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Green tea and cancer
You might want to consider
switching your black tea to
green based on two recent
human clinical studies into
the anti-cancer effects of
catechins, antioxidants found
in green tea leaves.
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Anti-aging for your brain
A hallmark of cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease is the accumulation of beta-amyloid plaque, which forms between brain cells from fragments of a protein normally found on the surface of the cells. Fortunately, you can slow production and boost elimination of these plaques.
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Natural sleep-aid deters Alzheimer’s
Melatonin levels begin to decline during teen years, and by age 40 are low enough to trigger insomnia and interrupt sleep. Many people take melatonin as a natural sleep-aid supplement, but what may surprise you is this powerful brain antioxidant helps suppress the transition from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
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Creatine to increase strength + more
Over the past two decades studies revealed that supplementation with creatine increases strength, explosive power, speed, endurance and gains in lean mass for athletes of all ages. It has also been shown to preserve strength and lean mass in aging persons, keeping them more functional.
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Prevent recurring kidney stones
Anyone who has experienced the excruciating pain of kidney stones certainly wants to prevent a recurrence. Did you know that kidney stones affect about 12% of men and 5% of women and tend to run in families?
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Healthy gut, healthy body
The large intestine houses over 1,000 different types of bacteria, a combination of good and bad bacteria, known as microflora. The health-promoting or good bacteria exert beneficial effects that prevent certain ailments and help to better manage others. Today’s lifestyle and nutrition habits often lead to a deficiency of the healthy gut bacteria.
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Are you fatigued?
If so, iron deficiency may be the cause – the leading nutrient deficiency in Canada and in the world. Iron is required to make hemoglobin in red blood cells that transports oxygen to our tissues, and severe iron deficiency results in anemia. Blood tests will reveal a low serum (blood) ferritin (iron-bound protein) and a very low hemoglobin count.
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Reduce migraines by 50% or more!
Migraine headaches afflict one in 19 adults (75% are women), and up to 7% of children. In addition to medications, many migraine sufferers seek help from complementary solutions, including herbs.
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Pain blockers
Whether you have regular joint pain or arthritic- like symptoms, it is now commonly known that glucosamine may help to restore and maintain the integrity of joint cartilage. In arthritic conditions, and other painful joint and muscle inflammatory conditions, there are natural anti-inflammatory agents that can help you feel better and keep you more functional on a daily basis without side effects.
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The 3 P's - proactive, prostate, protection
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among Canadian men despite the fact that recent advances in early detection, treatment, management, nutrition and lifestyle factors indicate that virtually no man should die from this disease.
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Nature’s seasonal allergy antihistamine
Quercetin is the most abundant flavonoid found in plant-based foods, such as fruits, vegetables and legumes, including: onions, apples, cherries, kale, broccoli, tomatoes, berries and tea. Flavonoids are a natural antioxidant; nutrients with vitamin-like qualities that exert various health-promoting effects on many different tissues. One notable effect of quercetin is its ability to act as a natural antihistamine to manage hay fever, ragweed and other minor, seasonal allergies.
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Foods that fight cancer
Health-conscious Canadians must read: Foods That Fight Cancer: Preventing cancer through diet (McClelland & Stewart, 2006) by Canadian cancer researchers, Drs. Richard Beliveau and Denis Gingras.
According to the doctors, “Nature supplies us with an abundance of foods rich in molecules with powerful anti-cancer properties, capable of engaging with (cancer) without causing any harmful side effects.
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Building strong bones
Did you know that osteoporosis affects one in four North American women and one in 8 men over the age of 50? Or that complications from osteoporotic fractures account for more deaths each year than the combined mortality from breast and ovarian cancer in Canadian females? Most people are unaware of these statistics or what to do for the prevention and management of osteoporosis and osteopenia.
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Pomegranate for men’s health
North American statistics suggest that one in six men are at risk of developing prostate cancer in their lifetime. Fortunately, recent clinical studies prove that drinking pure, unsweetened, not from concentrate pomegranate juice every day helps slow the progress of prostate cancer in a high percentage of men coping with the disease.
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Type 2 diabetes and heart health
Complications from diabetes often involve the risk of serious cardiovascular problems including heart attack and stroke. And, with the tendency of plaque buildup on the artery wall the reduced blood flow may create cardiovascular issues. This is why it’s important to lower LDL-cholesterol (the bad cholesterol) to 2.0 mmol/L or lower.
