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Preventing Cancer – The Role of Food and Household Chemicals
Over the last 60 years many new chemicals and plastics have been developed for use in water pipes, food containers, industrial solvents, detergents, cleaning products,...
Natural Food for Dogs Improves Skin and Coat, Reduces Risk of Illness
Andrea Lauridsen watched helplessly as her beloved Shih Tzu, Quincy, suffered for half of his 15 years with skin allergies, itching, welts, and redness....
Asian Wisdom for Healing in the Darkest Season
“The four seasons were created for human beings to have the opportunity to capture the rapture of nature” – Dr. Raymond Hill Cameron In nature,...
Winter Comfort Foods – Great Recipes to Curb Your Carb Cravings
The Science Behind Ingredients That Curb Our Cravings Winter in Canada can often leave us wondering who shut off our energy supply and replaced it with the urge to load up on carbs. Up to 35% of Canadians report suffering from dwindling energy levels during the long dark months of snow and ice.
Woodford Files: On DIY Emergency Medicine, Gifts from the Kitchen, and Sudden Deaths of Doctors
(OPINION PIECE) Over the past few years, the news media has reported extensively on the strain that our hospitals are under as they cope with...
My Top 20 Favorite Cures for Pain: Effective Supplements and Strategies
Death should never be considered as an acceptable side effect of a pain medication, even if the drug is considered as the optimal “standard of...
News & Notes: On CoQ10 for Reducing Fatigue; Probiotics Benefit Covid-19 Patients; Exercise for Cognitive Decline; Processed Meat and Dementia
Probiotics Benefit Patients with Sars-Cov-2 (Covid-19) A recent systemic review and meta-analysis found that probiotics could be effective in alleviating symptoms of patients infected with...
Protecting Against Viruses and other Threats: The Role of Garlic, Onions, Cysteine and Selenocysteine
by Michael Passwater Influenza cases are on the rise in the United States with over 1300 hospitalizations and 9 deaths during the first week of...
Do-It-Yourself Emergency Medicine: 11 Conditions You Can Treat at Home
The Ontario College of Family Physicians estimates that about 3 million people in Ontario will not have a family doctor by 2025. The Covid...
The Cancer Chronicles – 14 Foods to Prevent and Treat Radiation Damage
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...
Gifts From The Kitchen: How to Create Homemade Gifts That are Fun and Budget-Friendly
I’m a cook, I’m a foodie, and I’m a herb whisperer. My life is seasonal and revolves around the only two places I love to...
Lemon Chutney
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘GIFTS FROM THE KITCHEN‘. (Makes 4 cups) 8 organic lemons, scrubbed 2 Tbsp kosher or pickling salt 4 large cloves...
Polynesian Spice Blend
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘GIFTS FROM THE KITCHEN‘. I use cinnamon as a sweet flavouring in both sweet and savoury dishes. It imparts an...
Mediterranean Pesto
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘GIFTS FROM THE KITCHEN‘. (Makes 2 cups) Ingredients 4 large cloves garlic ½ cup pine nuts or sunflower seeds 3...
Vitamin D Benefits: Prevention of Cancer, Colds, Influenza, and more
Vitamin D is not really a vitamin but a steroid hormone precursor that plays a major role in many diseases. It is created under the...
Old World Herbal Remedies ~ for Coughs, Colds, Influenza, and more
When I was a kid growing up in the rural woods of Muskoka, my grandma had a cure for almost every common ailment. Folks would...