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News & Notes: On CoQ10 for Reducing Fatigue; Probiotics Benefit Covid-19 Patients; Exercise for Cognitive Decline; Processed Meat and Dementia
Probiotics Benefit Patients with Sars-Cov-2 (Covid-19) A recent systemic review and meta-analysis found that probiotics could be effective in alleviating symptoms of patients infected with...
Do-It-Yourself Emergency Medicine: 11 Conditions You Can Treat at Home
The Ontario College of Family Physicians estimates that about 3 million people in Ontario will not have a family doctor by 2025. The Covid...
The Cancer Chronicles – 14 Foods to Prevent and Treat Radiation Damage
The effects of radiation are cumulative and may manifest as cancer anytime within 40 years after exposure to fission products from nuclear reactors, fallout from...
Gifts From The Kitchen: How to Create Homemade Gifts That are Fun and Budget-Friendly
I’m a cook, I’m a foodie, and I’m a herb whisperer. My life is seasonal and revolves around the only two places I love to...
Lemon Chutney
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘GIFTS FROM THE KITCHEN‘. (Makes 4 cups) 8 organic lemons, scrubbed 2 Tbsp kosher or pickling salt 4 large cloves...
Polynesian Spice Blend
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘GIFTS FROM THE KITCHEN‘. I use cinnamon as a sweet flavouring in both sweet and savoury dishes. It imparts an...
Mediterranean Pesto
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘GIFTS FROM THE KITCHEN‘. (Makes 2 cups) Ingredients 4 large cloves garlic ½ cup pine nuts or sunflower seeds 3...
Vitamin D Benefits: Prevention of Cancer, Colds, Influenza, and more
Vitamin D is not really a vitamin but a steroid hormone precursor that plays a major role in many diseases. It is created under the...
Old World Herbal Remedies ~ for Coughs, Colds, Influenza, and more
When I was a kid growing up in the rural woods of Muskoka, my grandma had a cure for almost every common ailment. Folks would...
Get Stronger This Season – with Budget-Friendly Meals Rich in Plant Proteins
In the summer of 2020, outbreaks of coronavirus in meat processing plants across Canada caused people to think twice about their consumption of meat. According...
Podcast: Cancer Triggers – New Perspectives on Covid-19, Cell Phones, and more
Today, more young people are being diagnosed with cancer than ever before. There has been a 30% increase in youth cancer diagnoses over the past...
Tribute to Charles Bens (1942 – 2022)
It is with a very heavy heart that I must report the terrible news that Charles passed away on Friday, October 14th, 2022. He died...
A Meat-Free Holiday Menu: Recipes for Pumpkin Soup, Stuffed Squash, Mushroom Gravy and more
The roots of harvest festivals go back to when people first grew food. Jewish people celebrated the Feast of the Tabernacles, ancient Greeks feasted in...
Bowen Therapy – Relief for Pain; Recovery from Injuries
Bowen Therapy is perhaps one of the fastest, pain-free pain relief and injury recovery bodywork modalities available today. When integrated into their patient’s treatment plans,...
Treating Red Skin Syndrome with Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine
Over the last few months, several of my eczema patients have brought up Red Skin Syndrome and asked for my thoughts on it. This syndrome...
Beyond Addiction: A Yogic Path to Recovery
Addiction is displaced longing – we all have a longing to be “at home” with ourselves, comfortable in our own skin, and to be loved....
