An interview with Purica's Jason Watkin By Jason Sebeslav Jason Watkin is the founder, CEO and lead formulator of Purica, one of Canada’s top independently owned health product brands. His background in Western sciences, infused with the teachings of Eastern medicine...
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Your Doctor Needs to Read this Heart Surgeon’s Article on Danger of Cholesterol Meds
Guest article by Dr Elie Klein, ND I’d like to share with you a recent article by Dr. Donald Miller, a heart Surgeon, which was just published in the journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. In this short, simple, yet comprehensive article, Dr. Miller provides...
4 low-stress breakfasts for back-to-school
Guest Post by Dr. Marita Schauch, BSc, ND This month my focus has really been on lowering stress, and helping the body relax and heal before the tornado that is back-to-school. But even as we approach what’s often the most hectic time of the year (especially if you...
Stressed? Low libido? Maca can make the difference!
An Interview with Brad King, MS by Jason Sebeslav Brad King is a best-selling author, an award-winning public speaker and one of Canada’s most respected natural health experts. He frequently appears on radio and television shows, including Breakfast Television,...
Wash your hands with yogurt to prevent infections?
Should doctors and other hospital staff be washing their hands with yogurt rather than antibacterial soap? This odd-sounding suggestion was part of a recent discussion paper by Professor Mark Spigelman of the UCL Centre for Infectious Diseases and International...
Aging Well: Keys to Longevity
An Interview with Dr. Jennifer Marion, ND By Jason Sebeslav Dr. Jennifer Marion, ND, is a general naturopathic practitioner specializing in anti-aging nutrition, weight loss, chronic care and pain management. Jennifer believes that providing her patients with the...
3 Ways to Prevent and Treat Brain Fog, Dementia & Alzheimer’s Disease
Nutrients, foods and mental exercises to keep your brain bright and healthy by Lorna Vanderhaeghe The human brain is the most complex organ in the body. It produces our every thought, action, memory, feeling and experience. Until recently, it was thought that if those...
Studies show mixed E a good choice
Scientists report that taking mixed vitamin E appears to be more beneficial than taking “regular” vitamin E — the type that contains only one compound, alpha-tocopherol. Mixed vitamin E contains four tocopherol compounds (alpha, beta, gamma and delta) and is closer to...
Healing ulcers safely and naturally
An ulcer results from damage to the protective lining of the stomach and produces abdominal tenderness, pain or “burning” about 45 minutes after meals, or during the night. There is usually blood present in the stool as well. Peptic ulcers typically occur in the...
Healing Tree? Christmas tree has anti-inflammatory compounds
Here’s a new reason why a real Christmas tree is always best! Researchers have identified a group of anti-inflammatory compounds in the bark of the Scotch pine — widely used for Christmas trees — that they say could be used for treating arthritis and pain. The...