,
NATURE’S ANSWER TO ARTHRITIS: Herbs, Nutrients, Anti-Inflammatory Lifestyle
Chronic degenerative diseases are increasing at an alarming rate. They are also affecting Canadians at earlier ages than was typical in the past. Of particular...
Banish Parasites with Herbs That Clear Critters From the Bowels
Mention the word “parasites” and most people have visions of tropical villages or holiday resorts where they have caught ‘Montezuma’s revenge’ or had other intestinal...
