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News Briefs – June 2011

June 1, 2011

TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT AT RISK OF VITAMIN D INADEQUACY, GOVERNMENT REPORTS About 25% of the population may be at risk for vitamin D inadequacy, 8%...

Family Constellations: Explore and Transform Unconscious Family Dynamics

June 1, 2011

An Experiential Methodology By being born into our family, we not only inherit genes and physical traits, but also belief systems, behaviour patterns, thoughts and...

Book Review: Defeating Obesity, Diabetes and High Blood Pressure – The Metabolic Syndrome

May 1, 2011

Author: Charlotte Gerson Publisher: Gerson Health Media Book Publication: 2010 Readers who have had the uplifting experience of hearing Charlotte Gerson speak at previous Whole...

Woodford Files: Love Your Liver This Spring

May 1, 2011

The wild winds of spring are rocking the rafters as I write this column. It has been an exceptionally chaotic change of season this year...

Chinese Medicine for Treatment of Fibromyalgia

May 1, 2011

If you’ve never had (or even heard of) fibromyalgia, consider yourself very lucky! Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) is a nasty, pernicious disease that predominantly targets women...

Taking the Irritable out of IBS: Naturopathy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

May 1, 2011

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a digestive ailment characterized by abdominal cramping, pain, bloating, diarrhea, and/or constipation. It has been estimated that 15% of our...

Cilantro and Clay Detox

May 1, 2011

In his newly released book, Radical Healing: 2nd Ed., (Himalayan Institute Press), Rudolph Ballentine includes a comprehensive chapter on detoxification, drawing from Ayurveda, homeopathy, and...

Chelation Therapy: Alternative Treatment for Heart Disease Gets Good Results

May 1, 2011

Chelation comes from the Greek word chele, meaning claw. A chelating compound binds and removes heavy and other toxic metals from the body. There are...

Chia Seed: Aztec Superfood Boosts Energy and Endurance

May 1, 2011

What’s behind the surging popularity of chia seed? According to nutritional writer Charlotte Bradley, chia grain was “originally grown in Mexico and the Southwest between...

Nail Trimming Techniques and Injury Prevention for Furry Feet

May 1, 2011

Just as May’s flowers begin to spring up from the ground once again, so do our pets’ desires to spring forth into nature with renewed...

Homeopathic Medicine for Tic Disorders and Tourette Syndrome

May 1, 2011

Kyle’s parents were disturbed by their son’s behaviour at school. The 11-year-old was often in trouble for pulling other students’ hair, then laughing about it....

News Briefs – May 2011

May 1, 2011

SUGAR AND SUGAR-SWEETENED DRINKS LINKED TO HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE Researchers have found that those who consume more fructose and glucose (sugar) than the median have...

QUINOA: Gluten-Free Ancient Grain Supports Bowel Health

May 1, 2011

Quinoa is an oddball superfood.  Most of us think of quinoa as a type of cereal grain; however, quinoa is not a grain at all,...

Blackflies Love Bananas

April 1, 2011

Here we are, barely a week into spring, snow still lies heavily in the forest, why in the world would I be writing about blackflies?...

Nutritional Medicine

April 1, 2011

The effects of radiation are cumulative and may manifest as cancer anytime within 40 years after: exposure to fission products from nuclear reactors; fallout from...

Homeopathic Medicine For Treating Acute & Chronic Eczema

April 1, 2011

Eczema is a generic term that defines inflammatory conditions of the skin, namely vesiculation in the acute stages. The word is broadly applied to a...

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