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Eco Building Resource Centre for All Your Spring Building and Renovation Projects
Eco Building Resources is the alternative choice for environmentally friendly building products that meet the needs and concerns of today’s homeowners. We understand that you...
Woodford Files: My Big Fat Summer Detox Sure Wasn’t Pretty
When I look back over the past few months to what I did on my summer vacation, I realize what a grand adventure life can...
Stop The Great Lakes Nuclear Dump
This issue poses a serious threat to the clean water that is vital to the production of organic foods. Ontario Power Generation is proposing to...
Spices of North Africa Come to Life in Tunisian Cuisine
The red-hot embers kept us barely warm as we huddled around a Tunisian earthenware qanoun (tiny stove) at our friend’s home in Tunis, the capital...
Woodford Files: Nourishing Body and Soul in Deep Winter
As I write this, it’s cold and dark outside as the city lays nestled under a blanket of winter. Imbolc, a pagan holiday on February...
Deep Winter Dining
Hearty Root Vegetable Dishes Bring Nutritional Medicine to the Table If you over-indulged during the festive season, don’t panic. Now is the perfect time to...
Healing Psoriasis with Traditional Chinese Medicine
Psoriasis has been with us since ancient times. In old medical texts, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) described psoriasis as “pine skin dermatosis,” a term descriptive...
ALLEVIATING ARTHRITIS: Getting your pet up and running again
Many of us grew up believing that big swollen knuckles, a stiff achy body, pain “before the rain” and general malaise – typical symptoms of...
Foods for Love
Unleash Your Libido and Nourish Your Sexuality The benefits of a healthy sex life are numerous. Sex strengthens the immune system. Orgasms release hormones, such...
News Briefs – December 2012 / January 2013
VITAMIN C FOUND TO HELP PREVENT BONE LOSS For the first time, researchers have shown that large doses of vitamin C actively protect against bone...
Strengthen Your Defences: Tools for Surviving in a World of Dangerous Viruses
In these modern times, a number of diseases seem to be on the increase, and many of the infectious diseases which we had considered to...
Igniting the Spirit Within: Morrisseau’s Art Helps Us to Bridge the Infinite in the Here and Now
When I first apprenticed with Norval Morrisseau in 1979, his art was known as “Indian Art” and First Nations people were still being called “Indians.”...
Recipe: Cranberry Sauce
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘A MEAT-FREE HOLIDAY MENU‘. Ingredients 2 cups cranberries 1½ cups apple juice 1/3 cup maple syrup ½ cup agar-agar flakes...
Recipe: Mushroom Gravy
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘A MEAT-FREE HOLIDAY MENU‘. Ingredients 2 Tbsp toasted sesame oil 1 red onion, chopped 6 cups sliced assorted mushrooms 2...
Recipe: Kale with Pine Nuts, Raisins, and Garlic
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘A MEAT-FREE HOLIDAY MENU‘. Lacinato kale stands apart from other greens. It has long, crinkled green leaves, whose colour intensifies...
Recipe: Tempeh Waldorf Salad
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘A MEAT-FREE HOLIDAY MENU‘. This festive dish uses tempeh, which is made from fermented soybeans and has a nutty flavour....
