Toxoplasmosis, the Universal Disease, Now Found Also in Giant Panda
The Open Access journal Parasite just published the results on toxoplasmosis in Giant Panda. In February 2014, China’s Zhengzhou Zoo suffered the loss of a 7-year-old female panda named Jin Yi. The Giant Panda was infected with toxoplasmosis, a disease caused by the protozoanToxoplasma gondii, which infects virtually all warm-blooded animals (mammals and birds), including […]
#HomeHealthHack: Sniffle-Stop Pop
Soothe your allergies with a popsicle! Reece Carter Sniffles and sneezes are the sound of spring. Pollen triggers cells called mast cells to release histamine and the result is annoying allergies. But if you’re tired of relying on pharmaceutical quick-fixes, I have just the thing for you. Citrus fruits contain vitamin C and bioflavonoids, which […]
Protecting Your Skin This Winter: How to Treat Dry, Itchy or Eczematous Skin
Dr. Sarah King, ND @sarahhealthyfox The weather is changing and if you’re anything like me, your skin is too. With colder weather comes dry, flaky skin. Some of us struggle with multiple rounds of moisturizing daily, trying not to use hot shower water (an impossible feat on a cold December morning), and debating the benefits […]
Dr. Kali MacIsaac HBSc, ND
Dr. Kali MacIsaac is the naturopathic physician providing functional medicine testing and integrative care at Acubalance Wellness Centre in Vancouver BC. Kali is a registered Naturopathic Doctor (ND) with the College of Naturopathic Physicians of British Columbia. She is a member of the BC Naturopathic Association (BCNA) and the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors (CAND). Prior […]
Slavery to Habit
Dr. Charley Cropley, ND @CharleyCropley Buddha taught, “Your habits bring you lower than your worst enemy would want.” Your bad habits rule you like a tyrant. They confound your reason and paralyze your will. Daily you trade them your beauty, youth, health, and relationships for short-term pleasure. Day after day inexorably and inescapably they cause […]
Finding the Cause of Gastric Distress
Cheryl Hamilton, NMD Do you experience abdominal discomfort, gas and bloating after you eat? Do you go longer than 24 hours between bowel movements? Are your stools hard to pass and pebble-like? Do your bowel movements alternate between diarrhea and constipation? If so, then read on because you don’t have to suffer. There are many […]
Sweet and Savoury Pumpkin Soup
Dr. Michelle Cali, ND Still have pumpkin up to your ears? Don’t throw them out. Eat them! Here is another idea for consuming your Halloween pumpkin. If you are feeling pumpkined out…substitute the pumpkin for a butternut squash. Ingredients: 6 cups pumpkin (or about a 4lb pumpkin) – baked 4 cups water OR Vegetable stalk […]
When Too Much Insulin Sensitivity Backfires
Dr. Richard Maurer, ND @drrichardmaurer The title, “When too much insulin sensitivity backfires,” makes me remember a favorite quote from Mark Twain— “Too much of anything is bad, but too much good whiskey is barely enough.” I love going to the PaleoFx conferences and recently chatted with Robb Wolf on his podcast where we continued a […]
Savoury Cauliflower Cream Soup
Dr. Michelle Cali, ND Fall is in full force in Ontario, Canada and it is an important yet trying transition for the body. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) it is vital to prepare your body for the chilly and dampening changes we will experience before we settle into winter. TCM advocates that the lungs […]
Arsenic May Be Hiding Out in Our Food & Wine
A study out of the University of Washington tested various wines for arsenic content and found that out of 65 tested, all of them contained arsenic levels above that which is allowed in drinking water. Drinking water in the US is allowed to contain 10 parts per billion and the wines ranged from containing 10-76 […]