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Important Breakthrough for Facial Burn Treatment
The 44th annual meeting of the American Burn Association was held in Seattle, WA, on April 24 to 26, 2012. Thousands of burn and plastic...
Active Hope How to Face the Mess We’re in Without Going Crazy
Active Hope is about discovering and offering our best response to the crisis of sustainability we face today. It offers tools that help us confidently...
Homeopathy & Nutrition: A Potent Combination for Weight Loss
According to Statistics Canada 54% of women and 65% of men are overweight or obese. This is of great concern because excess weight can have...
Ozone in Dentistry
After more than 130 years of use, ozone therapy is currently the standard of care in more than 20 countries. Its popularity is quickly growing...
Health News Briefs – June 2012
CRUCIFEROUS VEGETABLES IMPROVE BREAST CANCER SURVIVAL Researchers have found that greater consumption of cruciferous vegetables during the 36 months following a breast cancer diagnosis is...
Health News Briefs – May 2012
LOW LEVELS OF OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS LINKED TO MEMORY PROBLEMS Scientists have determined that lower levels of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are associated with smaller brain...
Saucy Spring Flavours: Innovative Vegan Sauces
Innovative Vegan Sauces Transform Ordinary Dishes Into a Memorable Meal My goal when I wrote the Vegan Cook’s Bible (Robert Rose, 2009) was “to design...
Woodford Files: The Song of Spring
The song of spring is echoing through our pages this month, bringing fresh ideas for attuning to the season. Since spring is an ideal time...
Violets
Spring flowers are in full bloom, much to my surprise. It seemed that the forest floor was brown as ever, until I noticed the violets...
Shattered: How Alternative Therapies Saved Annabel from Risky Surgery
It was supposed to be a carefree day – a day of leisure and the start of a much-needed holiday. As a full-time midwife and...
How to Survive a Stay in Hospital and Recover Faster
(Updated November 20, 2021) Introduction by Julie Daniluk RHN: Fourteen years ago, my nephew Kaydn was diagnosed with renal failure at the age of eight....
Homeopathic Medicine For Treating Migraine Headaches
Use of alcohol and ‘recreational’ drugs, overeating, outbursts of anger, avoidance of social situations, quick judgements of others’ inadequacies – these are all ways in...
Chinese Medicine: The Heart-Mind Connection
Modern science tells us that in order to live well, we must have a strong heart. In allopathic medicine this means that the heart has...
April Promises
After the shortest winter ever, I find myself looking out at a landscape without snow. I’m torn between the sadness of losing the ice from...
Health News Briefs – April 2012
ANTHOCYANIN-RICH FOODS LOWER RISK OF TYPE 2 DIABETES Scientists have determined that plant compounds known as anthocyanins, and fruits rich in anthocyanins, reduce the risk...
Chinese Herbal Treatments For Female Infertility
Fertility support has become an important area of medical practice, as people in modern societies increasingly delay childbearing into their 30s and 40s, only to...
