Captive-bred wildlife still need natural habitat
SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki British Columbia is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on a captive breeding program to protect spotted owls. With an … Read more
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Canada’s natural health industry under siege
Canadian access to vital nutrients theatened by trade deals by Dee Nicholson, co-executive director, Natural Health Federation Canada (NHF) Canadians who prefer healthcare the natural … Read more
Natural health product regulations have gone too far
by Lorenda Stefan, product educator and national sales manager, Enerex Botanicals Ltd. Most people are not even aware that some of the most effective, safe … Read more
Iron Deficiency Impacts
The best and most useful medical screening takes people with no symptoms and puts them through a safe and simple test that can accurately locate a disease in an early enough stage to stop it from hurting or killing them. After all, that’s why you screen people – to prevent them from being hurt. Any medical screening program intended for entire populations of healthy people needs to be studied well to ensure the benefits outweigh the harms. Unfortunately, few medical screening tests fill this bill.
Health workers lead alternative medicine use
by Andrea Burton A recent study by Johnson, Ward, Knutson and Sendelbach suggests healthcare workers (at 76 percent) are more likely than the general population … Read more
November is National Health Food Month
Celebrate your health – naturally Consumer interest in learning how to promote and maintain health naturally is at an all-time high. At the same time, … Read more