Archive
Return to Your Roots: Celebrate Underground Eating This Winter with Rugged Tubers
Dig deep and you will find that from beets and burdock to turnips, turmeric and yams, plant roots are some of the most humble and...
Book Review: Meals that Heal Inflammation
Author: Julie Daniluk, RHN Publisher: Random House Canada Book Publication: 2011 I can’t decide whether to give this book to my doctor or put it...
Homeopathic Remedies for Holiday Misadventures
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. At least, it could be or should be! Too often, the hustle and bustle we experience during...
In Vitro Fertilization and Cancer: Is There A Connection?
Earlier this year, American television personality Giuliana Rancic, 36, discovered she had breast cancer during a routine mammogram. The test was conducted around the same...
Health News Briefs – December 2011 /January 2012
CERTAIN VEGETABLES VITAL FOR IMMUNE AND REPAIR SYSTEM A study has found that a diet lacking cruciferous vegetables (cabbage, broccoli, kale, etc.) results in a...
The Beauty of the Snowflake
Why is it so hard to find six-pointed snowflakes these days? Are six-pointed snowflakes difficult to generate on a computer? I am nearly illiterate on...
Ultrasound Device Aims to Improve Early Detection of Breast Cancer
Automated Breast Ultra-sound (ABUS) has arrived in Canada, and is already accepted by both mainstream medical and holistic communities. Comfortable and thorough, ABUS is the...
Soladey Eco Ionic Toothbrush Is Easy On Your Teeth, Your Budget, and the Environment
Good oral hygiene is a key factor in proactive health care. Keeping the teeth and mouth clean has now been linked to reduced risk of...
Foods that Heal Skin Disease
“What should I eat?” That is the question I am asked most often by skin patients in my Traditional Chinese Medicine practice. They ask it...
The Importance of Keeping Your Pets Free of Parasites
There are over 1,000 different species of parasites that can invade the bodies of our pets where they cause pain, discomfort, disease, and sometimes even...
November Winds
The winds do blow in November. And it stirs something in my blood. There’s a bit of uneasiness, and bit of excitement. Branches from the...
Woodford Files: Thelma and Louise captured the mood of our times
My favourite lines in the movie Thelma and Louise are spoken as they’re running from the law and headed for the Mexican border. They’ve been...
News Briefs—November 2011
The Latest Research on Nutrition, Health & Anti-Aging From Around the World BLUEBERRY POWDER CUTS CANCER TUMOUR SIZE, PROLIFERATION A study has found that ingestion...
Plant Sterols – Super Nutrients from Nature
How these simple molecules can help you fight inflammation, stress and cancer Plant sterols have been in the news lately, after studies showed that they...
A Story About Vaccinosis
Vaccinosis is the term given to the chronic reaction of the body against immunization. Many veterinarians and pet owners are concerned about the frequent and...
Management of Cervical Dysplasia & Human Papillomavirus
In the 1950s, George Papanicolaou and Herbert Traut developed a test to screen for cervical cancer in women, called the Pap smear. At the time,...
