Chia Seeds

January 1, 2009

By johnmac

Happy New Year! Resolution time again! Ready to start some new, healthy habits? A very simple one that you may want to consider is the addition of chia seeds to your diet. Chia seeds (also called Salvia Hispanica) can be traced back to 3000BC. The seed …

Law of Attraction

December 1, 2008

By johnmac

With Christmas fast approaching, I wanted to pass on some thoughts about giving and receiving gifts, but the gifts I am talking about are not material ones. Rather, they involve what we can give to, and receive from, each other – and ourselves – by pay …

Vitamin D: The Sunshine Vitamin

November 1, 2008

By Anna Varriano

As November marks the end of Daylight Savings Time, I thought it appropriate to write about the “sunshine vitamin” – vitamin D. Vitamin D has been getting a lot of attention lately and rightfully so. Based on recent research, it may very well be one of …

Time for a Detox

October 1, 2008

By johnmac

I have just finished a great detoxification program. Although I have done other detox programs in the past, this particular one made the biggest difference for me. While I didn’t have many complaints going into this detox, by the end of it, I noticed a …

Tomatoes

September 1, 2008

By johnmac

September is such a great time of year. I love the weather and all of the delicious, local fruits and vegetables that are available.I have been enjoying, fresh, organic, vine-ripened tomatoes out of my garden for the past several weeks now, so I though …

Teflon, a Sticky Issue

August 1, 2008

By johnmac

Several of my clients have recently asked me if Teflon cookware is a healthy choice. My answer is “I avoid it”. Although Teflon was discovered by DuPont almost 80 years ago, its safety has recently become a rather sticky subject. Initial studies showed …

Is Organic Really Better For Us?

July 1, 2008

By johnmac

Is organic food really better for us? There is much scepticism and confusion regarding organic foods. This is largely due to the fact that there has been no single, industry-wide standard for the definition of ‘organic’ foods in Canada, even though it …