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Feeling Lost and Confused? Time to Explore the Fertile Void
“Confusion is the state of promise, the fertile void where surprise is possible again.” – Paul Goodman When asked how he was doing, the caller...
Health News Briefs – April 2008
Ginkgo Protects Memory Taking the herbal supplement ginkgo biloba may delay the onset of cognitive impairment in elderly adults, according to a three-year Oregon study...
Nature’s Cure for Mental Illness Orthomolecular Nutrition to the Rescue
My husband and I waved goodbye as we watched our son John (not his real name) board the plane, happily joking with his buddies. The...
Chinese Medicine for Hay Fever
The burden of rhinitis is nothing to sneeze at! Americans spend over $3 billion annually on prescribed antihistamines. Over the past 30 years, the prevalence...
Book Review: Wisdom from the Middle Ages for Middle-Aged Women
Author: Lisa B. Hamilton Publisher: Morehouse Publishing Book Publication: 2007 As women approach middle age, many are faced with physical and emotional upheaval: divorce, empty...
Adaptogen Herbs: Give Yourself a Late Winter Boost with These Valuable Therapeutic Herbs
Living in Ontario, by the time March comes around it can sometimes seem like winter is never going to end. I love winter and have...
Health News Briefs – March 2008
INSTANT BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTION Drinking 500 ml of beetroot juice a day can significantly reduce blood pressure, UK research suggests. The key beneficial ingredient appears...
Healthy News Briefs – February 2008
PLANT REMEDIES FACING EXTINCTION Hundreds of medicinal and herbal supplement plants are at risk of extinction, threatening the discovery of future cures for disease, according...
Ask the Doctor – December 2007
Dr. Rona: I am a 62-year-old male who has experienced the libido enhancing effects of maca yet I am surprised to read that, according to...
Homeopathy: Ignatia For Loss, Heartbreak and Pain
From nervousness, depression and bereavement, to insomnia, moodiness, head-aches and more, it never ceases to amaze me how often Ignatia, the remedy touted as “Homeopathic...
Curing Eczema of the Hands with Chinese Herbs
Eczema of the hands is a very interesting skin condition, although this quality may well be lost on sufferers whose lives are undeniably impaired by...
News Briefs – December 2007
CAN THIS VITAMIN SLOW AGING? New research has suggested a possible link between vitamin D and a slowing down in the aging of cells and...
Heal Your Thyroid Naturally
Canadians, like members of most Western societies, are living longer and there are those who would like us to believe that this is largely the...
News Briefs – November 2007
WHEAT GERM EXTRACT BEATS ANTI-CANCER DRUGS A Hungarian study has found that a fermented wheat germ extract inhibits human breast cancer cells more effectively than...
Spotlight on Yellow Dock: Soothing, Anti-Inflammatory, and Cleansing
Now that the fall colours have passed their peak and most of the leaves have fallen, things are going to look a little barren until...
Book Review: Cancer: 101 Solutions to a Preventable Epidemic
Author: Liz Armstrong, Guy Dauncey, and Anne Wordsworth Publisher: New Society Publish Date: 2007 It doesn’t often happen that two books are published which absolutely must be...
