Archive
Lemon Balm: Revered by Herbalists from Ancient Monasteries to Modern Kitchens
Relax and take cheer; Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) is Herb of the Year for 2007. This refreshingly humble member of the Mint family, often considered...
Up North and Off the Grid: Edible Weeds – Lamb’s Quarters and more
If you have an immaculate weed-free garden, you are missing out on some of the best vegetables ever grown! If you are relaxed enough to...
News Briefs – July 2007
A ‘GROWING’ RISK FROM CHINA – AND WAL-MART? China is rapidly becoming the world’s greatest exporter of vegetables, other foods, medicines, food additives, pet foods...
Sleep Better – TCM for Insomnia
Insomnia can be described as: difficulty or inability to fall asleep, waking throughout the night, restless sleep, waking in the early hours of morning with...
Nutrition & Homeopathy For Inflammatory Bowel Disease
There are a variety of inflammatory disorders that affect the intestinal tract such as irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. Causes of these...
News Briefs – June 2007
PRENATAL LINK TO IMMUNE DYSFUNCTION Two researchers have conducted the first comprehensive review of the various later-life diseases that develop specifically in people who were...
The Art of Flower Cuisine: Colourful Picks for Your Summer Table
Grandma used to say that the next best thing to admiring flowers while strolling around the backyard or summer woodlands was picking a handful to...
Vitamin E – Nature’s Powerful Antioxidant
Vitamin E is not a single nutrient but exists in nature as a family of eight different antioxidants. Some vitamin E supplements sold in health...
Red Raspberry: Herbal Ally Strengthens and Tones the Heart, Respiratory Tract and Reproductive System
June is an amazing month in Ontario. It tends to be the time of year when everything is incredibly lush and at its greenest. Life...
Summer First Aid: Herbal Essentials for Outdoor Living
Now that the warm weather is here most of us will be spending more time outdoors, playing, working or just hanging around. All of this...
News Briefs – May 2007
DAIRY-PARKINSON’S LINK? According to a new study, there appears to be a relationship between consuming large amounts of dairy products and an increase in the...
The Hurt Child — Played Out in the Adult Life
When we are having difficulty in adult relationships it is often because we are approaching them from the perspective of the ‘hurt child.’ This is...
News Briefs – April 2007
POSSIBLE TREE BARK CANCER CURE Writing in the March 15, 2007 issue of the journal Eye, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, reported...
Ask the Doctor – Vitamin C Myths and more
Dear Dr. Rona: I recently had a check up at my family doctor and asked him how much vitamin C I should take to prevent...
Medicine of the Ancient Maya
The knock on the door came at midnight. The old man got out of his hammock and opened the door to a woman with a...
Homeopathic Medicine for Loss of Balance
What is the meaning of my life? Many of us have been confronted with this great existential question which tends to surface when we’re feeling...
