(Updated July 27, 2020) Now that the coronavirus pandemic is mostly under control in Canada, it's time to consider the most effective ways to restore our health and wellness going forward. While I wouldn’t dissuade anyone from following the recommended government guidelines for preventing COVID-19 infections, such as using hand sanitizers and wearing masks, there […]

Dear Vitality,  I've been reading your magazine since your Dec. 1999/Jan. 2000 issue. It's beyond impressive – what tremendous good all your experts have done. Jozef Krop, Zoltan Rona, Shawn Buckley, and Sherry Rogers are just a few of the many heroic humanitarians you've featured. To be this successful for so many decades, and in […]

In the next five years, the Canadian government plans to fund a strategy to deal with dementia to the tune of $50 million. According to The Globe and Mail: “The dementia strategy highlights the need to prevent the condition through measures such as promoting healthy living. It also includes the need to eliminate stigma against […]

Enzymes are complex proteins naturally produced by the body to help digest and break down the foods we eat. Most of these enzymes are manufactured in our bodies. But when the body is unable to make enough enzymes to meet its needs, these same enzymes, extracted from either plant or animal sources, can be supplemented […]

All the Best Nutrients for Macular Degeneration We are in the midst of an epidemic of age-related blindness known as macular degeneration (AMD). Globally, it is the leading cause of permanent vision loss. According to the Macular Society, 20 million people will have the disease by the year 2040. Already, most estimates are that over […]

Cipro, Levaquin, Floxin, and more – Side Effects Worse Than the Condition They’re Prescribed For “There is plenty of evidence that fluoroquinolones damage mitochondria, increase ROS (reactive oxygen species), deplete antioxidants, deplete iron, deplete magnesium, damage the microbiome, downgrade GABA, are endocrine disrupters, cause lysosomal disorders, form poisonous metabolites in the liver, activate mast cells, release histamine, […]

Are you stressed out?  Chronically tired? Allergies getting worse instead of better?  Catching one infection after the next despite a good diet?  Premature menopause? Most working adults are dealing with more emails, texts, and other computer and cell phone pressures than ever before. Working moms and other caregivers often feel like they are on call […]

Truth and Lies About Calcium, Sugar, Cholesterol, and Antioxidants for Those Undergoing Cancer Treatment (Editor’s note: Last month we published the first part of Dr. Rona’s list of ‘Top Ten Nutrition Myths’. This month we bring you the second part.) This list of nutrition myths hasn’t changed much in nearly 40 years. I hear  about […]

Truth and Lies About Vitamin C, Kava Kava, St. John’s Wort, Beta Carotene, and more... (Editor’s note: This month we bring you the first segment of Dr. Rona’s feature on Nutrition Myths, which covers the first two items on his Top Ten list. To see the complete Top Ten, click on the link at end […]

Every year around the holidays, your social calendar fills up and you’re tempted to eat and drink indiscriminately away from home. Office parties and family get togethers make for the majority of excuses to overeat and drink excessive amounts of alcohol and sugary beverages. Add to this the genetically modified popcorn, nachos, pizza, and soft […]

Dear Doctor Rona, Let me start by saying that your articles are my favourite thing in Vitality magazine. It is valuable and rare to have an independent voice like yours speaking out on the holistic approach to disease and illness, and I have shared your advice with many of my friends now that I can […]

“Pain in this life is not avoidable, but the pain we create avoiding pain is avoidable.” – R.D. Laing Your muscles and joints hurt all over but you are not incapacitated enough to miss work. Some days it’s just your back and thighs that ache. Other days it’s your knees. You visit your family doctor, […]

Hello Dr. Rona: I have a 6 year-old son who was prescribed Avamys for his adenoids which were previously removed but have now grown back again. I am using Avamys because the alternative was to use Nasonex which appears to have cataracts as a possible side effect. Is the use of Avamys safe for children […]

Benefits Memory and Heals Neurological Damage Most readers know about the importance of magnesium to numerous aspects of health, especially the cardiovascular system. This mineral is also vital to nervous system strength, pain control, muscle health, bone density, and blood sugar balance. Furthermore, magnesium enhances the activity of over 300 enzymes. Magnesium comes in different […]

Dear Dr. Rona, I have been diagnosed with Peripheral Neuropathy – would you be good enough to tell me if there is a natural cure for it. Thank you. – Karl Kostoff, Scarborough, ON Dear Karl, Peripheral neuropathy is a condition that results from damage to peripheral nerves, usually in the hands and feet. Numbness, […]

The Most Important Key to Prevent Aging, Disease, and Death “Your life depends on glutathione. Without it, your cells would disintegrate from unrestrained oxidation, your body would have little resistance to bacteria, viruses and cancer, and your liver would shrivel up from the eventual accumulation of toxins.”  (from Glutathione: Essential Health Aid – Antioxidant. Immune […]