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Recipe: Tex-Mex Veggie-Grain Salad
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Cool and Easy Summertime Dining‘. Sometimes I make this with barley as below, other times with wheat berries, coloured quinoa,...
Best Bug Defence – Essential Oils Can Repel Mosquitoes and Ticks Naturally
Spring and summer are seasons that we look forward to because we get to spend more time outdoors. But along with the fresh air and...
Cool and Easy Summertime Dining
With One-Bowl Supper Salads My grandma used to say that the best way to cool the body down and beat the summer heat was to toss up a light, bright refreshing salad.
Polaraid Taps Into Universal Energy That Heals and Rejuvenates
Dr. Dino Tomic (MD, Europe) Scientific evidence that the human body runs on electrical energy has been available to us for decades. In fact, numerous...
Recipe: Walnut-Olive Pesto
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Freshen Up Your Spring Menu with Plant-Based Meals‘. (Makes ½ cup) Ingredients ½ cup walnuts ¼ cups pitted black olives...
Freshen Up Your Spring Menu with Plant-Based Meals
The first green spikes poking through winter’s crusty grip seem to be my trigger for initiating all sorts of gritty tasks like cleaning cupboards and lightening up closets.
Recipe: Grilled Portobello Mushroom Stack
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Freshen Up Your Spring Menu with Plant-Based Meals‘. It’s like a decadent, oozing burger, full of texture and flavour and...
The Human Microbiome
New Research Points to Its Critical Role in Health and Disease “One of these days – not tomorrow, but I hope not in the distant...
Recipe: Spring Greens and Peas Soup
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Freshen Up Your Spring Menu with Plant-Based Meals‘. In the northern hemisphere, when the sun makes its climb towards the...
Homeopathic Medicine for Liver and Gallbladder Cleansing and Toning
The liver is one of the most important organs in the body. It has a variety of functions, including the vital role of flushing toxins...
Chickweed and Nettles
Wild Spring Greens as Food and Medicine Spring is a great time to watch your greens grow. The aesthetically beautiful Chickweed and potent Stinging Nettle...
Ask The Doctor: Elderly Woman Can’t Sleep
Dear Doctor Rona, Let me start by saying that your articles are my favourite thing in Vitality magazine. It is valuable and rare to have...
Woodford Files: Shimmy with the Season; Ease Your Insomnia; The Vital Role of Your Microbiome
At this time of year one can’t help but feel grateful to be alive. As the sun turns up the heat in our hemisphere, the...
Recipe: My Favourite Baked Beans
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘ODE TO THE NAVY BEAN‘. Even without the bacon traditionally used in this dish, these baked beans are full of...
Recipe: Navy Bean and Vegetable Soup
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘ODE TO THE NAVY BEAN‘. I love vegetable soup and this recipe reminds me of the old story ‘Soup from...
Recipe: Red Beet and Navy Bean Hummus
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘ODE TO THE NAVY BEAN‘. (Makes about 3 cups) Ingredients 1 medium beet 2 cups of cooked navy beans 2...
