Maybe you know someone who has donated blood. You probably know someone who does and don’t even know it. These quiet heroes tend not to brag and don’t make the headline news but are the behind the scenes lifesavers in part responsible for the leukemia patient that walked out of the hospital cancer free today,…
A few years ago I went to the BodyWorld’s exhibition and I can remember thinking to myself that the kidneys are smaller than I expected and higher up in the torso than I had believed them to be. They’re tiny little guys halfway up your back! Although I had learned a lot about how they…
You used to hear an awful lot in the media about them, but their day in the sun seems to have faded. Nonetheless including omega three fatty acids in your diet is still an incredibly important part of your diet. Ideally one should have a ratio of 1:1 omega 3’s to omega 6’s, but the…
They don’t call it the most important meal of the day for nothing, as it truly is. After an overnight fast (not eating for a period of time) how one breaks their nightly reset is critical. Ideally you want to include protein in your morning meal. A high carbohydrate breakfast will be digested faster…
Ayurveda is a system of medicine rooted in the same principles of yoga, both stemming from the Hindu culture and practices. While the exact origins are up for debate it is known that the practice of ayurveda evolved from the Vedas, (the sanskrit word for ‘wisdom’) a collection of ancient texts written in vedic sanskrit…
Perhaps you’ve heard of homeopathy? Or perhaps not! Either way, there is no shortage of misinformation on this ‘alternative’ system of medicine. Anything that’s been around for hundreds of years is bound to be shrouded in mystery and misunderstanding… Homeopathy was developed in 1796 by a German physician Samuel Hahnemann using the principle that ‘Like…
You toss and you turn and you flip the pillow over, searching for the cold side. Only there is no cold side left because you’ve flipped your pillow over a half dozen times already. You just can’t sleep. You are at your wits end on account of not sleeping through the night in at least…
There’s no doubt about it- flu season is here. Aside from the common sensical things like washing your hands frequently and not putting your hands in your mouth, what can be done to minimize the risk of getting not only sick… but catching the dreaded flu! Echinacea? Flu shot? Live in a bubble? What is…
While not exactly a vegetable, ginger is a widely underused yet widely available root with endless culinary applications. Ginger ale, beer & wine, ginger tea, pickled ginger (for sushi!), gingerbread cookies, candied ginger and simply as a spice in smoothies, curries, stirfries or other cooking are some of the most common places we see this…
It seems this is one of those holidays that is easily rife with discardable, themed, single use items. Children easily grow out of Halloween costumes by the next year, and they’re not generally keen on visiting the neighbours with 2013’s character du jour. But it’s everything else that goes along with the late October activities…
