BC needs to protect health freedom
– by Naida Geisler – In 1984, like-minded Canadians came together and incorporated Health Action Network Society, widely known as HANS. For 36 years, HANS has educated and advocated for…
Surviving cancer against all odds
– by Michael Abel – Health Canada is in the process of updating regulatory frameworks governing natural health products (NHPs). According to the Natural Health Products Protection Association, current regulations…
Tips on adopting a plant-based diet
NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina Have you been considering a shift to a plant-based diet? Does a sudden leap to an entirely vegan diet seem overwhelming? How about a whole day…
Now that the Queen is our largest cannabis dealer, how are things?
– by Shawn P. Buckley – I have been a criminal defence attorney for 25 years and have witnessed the Crown and the courts relentlessly punish persons caught with cannabis….
Is the most widely prescribed heartburn pill killing people?
The more you know, the more uncertain you are. – by Alan Cassels – In the 2008 book “Agnotology: The Making and Unmaking of Ignorance”, historians Robert Procter and Londa…
Compassionate holiday meals
NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina About ten percent of Canadians are choosing plant-based meals and the trend is accelerating, especially among young people. So you are likely to have at least…
Better health safety guidelines imperative before exposing public to 5G
– by Frank Clegg and Margaret Friesen – Health Canada’s track record is poor with respect to timely responses to many agents that have proven harmful to Canadians. These include…
5G mobile telephony: a primer
– by Carl Katz – 5G mobile telephony is without a doubt the most hyped mobile phone technology since its inception in the 1980s. As a result, public awareness of…
Plant-based diets can reverse chronic disease
NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina with Agathe Mathieu People burdened with a chronic illness may think their condition will be a lifelong companion. Yet science is giving strong indications that simple…
Greta Thunberg’s address to the UN
This is all wrong. I shouldn’t be standing here. I should be back in school on the other side of the ocean. Yet you all come to me for hope?…