Archive
Book Review: Building Bone Vitality
Author: Amy Joy Lanou and Michael Castleman Publisher: McGraw Hill Publications Publish Date: 2009 After seeing the results of my first bone mineral density test...
News Briefs – March 2010
NEW SUPPLEMENT FORMULA OFFSETS SYMPTOMS OF AGING Researchers at McMaster University have developed a cocktail of ingredients that forestalls major aspects of the aging process,...
The Healing Power of Qi: Working With Vital Energy
“Qi is the vital energy that powers all life on the most fundamental level.” One of the most distinguishing features of the Eastern healing arts...
Thyroid Health: Causes of Damage, Symptoms and Natural Solutions
Part One: The Underactive Thyroid The thyroid is a butterfly shaped gland situated in the neck and wrapped around the windpipe just below the Adam’s...
The Story of River
Natural Healing Tips for a Shelter Cat On June 6, 2009, a slip of a cat with not much life left in her was brought...
Maple Syrup
Looks like sugaring season is going to come early this year! Mmmmaple! We ski along a lovely forest trail two kilometres to where the sugar...
Heart Healthy One-Pot Meals: The Joy of Slow Cooking Hearty Winter Cuisines
Winter is the perfect time to get out the crock pot (or “slow cooker,” if you will) and cook up some healthy, hearty porridges, rich...
Traditional Chinese Medicine for Migraine Headaches
Acupuncture and Chinese medicine have enjoyed a long and successful history of treating a wide variety of headache patterns. Migraine headaches currently affect around 5...
Chinese Medicine for Common Childhood Complaints
You would do anything and everything for your child, including the best treatment possible when they are not well. As children grow, they go through...
News Briefs – February 2010
BPA AFFECTS CHILDREN, ADMITS FDA After earlier statements that declared bisphenol A (BPA) safe for all uses, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) admitted...
African Herb Helps Addicts Get Off the Drug Treadmill
For the hundreds of thousands of people addicted to both legal and illegal narcotics, the future is grim. Those trying to free themselves from addiction...
Homeopathy for Happiness
Antidote to Depression and Winter Blues Ten years ago a friend of mine committed suicide. Although I was aware of her life stresses and struggles...
African Herb Helps Addicts Get Off the Drug Treadmill
For the hundreds of thousands of people addicted to both legal and illegal narcotics, the future is grim. Those trying to free themselves from addiction...
News Briefs – December 2009
Vitamin D Alleviates Multiple Sclerosis Australian scientists have found that vitamin D may slow the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS). Previously, figures had shown that...
Prostate Health: Herbs for Treating Inflammation
Probably the most common men’s health issue that I’m asked about in my practice is inflammation or enlargement of the prostate. Sadly, these and other...
Autoimmune Disease Treatment with TCM: Lupus, COPD, SJOGREN Syndrome
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is fast becoming global medicine, spreading from its traditional home in Asia to all of Europe, Australia, North America and Africa....
