Modern nutritional research offers much more information about which nutrients are required for optimal health than in years past. The general opinion of most health care providers has been that patients should eat a balanced…

  Ginger naturally contains a compound, 6-shogaol found to be up to 10,000 times more effective than chemotherapy drugs at killing the cancer stem cells that make malignant tumours so dangerous, according to a study…

  A very thorough detox can be expensive and challenging to complete. Some people who are very sick, or otherwise very toxic, need this kind of detoxification protocol, but most don’t, and most cannot afford…

  I have been intermittent fasting for over one year. I skip breakfast each day and eat two meals, the first around 1pm and the second around 8pm. Then, I fast for 16 hours until…

  Rather than increasing the risk of heart disease and diabetes, certain saturated fats may actually reduce the risk, according to a study conducted by the National Marine Mammal Foundation and published in the journal…

  Besides being one of my favourite recipe ingredients, I’ve always been a firm believer in the medicinal properties of garlic. An indispensable flavour in many foods, garlic also provides a wide range of health…

There are all sort of reasons that people come down with a cough. This symptom can be caused by respiratory infections like bronchitis or pneumonia, a particularly bad allergic reaction, or viral infections like a…

Chronic wounds are at-risk for developing infectious colonies of bacteria (biofilms) that can raise a person’s chances of medical complications from the wound.  In that essential oils and other natural compounds have emerged recently as…

Along with long days, swimming, walks on the beach and watching the fireflies at night, one of the great joys of summer is when the cucumbers come in. These classic warm weather vegetables are deliciously…

  Candida is a common yeast-like, parasitic fungal infection which can become systemic when it spreads throughout the body and impacts bodily systems. At severe levels of infection Candida can become debilitating and even life…

Detoxification is an absolute necessity in today’s polluted world, but which methods are the safest and most effective? If you can get over the “gross” factor, coffee enemas offer a holistic approach to detoxification and…

  Hummus is a traditional Middle Eastern food that has found its way into many American homes. Made of garbanzo beans, lemon juice, sesame tahini, garlic, salt and olive oil, hummus is a good source…