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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...
Get Stronger This Season – with Budget-Friendly Meals Rich in Plant Proteins
In the summer of 2020, outbreaks of coronavirus in meat processing plants across Canada caused people to think twice about their consumption of meat. According...
Podcast: Cancer Triggers – New Perspectives on Covid-19, Cell Phones, and more
Today, more young people are being diagnosed with cancer than ever before. There has been a 30% increase in youth cancer diagnoses over the past...
Tribute to Charles Bens (1942 – 2022)
It is with a very heavy heart that I must report the terrible news that Charles passed away on Friday, October 14th, 2022. He died...
The Miraculous Healing Benefits of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy
Most people connect the name Tesla with an award-winning electric car brand or with the invention of AC electricity. But few people realize that Nikola...
Help for Insomnia: Natural Remedies to Help You Fall Asleep Faster
When I entered medical practice in 1978, there was no such thing as a Sleep Disorder Clinic. Yet the past 38 years have changed all...
A Meat-Free Holiday Menu: Recipes for Pumpkin Soup, Stuffed Squash, Mushroom Gravy and more
The roots of harvest festivals go back to when people first grew food. Jewish people celebrated the Feast of the Tabernacles, ancient Greeks feasted in...
Bowen Therapy – Relief for Pain; Recovery from Injuries
Bowen Therapy is perhaps one of the fastest, pain-free pain relief and injury recovery bodywork modalities available today. When integrated into their patient’s treatment plans,...
