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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...
Top 10 Nutrition Myths (Part 2)
Truth and Lies About Calcium, Sugar, Cholesterol, and Antioxidants for Those Undergoing Cancer Treatment (Editor’s note: Last month we published the first part of Dr....
News Briefs – May 2017
The Latest Research on Nutrition, Health, and Anti-Aging From Around the World PROBIOTIC COMBO CURBS SPRING ALLERGY SYMPTOMS New research shows that a probiotic combination...
Magnesium Decreases Hyperactivity in ADHD Children
Magnesium deficiency is found more frequently in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than in healthy children. In one study of ADHD children, magnesium...
Nutrients for Improving Cognitive Function in Lyme Disease Patients
When I first became ill with chronic Lyme disease in 2004, I could barely read books, never mind write them, as I do now. I...
