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To D or not to D?

Jan 30th, 2009 | By

  Is there really a question?   There has been a lot of discussion lately about vitamin D and it’s role in preventing and possibly treating disease. Vitamin D3 is produced by your body when your unprotected skin is exposed to sunlight for only 20 to 30 minutes. Yet the RDA for vitamin D remains

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Detox Foot Bath – Health Benefits or Fraud?

Dec 16th, 2008 | By

http://www.luniquespa.com Detox foot spa info There has been a lot of controversy about the detox foot spa and many claims have been made. These claims range from helping with insomnia to curing serious diseases like heart disease or cancer. The naysayers claim that the foot detox spa is a fraud and has no basis in

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Problems Facing the World Today

Dec 5th, 2008 | By

A friend of mine wrote a blog about the 10 “energy problems” facing humanity. You can read his post here: http://larrylarose.blogspot.com/2008/10/10-energy-problems-that-face-humanity.html. He stated that energy is the worlds number one concern and framed the other problems around the energy question. His post inspired me to write my own version of the 10 __________ problems facing

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Amalgam fillings —> Safe or Unsafe???

Sep 24th, 2008 | By

There is a lot of confusion over the safety of Amalgam fillings. A naturopathic doctor recently told me that my number one priority should be to have my amalgams replaced. He explained that metal on the top and bottom teeth with saliva in between transforms your mouth into a battery! The dental associations in Canada

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Health claims for Big Pharma products questionable?

Jul 28th, 2008 | By

  “The Pharmaceutical Industry is asking for immunity from public lawsuits caused by their products while at the same time the Natural Health Products Industry is under increased scrutiny for supposedly being dangerous and untested. Natural Health Products have a virtually unblemished history of being safe and are generally not toxic. The clinical trials supporting

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Overregulation and Monopoly

Jul 5th, 2008 | By

The Natural Health Product manufacturing industry in Canada is still a very competitive and innovative marketplace despite 20 000 products being removed due to the regulations introduced in 2004. The Natural Health Product Directorate has placed 70% of NHP’s in danger and Bill C51 will make the environment more hostile. In order to ensure an

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National Post Article – Firms Back Campaign Against Health Bill — So What????

Jul 5th, 2008 | By
National Post Article – Firms Back Campaign Against Health Bill — So What????

The recent article “Firms Back Campaign Against Health Bill” by Tom Blackwell, inaccurately states that the nationwide backlash against Bill C51 was NOT a grassroots movement but instead was merely a few firms who have a grudge against Health Canada promoting misinformation. The information on the NHPPA and the StopC51 website is accurate and the

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