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, […]

On May 20, 2019, the staff at Vitality magazine were shocked to learn of the sudden passing of Registered Homeopath Tamara Der-Ohanian. After a valiant battle with breast cancer, she passed away on April 13, 2019. Our heartfelt condolences go out to her family who held a private memorial service for her on April 16, […]

Well, spring has finally arrived and so has our brand new issue. To celebrate the season, we have chosen a fabulous painting for our cover, entitled Heart of Healing. Rich with the vibrant colours of spring, Rita Loyd’s painting captures the compassion of Gaia as she cradles our sacred Earth. Find out more  about her […]

I think the best thing about publishing Vitality magazine is the opportunity it provides to share useful information that you can put to work right away. This month, the magazine is jam-packed with resources to move you to a new level of well-being when you’re ready. In these dark days of mid-winter, our feature on […]

Hello Vitality readers, welcome to our first ever August/September combo issue. It’s a good one! In it, Helke Ferrie brings us an updated feature on heavy metals, explaining why to get them out of our tissues quickly, and how to do it. Recent reports in University Health News (Jan. 2018)[1] confirming that aluminum has been […]

Environment Canada is predicting a hotter than normal summer this year, which is welcome news for some. But for others, the heat and humidity is to be dreaded. Why? Because when environmental heat starts to cook our bodies, we find ourselves boiling over with anger, irritability, hot flashes, insomnia, skin rashes, and high blood pressure. […]

Now that spring has fully taken hold of our bodies and souls, urging us to cast off heavy clothes and throw open our windows to the sun, many of us feel the need to purge the old and welcome the new. Invigorating our spring diets with fresh herbs, nourishing soups, and raw vegetables is one […]

A few weeks ago, I ran out of the organic honey that usually goes in my tea, so I switched to sugar until I could get to the store. Within two hours of making the switch, I started to feel a pain in my shoulder. I ignored it and carried on working. Within 8 hours, […]

Happy New Year! Seems like some powerful forces are being unleashed in the world this year, forces driven by Shakti, the divine feminine. This potent goddess energy is compelling women to say no to repression and abuse, and no to keeping quiet and being nice. At the same time, there are cracks forming in the […]

Now that 2017 has come and gone, we at Vitality are looking back proudly at the 10 great magazines we published last year that were enjoyed and shared by so many. (People can’t seem to get enough of the latest news about healthy living.) What a pleasure it was to create each issue and then […]

Spring flowers are growing like mad these days, and so too is public interest in natural health. With celebrities and politicians growing enchanted by the healing power of nature, the future looks bright for holistic therapies from East and West. Even our own Prime Minister revealed his use of Traditional Chinese Medicine when he recently […]

With the joyous momentum of spring’s arrival, we throw open our windows and breathe in the fresh air. That is, if we can find some fresh air amid the truck exhaust, cell phone towers, and homes off-gassing chemical laundry detergents. Since we know that air pollution has been linked to cancer and diabetes, how can […]

With the spring equinox around the corner, sap is rising in the trees and chi is rising in the liver. All those rich comfort foods that fortified us against winter’s cold have laid a heavy burden on our collective livers, so now we turn to fresh green ideas for clearing and toning this crucial organ. […]

Gung Hay Fat Choi! Happy lunar new year. The Chinese astrologers say that this new Year of the Rooster brings awakening as it crows each day at the break of dawn. So this year I will ask myself – what new insights are awakening in me? What shifts in perspective are opening up new possibilities […]

(Updated Nov. 10th, 2021) These are exciting times to be in health publishing. With new research on disease prevention and natural cures being released almost daily, there is plenty of material for health editors to digest and share with readers. One interesting study reported by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research found that a key […]

One of the things I love about working for Vitality is that it regularly blows my mind. The new research, revelations, and information that regularly arrives in our office is sometimes disturbing, sometimes wonderful, and always a little disruptive to what I thought I knew. At the very least, it keeps me from getting too […]