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Echinacea: A Natural Remedy Gains Scientific Sanction
The world’s largest echinacea study has validated the efficacy and safety of Echinaforce® in prevention of cold and influenza. Scientists at the Common Cold Centre...
Homeopathic Medicine for Acute and Chronic Asthma
As we head into late fall we become fully immersed in the lung phase of our body’s seasonal cycle. Seasonal lung problems in conventional medicine...
Herbs to Stoke Your Digestive Fire
“As Falls Witchita…” (with apologies to Pat Metheny.) The coming of fall has always been somewhat of a difficult if not wistful letting go of...
Health News Briefs: November, 2012
ACTIVE LIFESTYLE LINKED TO DECREASED BREAST CANCER RISK The largest-ever study to analyze the links between cancer and lifestyle has found that an active lifestyle,...
Taste of Nature’s Delicious Range of Gluten-free Bars
Taste of Nature bars are gluten-free and tested by the University of Nebraska to contain less than 10 PPM (part per million) of gluten. And...
Health News Briefs – October 2012
CHOLINE IN PREGNANCY MAY REDUCE STRESS DISEASES IN CHILD New research suggests that mothers-to-be taking the B vitamin – choline – in amounts that are...
Glorious Garlic
Garlic (allium sativum) is enjoying a renaissance thanks to its prominence in international cuisines. And there are legions of claims, both in lore and in...
Homeopathic Medicine for Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
“The first thing I felt was tingling and itching on the left side of my scalp. I then discovered a blister when I looked in...
Garlic Map
Where to buy Ontario garlic, courtesy of the Toronto Garlic Festival!
Autumn Morning
Already the sun is rising late. After 7:30 where I live, and it is going fast. Thankfully the dawn arrives well before the sun pokes...
Wild Mushrooms
Mushrooms, mushrooms everywhere, but none are fit to eat. Or are they? A lot of us have a curious fascination with wild mushrooms. They seem...
Why Use Natural Dishwashing Liquid?
Most dishwashing liquids contain synthetic detergents and artificial fragrances. About 95% of the chemicals used in traditional fragrances are synthetics which can lead to headaches,...
Health News Briefs – September 2012
TURMERIC LOWERS DIABETES RISK A component of turmeric, known as curcumin, reduces the risk of Type 2 diabetes and improves beta-cell function in adults with...
A Natural Advantage: The Homeopathic Treatment of Children
I wear two “big” hats, as a homeopath and a mother. Both roles carry the weight of responsibility and influence. As a practitioner, I can...
Homeopathy for Depression – from Arsenicum Album to Tuberculinum
When did your depression begin, and what was going on in your life at that time? This is one of the first questions your homeopath...
Woodford Files: Remarkable Health Recoveries with GMO-Free Organic Diet
Yum! This is the season of the smoothie, that cool, delicious concoction which can nourish you down to your very toes. In Pat Crocker’s feature...
