We’re celebrating Clean Air Month with a few tips for improving air quality in your home office. We now spend more and more time working at home, on top of the time we spend indoors overall. In fact, the Vancouver Health Authority says Canadians spend an average of 90 percent of their time indoors. It […]
Some places in Canada claim the mosquito is their national bird! They’re big and plentiful in these parts, always waiting to turn our outdoor events into a bloody feast and days of itchy misery. If that wasn’t bad enough, they’re known carriers of several diseases.
Allergies ruin Spring for many Canadians. While most people are excited to see grass, leaves and flowers, those of us with “Hay Fever” know they signal weeks of misery to come. Before you head to the drug store to stock up on allergy medication, you may want to try some natural alternatives.
Sap running is a very Canadian sign of Spring! Families visit their local sugar bush to learn about the process of making maple syrup, while children enjoy the taste of maple taffy and maple sugar candy. It may come as a surprise that such a sweet indulgence could be good for us, but it is.
Adding a little Valentine’s Day love to your baking can start with cookie cutters, but you can also decorate treats with naturally nutritious (and tasty) red, pink and purple food dyes that you make yourself.
The world is embracing natural, earth-friendly food and other products. Makeup has been slowly joining the movement, but often the “natural” claims are dubious at best. Minimal control and oversight is applied to the makeup industry, leaving the door open for dangerous chemicals to sneak their way onto your skin and into your body. Many […]
As we age, our skin wrinkles naturally as it begins to lose its collagen and elasticity. The process is accelerated by sun exposure, poor nutrition, stress, a lack of muscle tone, and smoking. Our harsh Canadian climate can hasten that process. While we may be predisposed to wrinkles due to genetics and our facial expressions, […]
Most people have come to recognize the benefits of natural cures, including medical professionals. Herbal supplements have become more and more popular in recent years, as have the research behind their recommendation for specific conditions. With Type II Diabetes becoming an epidemic in North America, a lot of focus has been placed on the natural […]
Naturally-sourced, complete nutrients from whole food have been found to be much more beneficial to us than synthetic supplements. Many people are discovering the amazing benefits of seaweed and algae as a complete, natural nutrition supplement for the whole family. I sneak it into everything you can imagine, from soup to spaghetti sauce.
OTTAWA, ON, June 8, 2021 /CNW/ Summary Product: Health products not authorized for sale in Canada. Issue: The dangers of buying unauthorized health products sold online. What to do: If you choose to buy health products online, make sure to buy them from a reputable website and that they are authorized for sale by Health Canada.
