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Recipe: Kale ‘Picker-Upper’ Soup
From the Vitality Food Feature: Kale Cuisine To make this super quick ‘picker-upper’ soup, first prepare Kale Tea (see recipe below). Ingredients: 1½ cups kale tea in a...
Vanessa’s Law Reinforces Need for Integrative Medicine
Our not-for-profit organization, known as People’s Right to Integrative Medicine (PRIM), defines integrative medicine as a healing-oriented approach that takes the whole person (body, mind,...
KALE CUISINE
This Sturdy Vegetable Yields Cauldrons of Food as Medicine for Canadian Kitchens When I was a kid, my grandma was always quipping that “kale is...
HEALING WITH SPROUTS
Get a Jumpstart on Spring with the Medicinal Power of Baby Plants When you eat sprouts, you are consuming the bio-electric twinkle of life. Spring...
Recipe: Kale and Sweet Potato ‘Speckled’ Soup
From the Vitality Food Feature: Kale Cuisine In grandma’s house, this creamy puree was called Speckled Soup. (Makes a full tureen) Ingredients: 4 Tbsp olive oil1 large onion,...
Recipe: Kale Wraps
From the Vitality Food Feature: Kale Cuisine My kids love these – for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. (Makes 8 wraps.) Ingredients: 2 Tbsp olive oil1 onion, diced 1...
Recipe: Kale and Lima Bean Soup
From the Vitality Food Feature: Kale Cuisine This is so good and so easy to make. (Makes 8 servings – enough to fill a large tureen. Leftover soup...
TCM Herbal Formulas for Patchy Baldness
Treatment for patchy baldness, also known as Alopecia Areata (AA) Patchy baldness, also known as Alopecia areata (AA), is a fairly uncommon but troubling type...
Book Review: WHOLE – Rethinking the Science of Nutrition
Author: T. Colin Campbell, PhD Howard Jacobson, PhD Publisher: Ben Bella Books Publish Date: 2013 On the cover of The China Study, co-authored by Colin and...
Recipe: Herb Tea for Preventing Colds
From the Vitality Food Feature HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR! CHANGE OF SEASON DIET – Part 2 (Herb Tea) In preparation for the change of seasons, TCM...
Recipe: Soup of Astragalus and Black Gram
From the Vitality Food Feature HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR! CHANGE OF SEASON DIET – Part 1 (Soup of Astragalus and Black Gram) Yuxiang Wang, an...
Recipe: Kung Po (Vegetarian) Soy Chicken
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!‘. King’s Cafe’s Kung Po Soy Chicken, a vegetarian version of Kung Po Chicken that combines soy...
NEWS BRIEFS: Supplement Cuts Cardiac Risk; Diet Changes Preventing Kidney Failure; Triclosan Linked To Liver Cancer
Supplement Cuts Cardiac Risk in Those Born with Low Birth Weight A study has concluded that a simple supplement may be a cost effective way...
Natural Ways to Treat Seasonal Affective Disorder
Have you noticed a change in your mood during the winter months? Do you sometimes feel disconnected and unable to carry on with your day-to-day...
Book Review: Could It Be B12? – An Epidemic of Misdiagnoses (2nd Edition)
Author: Sally Pacholok, R.N., and Jeffrey Stuart, D.O. Publisher: Quill Driver Books Book Publication: 2011 This book was sent to Vitality by a reader who...
Recipe: Almond Drink – Horchata
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘A HEALTHY VEGETARIAN FEAST‘. Horchata is an exact replica of a Moroccan almond drink served to honoured guests. First prepared...