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The China Study
Author: Colin Campbell, Ph.D., Thomas Campbell II, MD Publisher: BenBella Books Book Publication: 2005 The China Study is “the most comprehensive study of nutrition ever...
Ask the Doctor: Low White Blood Cell Count
Hello Dr. Rona, My doctor has just informed me that my white blood cell count has gradually dropped from a value of 4 to a...
Emotional Healing with Bach Flower Remedies
We are all aware of the stresses of our daily lives and how they can cause both psychological and physical damage within our bodies, occasionally...
Optimal Bone Health: Vitamins, Minerals, Exercise and More… What You Need to Know
Bone health is an important wellness issue for everyone. Building and maintaining healthy bones throughout your life will reduce your risk of later developing osteoporosis ...
Traditional Chinese Medicine—Skin Diseases of the Hands
Are you looking at your hands with disgust You hate them now and hide them you must But mama, there’s no shame in hands so...
News Briefs – May 2013
Daily Vitamin C Required for Optimum Muscle Health Research into the importance of vitamin C for optimal muscle function has found that many fruits do...
Wind Turbines: Do the Health Risks Outweigh the Green Benefits?
Rachel Thompson raises free-to-range chickens with her partner Andy on their farm in Bruce County near Tiverton overlooking Lake Huron. She takes great care to...
News Briefs – April 2013
Vegetarian Diet Lowers Risk of Heart Disease by a Third New research shows that those who adhere to a vegetarian diet have a 32% lower...
Make Your Brain Smarter
Author: Sandra Bond Chapman, Ph.D. (with Shelly Kirkland) Publisher: Simon & Schuster Book Publication: 2013 Do you express the same ideas and opinions on issues...
Homeopathy for Numbness and its Underlying Health Conditions
During my years of homeopathic practice I have heard many patients complain about experiencing numbness in some form, although in most cases numbness was not...
Eating for the Season: Traditional Chinese Nutrition Therapy for Springtime Renewal
After a long winter, Canadians eagerly wait for spring to make its entrance. Excited for the change of season, we begin to feel a shift...
Balance Your Blood Sugar Naturally: Prevention and Treatment of Hypoglycemia, Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Syndrome, and Diabetes
There are many chronic health issues that can result from our tendency to overindulge – whether in too much of the same thing or in...
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...
