Stress

The Price You Pay For A Sedentary Lifestyle

General Health / / 3 minutes of reading

Most of us are a little guilty, no? Too much sitting, not enough…well, non-sitting? The scary facts and figures of a sedentary lifestyle have been plastered across media outlets and health campaigns for some time now, but if you’d like a quick memory refresher, here they are:

1.    Men who were sedentary for more than 23 hours a week had a 64 percent greater risk of dying from heart disease than those who were sedentary less than 11 hours a week, according to a 2010 study in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. Read more

The Price You Pay For A Sedentary Lifestyle Read More »

Fruit Best

Top 15 Anti-Cancer Foods

Naturopathy / / 5 minutes of reading

What you eat and how much you consume makes a difference when it comes to cancer. The National Cancer Institute estimates that roughly one-third of all cancer deaths may be diet related. What you eat can hurt you, but it can also help you. Many common foods contain cancer-fighting properties, from the antioxidants that neutralize the damage caused by free radicals to the powerful phytochemicals that scientists are just beginning to explore. Read more

Top 15 Anti-Cancer Foods Read More »

Acupuncture

Acupuncture As Effective As Sleeping Medication

Acupuncture / / 4 minutes of reading

Insomnia is the most common sleep complaint encountered in clinical practice, whereby 70% of the population has suffered from it at least one point in their lives. Although insomnia is a common sleep complaint, it is often not a single disorder. It can often be a symptom of another problem. In order to best treat your insomnia, you need to figure out why you’re experiencing it. Read more

Acupuncture As Effective As Sleeping Medication Read More »

Stress

Stress: 7 Scary Things It’s Doing To Your Body

General Health / / 5 minutes of reading

We know that a little stress can be inevitable in life, and not particularly detrimental to your health. However, when you’re constantly feeling under pressure — overwhelmed, anxious, completely frazzled — the effects can actually add up to something dangerous. As if a clear, peaceful mind wasn’t incentive enough to de-stress, we rounded up some of the scariest ways stress can wreak havoc on our bodies — from fueling cancer to raising the risk of heart attacks. Read more

Stress: 7 Scary Things It’s Doing To Your Body Read More »

Food Fat

Is Your Diet Making You Depressed?

Naturopathy / / 2 minutes of reading

There are enough research articles circling through cyberspace to show very strong evidence that diet and depression and profoundly linked. However, is diet a cause of depression or an aggravating factor?

Well, though there is plenty of evidence that there is an association, and that fast food increases the risk of depression (while the Mediterranean diet decreases it), most of studies do not show causality. Read more

Is Your Diet Making You Depressed? Read More »

Avoid Disease by Maintaining Acid – Alkaline Balance

Food For Thought

Naturopathy / / 2 minutes of reading

Finding it hard to get through a day without a cup of caffeine on hand? People often hit an energy slump at 3pm, and if they’re not reaching for another coffee, they are often looking for a sugary pick-me-up. Discover what you can eat for better concentration.


The first thing is to include meals and snacks that contain healthy complex carbohydrates, which provide you with glucose to fuel your body and brain so you can concentrate. Read more

Food For Thought Read More »

Health

3 Things You Need To Know About Taking Control Of Your Health

Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, Naturopathy / / 3 minutes of reading

Many individuals today are striving to take greater control over their health. For some, this goal stems from a desire to lead a more natural, healthy life. Others may be driven to learn more about their options for healthcare due to the rising cost of modern medical services or after having received improper care or unpleasant side effects as a result of using these services. Read more

3 Things You Need To Know About Taking Control Of Your Health Read More »

Bottle

Do-It-Yourself Natural Home Cleaning Products

General Health / / 6 minutes of reading

The many detergents, disinfectants, polishes, and glass cleaners available to us are expensive, chemical-based, and needlessly expose our families and our environment to highly dangerous and toxic ingredients. If you take a trip down the cleaning aisle at the supermarket, it would seem you can’t keep a clean house without loading your shopping trolley with a different cleaner for each surface, floor and sink in the house. Read more

Do-It-Yourself Natural Home Cleaning Products Read More »

Acupuncture

Difficult Emotions – How Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Can Help

Acupuncture / / 4 minutes of reading

In life there are many genuine reasons to feel sad, to get angry, to feel anxious or to feel resentful. The death of a loved one, the loss of a job, being disregarded in your work or personal life, the collapse of a marriage, the ongoing challenges of the material world that we live in… the list is almost endless. Read more

Difficult Emotions – How Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Can Help Read More »

Scroll to Top