Wellness
What are food chemicals? Food additives, mostly salt, smoke and various flavourings have been used for many hundreds, if not many thousands of years. About a hundred years ago, not much had changed on the additive front, most people purchased their vegetables, fruit, meat (including fish), dairy, grains, fats and oils, locally and only in … Read more
I’m embarrassed by Canada’s environmental irresponsibility and specifically by Canada’s current conservative governance. The most recent embarrassment is Canada’s withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol; making Canada the first country in the world to abandon this historic, international, environmental treaty on climate change. Abandoning Kyoto was irresponsible. It’s also humiliating, Canada is better than this. Fact: … Read more
What is natural gas fracking or fracking for natural gas? Fracking is a, commonly used, short way of saying or writing hydraulic fracturing. Wikipedia‘s descriptive first sentence is: Hydraulic fracturing, often called fracking, fracing or hydrofracking, is the process of initiating and subsequently propagating a fracture in a rock layer, by means of a pressurized … Read more
Retired MD, Frank Eves’ generalized, observations about a few things noticed along the way: a doctor’s humanity is often more valuable than his/her education humility and a sense of humour/humor are invaluable listening carefully to the client/patient avoids most problems it’s tough to always be on-time when you’re trying to do it right most doctors … Read more
Antioxidants – An Everyday Battle for Life – it’s those radicals again Free Radicals – the bad guys (mostly) Free radicals are highly charged matter that can damage or even destroy mitochondrial DNA and cell membranes. Free radicals are usually oxygen molecules that have lost one of their electrons and therefore have what’s referred to … Read more
Where I live, water is abundant, but did you know that one in eight people worldwide don’t have access to clean water? “Most of us have never really been thirsty. We’ve never had to leave our houses and walk 5 miles to fetch water. We simply turn on the tap, and water comes out. Clean. … Read more
ShelterBox responds to earthquake, volcano, flood, hurricane, cyclone, tsunami or conflict by delivering boxes of aid. Each box supplies an extended family of up to 10 people with a tent and lifesaving equipment to use while they are displaced or homeless. The contents are tailored depending on the nature and location of the disaster, with … Read more
David Mitchell writes, “Seventy percent of American children are at increased risk for bone and heart disease because of low levels of vitamin D, according to a recent study published in Pediatrics.” His article appears in AAFP (American Academy of Family Physicians) NEWS NOW. >> click here to read the full article >> click here … Read more
If current trends continue, cancer deaths may eventually surpass deaths from cardiovascular disease. Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men, affecting approximately one in every forty men. Unfortunately, nearly 250,000 men in the US will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year. Fortunately, when diagnosed early, prostate cancer has a cure … Read more
We are the proud owners of a delightful golden retriever; she is very loving, always at the door to greet us when we arrive home. She is also an incredibly efficient hair-producing machine. Her hair is always everywhere, I’m certain her allergy-inducing dander is too. We’ve been using an old TriStar Cyclonic vacuum and a … Read more