The sniffles. The itchy, red eyes. The persistent tickle in the back of your throat. Yep, seasonal allergies are here and it seems to be arriving earlier and earlier every year. The idea of having to carry around tissues and blowing your nose for the next few weeks is extremely aggravating. ...
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Recent research reported by UC Berkeley molecular toxicologist, Tyrone Hayes, suggests that a popular herbicide, Atrazine, caused alarming effects when frogs were exposed to very low doses. Namely, Atrazine damages the immune system and changes the sex of the frogs from male to female! Atrazine is a top selling weed killer in the United...
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Needless to say, there is a lot of money that goes into marketing “health foods” to people.  You don’t have to look any further than the sponsors of the 2010 Winter Olympics to see the extent that companies will go to convince you that their product is good for you. Everybody knows that you need...
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Zit.  Even just the sound of the word makes you cringe, doesn’t it?  Well, if you suffer from acne and facial blemishes, you understand why some young people are desperate to try anything that will help to get rid of pimples and acne. Health Canada has recently issued warnings after concerns about serious side-effects related...
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Any loving parent would do whatever they could to help their sick or injured child.  That includes ordering any tests and medical imaging studies.  There is a recent move in the medical community to establish stricter guidelines for the use of CT scans for children after mounting evidence that shows these scans may potentially...
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Metro Vancouver put out a campaign to encourage everyone to stop buying bottled water and start drinking tap water to reduce waste from all the plastic bottles.  In terms of the environment, it’s a great idea.  But is it healthy? The method of putting chlorine in water to get rid of bacteria has been used...
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You find yourself tossing and turning in bed, unable to get a restful night’s sleep.  No, it’s not because of stress that’s on your mind or the coffee that you had a little too close to bedtime.  It’s your aching tooth! Sometimes, despite your best efforts, your dentist may give you the bad news that...
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As a general rule, I recommend that mothers breast-feed their babies.  Human breast milk supplies the complete range of nutrients for your infant to thrive and to optimally develop the young immune system.  Formula can definitely be a help as a supplement to breast milk, but the health benefits of infant formula definitely come a...
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When you’re hungry, leftovers from last night’s tasty dinner are a real treat.  But before you go and heat them up in the microwave, think about what is touching the food.  Chances are, it’s plastic – a plastic food storage container, styrofoam, food wrap, etc. When heat is applied to food, chemicals may leech out...
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Optimal health includes having 2-3 normal bowel movements per day. If we eat 3 full meals a day and only eliminate once a day, once every other day, or twice a week, think about all the festering un-eliminated waste matter inside you that you are reabsorbing.
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