The Joy of Slow Cooking Hearty Winter Cuisines

by Linda Gabris

Winter is the perfect time to get out the crock pot (or “slow cooker,” if you will) and cook up some healthy, hearty porridges, rich soups, stews and mouthwatering one-pot dinner creations guaranteed to take the chill out of cold weather dining.

Why Prescription Meds are Killing People – And How an African Herbal Medicine is Breaking the Cycle of Addiction to Drugs

(Press release from St. Michael’s Hospital, Dec 7, 2009)

Deaths from opioid use in Ontario have doubled – from 13.7 deaths per million residents in 1991, to 27.2 deaths per million residents in 2004 – according to a new study led by physicians at St. Michael’s Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) in Toronto.

by Patrick Holford

Some people rarely get sick and are always fizzing with energy. They don’t gain weight or lose their memory. So what’s their secret? When leading nutritionist Patrick Holford carried out Britain’s largest-ever health and diet survey, completed by more than 55,000 respondents, the results showed that to be super-healthy, all you need to do is follow 10 simple rules. Make them your resolutions – and look forward to a happier, healthier new year.

The Real Cause and the Best Nutritional Medicine

by Elie Klein, B.Sc., ND

In light of February being “cardiovascular health” month, here is a fresh and fascinating view of heart disease.

Huge resources are continuously spent on researching, developing and marketing drugs for the treatment of heart disease. Sometimes these drugs pose greater risk than benefits. Yet atherosclerosis (plaque build-up and hardening of the arteries), the most common and fatal form of heart disease, is readily preventable and even treatable with basic nutrients.