Posts From Julia Woodford
Woodford Files: On Death, Disease, Recovery – and Pumpkin Soup
I always look forward to the fall season with its harvest festivals and cool, crisp weather. But this year we greet the season with heavy...
Woodford Files: On Nutritional and Herbal Treatments for Disease
As the lazy days of summer fade into memory, we turn our attention back to work and back to school. This season can be tough...
Book Review: GODDESSES NEVER AGE
The Secret Prescription for Radiance, Vitality, and Well-Being Author: Christiane Northrup, MD Publisher: Hay House Inc. Book Publication: 2015 As a member of the 50-something cohort,...
Woodford Files: Easy and Delicious Spring Detoxing
Now that April is upon us, the spring season has gained glorious momentum with birds singing and rivers running fast. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM),...
Woodford Files: On The Health Benefits of Sweating; The Hazards of Cortisone
Summer is a prime time to flush out old residues of the past and lighten our toxic load. As solar rays intensify, an array of...
Woodford Files: Love Your Local Farmer; Cool Down With Anti-Inflammatory Foods
This July/August issue has got to be one of Vitality magazine’s most popular issues of the year. Now in its 10th year, our Annual Guide to...
Woodford Files: On Bee-Killing Pesticides & Carcinogenic Parabens
With today’s ‘news’ agenda sometimes driven by the interests of media shareholders, we don’t always get the unbiased reporting that tells us what’s really going...
Woodford Files: My Big Fat Summer Detox Sure Wasn’t Pretty
When I look back over the past few months to what I did on my summer vacation, I realize what a grand adventure life can...
Woodford Files: Nourishing Body and Soul in Deep Winter
As I write this, it’s cold and dark outside as the city lays nestled under a blanket of winter. Imbolc, a pagan holiday on February...
Herbal Allies to Prevent and Treat Influenza and Colds
If you’re getting worried about the mini-epidemic of influenza that’s percolating in Ontario right now, and wondering how best to protect yourself or even treat...
Woodford Files: Remarkable Health Recoveries with GMO-Free Organic Diet
Yum! This is the season of the smoothie, that cool, delicious concoction which can nourish you down to your very toes. In Pat Crocker’s feature...
Woodford Files: The Song of Spring
The song of spring is echoing through our pages this month, bringing fresh ideas for attuning to the season. Since spring is an ideal time...
Woodford Files: Thelma and Louise captured the mood of our times
My favourite lines in the movie Thelma and Louise are spoken as they’re running from the law and headed for the Mexican border. They’ve been...
Woodford Files: Love Your Liver This Spring
The wild winds of spring are rocking the rafters as I write this column. It has been an exceptionally chaotic change of season this year...
Cilantro and Clay Detox
In his newly released book, Radical Healing: 2nd Ed., (Himalayan Institute Press), Rudolph Ballentine includes a comprehensive chapter on detoxification, drawing from Ayurveda, homeopathy, and...
Chia Seed: Aztec Superfood Boosts Energy and Endurance
What’s behind the surging popularity of chia seed? According to nutritional writer Charlotte Bradley, chia grain was “originally grown in Mexico and the Southwest between...
