Wow, what a year it's been so far – a year of transformation for people and businesses alike. Here at Vitality, we have evolved from a magazine format to a newsletter / website format, both of which you will hopefully find easy to read and share. This format enables you to comment on any article […]

With hot summer breezes blowing through our windows, it’s a good time of year to clear the stagnant energy from our homes and flush the stagnant chi from our bodies. The benefits of a spring cleanse are many, from more energy, to better sleep, weight loss, and a greatly reduced risk of disease. Detoxing Your […]

What an incredible year it’s been so far. Seems like Mother Nature threw everything she had at us in recent months, from fierce blizzards to biting Arctic winds. It was a harsh reminder that nature always has the last word. Hopefully she is kinder to us this spring. One thing is for sure – the […]

(Editor’s note: The following collection of recipes was originally published in December 2017 and has been updated for re-release this month.) The holidays are a time when friends and family gather around the table to break bread and catch up on news and gossip. Traditional holiday menus tend to be heavy on the meat, but […]

(Originally published in Sept. 2020; Updated in Oct. 2024) As our healthcare system is stretched to the limit during these turbulent times, it is vital that we as individuals become more self-reliant. By staying healthy, we can avoid crowded emergency rooms and doctors' offices, and be available to help those who need it. So here […]

You know the summer season has arrived when everyone starts reaching for cold beverages. There was a time when I grabbed a cocktail or frozen margarita to quench my thirst on a hot day, but these days the allure of alcohol has faded as the link between cancer and booze becomes more clear. According to […]

Whew, the summer heat is on and nobody feels it more than a menopausal woman. Trust me on that. When beads of sweat start to trickle down your neck, and that warm glow becomes a raging fire, you want nothing more than to tear off your clothes and jump in the lake (which would be […]

It’s been three months since we released our spring issue, and a lot has happened since then. Notably, the pandemic of the past few years has had many consequences, good and bad. On the bad side, thousands of people died and hundreds of thousands were injured by Covid vaccines administered around the world. And the […]

  Essential Oils Freshen Indoor Air, Kill Germs, Sanitize Surfaces As we move inside to escape the winter cold, indoor air quality becomes more important than ever. This is especially true because more of us are more prone to sickness during this time. So make sure to know the best essential oils for cold and […]

(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 surges of sick patients and shortages of staff at the same time. Yet strangely, the same media has completely ignored two big contributing factors to the problem: 1) Since 2020, […]

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 to David George-Cosh of the Business News Network, “Products that use soy or peas to replicate the taste and texture of meat are seeing a surge in sales as Canadians […]

I used to regard with skepticism my grandfather’s habit of drinking vinegar and honey by the cupful every day. (It was, he claimed, a health tonic.) But after reading a book by Dr. D.C. Jarvis entitled Arthritis and Folk Medicine (Galahad Books;1997) I have now come to appreciate the theory behind grandpa Harry’s vinegar cocktail. […]

While health authorities and TV ads tout the latest drugs for temporary relief from allergy symptoms, natural remedies provide a safer and more holistic solution. According to a report on CBC, “More than one in six Canadians suffer from hay fever, or seasonal allergic rhinitis. Depending on what a person is allergic to, allergy season […]

Happy spring! Welcome to the first issue of Vitality in its new format as a digital magazine. Now more than ever, it is important to protect the freedom of choice in healthcare that we have been advocating since 1989. To that end, we will continue providing the best information we can find on alternative medicine […]

The year 2020 has been a tough slog so far. And if epidemiologists are to be believed, there’s more pandemic pain to come in the dark months ahead. But I think there’s a better way to look at things, a way that is more empowering. And that involves some basic natural laws: 1) The most […]

In the months leading up to the release of our Summer 2020 issue, we’ve seen some weird and wonderful trends emerging on the heels of the coronavirus outbreak. One disturbing trend has been increased censorship by media and government of information on prevention and treatment of COVID-19. In spite of overwhelming evidence that specific vitamins, […]