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Book Review: A Plant-Based Life
Author: Micaela Cook Karlsen Publisher: Amacom, New York Book Publication: 2016 For those wanting to lose weight while enjoying healthy and delicious meals, A Plant-Based Life: Your Complete Guide...
Woodford Files: The Romance Between Our Genes and Microbes; 3 Herbs to Stoke the Fire in Our Bellies
Gung Hay Fat Choi! Happy lunar new year. The Chinese astrologers say that this new Year of the Rooster brings awakening as it crows each...
Benefits of a New Year Detox
For thousands of years, human beings lived as hunter-gatherers; a few hours of work each day devoted to gathering and preparing food, and the rest spent socializing with their family...
Stoke Your Digestive Fire to Boost Your Energy and Clear Inflammation
As the raw food movement gains enthusiasts worldwide, you will often hear them say that raw food is best for health because it is highest in nutrients. Technically...
The Human Super-Organism
“Humans without microbes are sick. Microbes without humans have no home.” (Rodney Dietert, PhD, The Human Super-Organism, 2016) For the past century, scientists have assured us that they knew what made us tick
News Briefs – February 2017
OMEGA-3s LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE IN YOUNG ADULTS A study has found that healthy young people may be able to help prevent the onset of high...
More Sweet Solutions
(Editor’s note: In Part One of this article, Pat Crocker reviewed a list of healthy choices that can add a touch of sweetness to any...
Sacred Journeys: Planting Seeds of Change for the Highest Good of All
Here we stand at the prow of a new year, and already we can feel the currents of change ahead of us. From a numerological...
Ask the Doctor – Reader Concerned About Cholesterol Medication
Hello Dr. Rona: My physician has become increasingly concerned about my cholesterol levels being too high. I was deemed to have high cholesterol starting in...
Success Story: Recovery From Shingles
HOW I OVERCAME THIS PAINFUL CONDITION WITH A HOLISTIC APPROACH When I first noticed the small red bumps on my neck, I thought they were...
News Briefs – Dec 2016 / Jan 2017
POMEGRANATE EXTRACT PROTECTS THE BRAIN AGAINST ALZHEIMER’S AND DEGENERATION New research shows that a diet rich in pomegranates has significant positive impacts on the brain...
Top 10 Nutrients For The Holiday Season
Every year around the holidays, your social calendar fills up and you’re tempted to eat and drink indiscriminately away from home. Office parties and family...
Recipe: Herbal Power Balls
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Sweet Solutions – Healthy Alternative Sweeteners for the Festive Season I treat these gems as medicinal truffles because they are...
Sweet Solutions – Healthy Alternative Sweeteners for the Festive Season
Are you hosting a holiday party for guests who are diabetic or counting calories? Are you following a Ketogenic Diet (low carb / moderate protein...
News Briefs – November 2016
SIX EXTRACTS HOLD KEYS TO DELAYING AGING AND DISEASE A newly released study indicates that six previously identified plant extracts can significantly delay the aging...
Happy Planet Launches New Fresh Soups
In October, Canadian all-natural food and juice company, Happy Planet, announced the launch of three new fresh soups: Korean Hot & Sour, Chicken Pot Pie,...
