AUTHOR // Beth Bridges, Naturopath In my career as a naturopath, I’ve inadvertently wound up working almost exclusively with women. Over the past few years, there are certain things that I’ve found myself desperately wanting these women to deeply know and understand. These are the things I catch myself emphasizing and repeating, and find to
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Originally published September 2012, Pathways to Family Wellness Magazine Not every labor is a marathon; some take only a few hours. But are these so-called precipitous births really abnormal, or are they more common than we think? Soon after I began assembling a bed frame, which I thought would be a good labor project,
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Government Admits Misguided War on Cholesterol For the last 4 decades, North Americans have been warned that foods high in fat and cholesterol lead to heart disease, obesity and other illnesses. Adults have been encouraged to reduce their fat intake to about 30 percent of their total daily calories. And cholesterol lowering drugs (statins) have been popularly prescribed. Just
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Explore the Science and Benefits Associated with Exercise in the Sand Sand is softer…Natural Cushion Instead of pounding your joints and feet on hard pavement, sand acts as a natural cushion. Health advocates say that walking barefoot grounds us. At the very least, it reconnects us to nature’s beauty which helps reduce stress as life
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By Dr Deed Harrison All 32 teams in the US National Football League have chiropractors on staff. So do 27 of 30 Major League Baseball teams and most teams in the National Basketball Association. Athletes from Tiger Woods to Michael Jordan have publicly praised chiropractic for preventing injuries and improving performance. What do professional athletes know that weekend warriors don’t? They believe that
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Our modern digital age has brought us many conveniences. BlackBerry devices, iPhones, tablets and e-readers allow us to communicate and be entertained with the push of a button. Technology can improve our quality of life, but it comes with a price: being huddled over devices for long period of times can do more harm than
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A senior who’s suffered an injury from a fall knows the dramatic impact it can have not just physically, but psychologically. Falls can swiftly take away the sense of independence and confidence that allows a senior to fully enjoy their life. Unfortunately, falls are all too common in our aging population, 1 in every 3 Canadians over the
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By David Suzuki with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation’s Senior Editor Ian Hanington We’re surrounded by life, but Earth’s most plentiful living things are invisible to the naked eye. Microbes are not only around us, they live on and in us. Although some cause maladies ranging from food poisoning to smallpox, there are many we
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You often hear about the importance of strengthening your core. This is so true and important, but the focus for how to do it, has been misleading. Many people are told that they have back pain because of weak abdominal muscles. In fact, developing strong abdominal muscles and other frontal core muscles more than developing
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The term “wellness” is becoming common and being used by many holistic care groups to describe the type of care they are offering. Merriam Webster defines wellness as “the quality or state of being in good health, especially as an actively sought goal.” From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, “Wellness is generally used to mean a
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