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Recipe: Red Lentil Rice Paper Rolls
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Refreshing Rice Paper Rolls’. So pretty and versatile, these rolls can also be made with other colourful cooked lentils or...
Recipe: Black Bean and Corn Rolls
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Refreshing Rice Paper Rolls’. These rolls carry a hint of “Tex-Mex” flavour. I like to use freshly cooked beans but...
Recipe: Veggie and Vermicelli Rolls
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Refreshing Rice Paper Rolls’. These are beautiful to look at and even better to eat! I like to serve these...
Recipe: Colourful Quinoa Rice Paper Rolls
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Refreshing Rice Paper Rolls’. These are as amazing to look at as they are to eat! They are light, tasty,...
Adrenal Stress – And What To Do About It
Are you stressed out? Chronically tired? Allergies getting worse instead of better? Catching one infection after the next despite a good diet? Premature menopause? Most...
Sacred Journeys: Preventing and Treating Lyme Disease
I like to spend these summer days happily working outside in the bush harvesting plants for Algonquin Tea Company. I am also planning a number...
News Briefs: July/August 2017
RESVERATROL REDUCES ARTERY STIFFNESS IN DIABETICS Scientists have reported that resveratrol may reduce artery stiffness in people with Type 2 diabetes. (Resveratrol is a natural...
Boost Your Breast Health for Summer
Recipes and Strategies to Reduce Your Risk of Cancer The World Health Organization has reported that breast cancer is by far the most frequent cancer...
Feeling Hot and Sweaty? Stay Hydrated!
Here’s the Lowdown on When and What to Drink You’re going to the gym to sweat buckets on a near daily basis, or perhaps you’re...
News Briefs – June 2017
Chili Pepper Compound May Help Cure Diabetes and Colitis New evidence shows that, when eaten, both chili peppers and marijuana interact with a receptor in...
Sacred Journeys: Evolved Consciousness of Animals
While having lunch with a group of friends recently, I had been sharing how challenging it can be to stay optimistic in these times of...
Overcoming Guilt and Acknowledging Our True Feelings
Every animal is afraid of pain and will do anything to avoid it. It’s natural. But this avoidance creates a whole host of problems. For...
Herbs and Acupuncture Clear the Pain and Discomfort of Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia has now been recognized as a distinct disease entity by the World Health Organization and the American College of Rheumatology, and more physicians and...
Suffering From Summer Allergies? Elder Flower to the Rescue
June is one of my favourite months. In our part of the world, it is the month when everything is the most green and lush....
The Healing Power of Reiki
Energy Medicine for Body, Mind, and Spirit About a year and a half ago, my five-year-old son became ill with a common virus. He was...
Start Your Day With the Best Possible Breakfast
“Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.” (Adelle Davis, 1904 – 1974) This time-honoured wisdom shows that breakfast...
