Act now to save the Canadian Wheat Board
Or face the end of food sovereignty in Canada by Ken Larsen • While the popular media is full of stories of globalization and its … Read more
Month: February 2012
Cholesterol the unknown healer
If you think ‘bad’ or ‘high’ cholesterol contributes to heart disease, you have been deceived by the marketers of a mythical disease. The so-called ‘bad’ … Read more
Educating doctors
DRUG BUST – The people’s briefing note on perscription drugs by Alan Cassels. A few years ago, I was invited to be the guest on an Ottawa radio talk show, the topic being something I was well familiar with, a book I co-wrote called Selling Sickness. The book explores how the pharmaceutical industry influences regulators, physicians and patients in order…
Money, meaning & mayhem
A memorable book about money sparks memories of an in-flight conversation by Geoff Olson • Back in 1998, I was sitting on a plane at … Read more
Resolutions for life
If you could gain a decade or more of healthy years to your life, wouldn’t you grab the chance? “It’s the simple things that can make the biggest difference,” says Heart and Stroke Foundation lecturer Dr. Clyde Yancy, adding that up to 80 percent of premature heart disease is preventable. His prescription for more quality years of life: follow these seven simple steps to embrace your best health potential.
Enzyme supplements safe & effective
by Zoltan Rona, MD Enzyme supplements have been sold for over 50 years without incident. I have been writing about and prescribing various digestive enzyme … Read more
Reconnecting with body wisdom
For many of us, our body remains a largely untapped resource because we have forgotten how to listen to the healing messages of our body. … Read more
Northern Gateway money vs environment
SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki • The battle lines are drawn and Northern BC’s pristine wilderness is the latest front. With hearings underway into the … Read more
Open-hearted communication
UNIVERSE WITHIN by Gwen Randall-Young • Imagine a kindergarten class about to have “show and tell”. Every student in the class has a hand up … Read more
Going underground
FILMS WORTH WATCHING by Robert Alstead • There have been many movies about the Holocaust. So much so there is a fear that filmmakers’ constant … Read more