I enjoyed reading this feature article yesterday in the Life Section of the Globe and Mail. I LOVED seeing this subject in a high profile spot in our national newspaper - we are making progress!
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By: Joy McCarthy Holistic Nutritionist I just posted this foodgasmic cookie recipe on my own website, so I thought I would share the delicious love here too! This recipe is unique not only because it’s made with quinoa which makes them soft and chewy, but also because of a sugar I’ve been using lately [...]
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By: Joy McCarthy - Holistic Nutritionist By now you’ve probably heard that it’s Breast Cancer Awareness month and since I’m sticking with this theme, I want to share a few boob foods with you. Eating foods that promote breast health is an excellent breast cancer prevention plan. 1 in 9 women develop breast cancer and [...]
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By Chris Savidge – Japanese Acupuncture and Herbal Health Solutions So, this week I will talk about how we can limit our exposure to free radicals and the damage they cause. The first thing to remember is that avoiding free radicals and whence the need for antioxidants is impossible, as most free radicals are the [...]
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Are you or someone you love experiencing hair loss from the side effects of Chemotherapy?
889 Yonge and Henna Heals are offering an opportunity for you to have your crown beautifully painted with Henna, a temporary, all-natural plant based which comes from the Henna (Lawsonia inermis) flowering plant. Henna has been used since antiquity and is popular in Pakistan, Northern Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Yemen, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, as well as India for decorative purposes to bring the wearer luck, joy and enhanced beauty.
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Natural Antiaging Medicine – Free Radicals Up until 50 years ago, aging was thought to simply be a mechanical issue – we gradually degraded through the normal wear and tear of everyday living, and there was not much we could do about it. We now know that the situation is much more complex; in fact, [...]
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While many of us haven’t yet heard of telomeres, anyone interested in living as long and healthily as possible needs to understand their role in determining how long we live - because how we live determines the health of our DNA and directly influences our lifespan. As most of us know, each one of the [...]
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By: Joy McCarthy Holistic Nutritionist You’ve probably heard the old saying “You are what you eat” at least a thousand times. Every morsel is broken done into it’s smallest parts and becomes part of you. When you think of food in very simple terms like this — that it literally turns into you — then [...]
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by Chris Savidge, Acupuncturist and Herbalist at 889 Yoga. As we get older, aging itself as well as the questions that arise with this process become more of a concern – and, as I want to emphasize, a huge opportunity. One of the fundamental questions is how can we age gracefully? How can we grow [...]
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By: Christie Mann, Leadership Coach When was the last time you let someone know they were doing a great job (whether it was a colleague, your spouse, your child or a friend)? When was the last time someone acknowledged you for your contributions? The answer to both questions should correlate. If you’re not dishing it [...]
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When I discovered Sound Therapy over three years ago in the midst of my Chinese Medicine studies, it was one of the most profound revelations of my life. Here was what I’d been searching for so desperately: a way to integrate my artistic leanings as musician, poet and writer into the field of medicine.
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by Chris Savidge, Japanese Acupuncturist and Herbalist at 889. So, just how do we protect ourselves from EMFs? (I previously wrote about electro magnetic frequencies in my March 23 blog – please read it if you wish to learn about their health effects). The first stage is to understand the sources of our exposure. If [...]
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