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Saffron Revered Around the World for Its Medicinal and Culinary Properties
Saffron is one of the most revered and expensive spices in the world. The plant’s origins can be traced back to central Asia, and it...
Health News Briefs – July/August 2012
FAT-FIGHTING EFFECTS OF BLACK PEPPER REVEALED A study has finally explained the long-known ability of black pepper, and the component known as piperine that gives...
Homeopathic Remedies For the HPV Virus and Warts
Do you have warts? No problem! Rub a piece of bacon on your warts, then bury the bacon under a tree, and the wart will...
Supercharged Summer Smoothies
Ice cold and bursting with flavour and nutrition, smoothies are the invention of enterprising California beach shack owners, who improved on the puréed fruit drinks...
Wolf Lake Red Pines
I first travelled through the Wolf Lake area more than 30 years ago. We travelled by canoe, paddling and portaging through clear lakes and cool...
Art as Medicine: Exploring Shamanism and the Vibrational Arts
Long before we cut our paths through time there were mysterious seers called shamans who went before us. As a young artist I was privileged...
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...