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DHA – fat for life
We know that too much fat in the diet isn’t a smart choice, but you may not know that certain fats – like DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) – are essential for the brain, from conception to mature adulthood.
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Lycopene – its hidden benefits
In North America, one in nine men will develop prostate cancer, making it the second most common cause of cancer death in men. Up to 90% of men develop prostate enlargement if they live to be age 80. Researchers are looking for low-risk ways to help men reduce prostate enlargement and prostate cancer development as these two diseases share many of the same biological steps.
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Antioxidants and your health
When it comes to media information on health, it’s important to know the facts. Several recent key studies support the use of antioxidant supplements in your wellness game plan. In the past year alone, studies have revealed that antioxidant supplementation improves outcomes in patients with diabetes, advanced prostate cancer and Alzheimer’s disease; strengthened immune function in elderly patients; and decreased risk of heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease.
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Making smart choices
Results of recent studies give a whole new meaning to the expression ‘fat head.’ In fact, some fats are a smart choice for your brain.In the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study, researchers studied 2,251 individuals (aged 50-65) and determined that higher intake and blood levels of omega 3 fats were associated with reduced risk of age-related cognitive decline, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
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Are you getting enough?
Did you know that the consequences of osteoporosis fractures cause more dealth each year in Canada than the combined mortality rate for breast and ovarian cancers?.
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Anti-aging and Disease Defence
Free radicals?
Now, you may have heard of them and may know that they have something to do with cancer but, did you know that they play a role in more than 60 different health conditions?
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Beat the Flu - Build your Immune System
The immune system is an intricate network of specialized tissues, organs, cells, and chemicals working together to resist and fight infections as well as ward off cancer development. So, how do we optimize its’ function?
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Bone Support Nutrients and Osteoporosis Risk
Today one in four women and one in eight men over the age of 50 develop osteoporosis. This is an alarming statistic since 25% who sustain an osteoporotic hip fracture die within the first year from related complications. More women die each year from these complications than from the combined death rate of breast and ovarian cancer (Osteoporosis Society of Canada).
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Bone Support Food Chart
Calcium Sources from Common Healthy Foods
Food Portion size Calcium (mg)
Low Fat Yogurt 1 cup 415
Low Fat Milk (nonfat, 1%) 1 cup 300
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Cancer - Fighting Vitamin E Succinate
What form and what dosage of Vitamin E do you take?
During the past ten years a number of important research papers have shown that Vitamin E, in the form Vitamin E succinate, has noticeably superior anti-cancer properties compared to other forms of Vitamin E such as Vitamin E acetate, Vitamin E nicotinate, and gamma-tocopherol.
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Feeling Stiff and Achy?
Are your joints too stiff to get out of bed in the morning? When the weather changes do your fingers or other joints ache? Do these symptoms have you wondering if there’s anything you can do?
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Get the Saturated Fat Out
After delivering countless seminars to corporations, special interest groups and various consumer health and anti-aging shows, I’ve realized most people are truly unaware of the damaging effects of saturated fat on the development of heart and vascular diseases. Let’s set the record straight!
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Healthy, Age-less Skin from the Inside Out
Dragged out and drained from longstanding health challenges, two hip replacements and hair loss, at 49 Mary* took action towards better health.
Within a few weeks of taking a high potency multi-vitamin, mineral supplement enhanced with essential oils Mary’s skin was dramatically smoother and softer. Her radiant, new complexion was confirmed by overwhelming compliments.
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It’s Flu Season
It’s that time of year again when we get ready for the cold and flu season. How can you make immune system stronger and support your flu shot? Here’s some valuable information on the importance of nutrition and supplementation for immune function.
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Managing PMS Naturally
Bloated, a sense of increased weight, swollen ankles, abdominal cramps, breast pain? Food cravings, abnormally tired, mood swings? If you experience any of these monthly then you may be 1/3 of women between 25 and 40 who suffer from Premenstrual Syndrome PMS.
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Preventing Cellulite with Lifestyle Changes
Cellulite differs from ordinary weight gain or obesity because of the structural changes to the skin’s dermal layer that goes beyond simple fat deposit.
This often hereditary condition affects up to 90% of all women. Women have a higher tendency of developing cellulite because of their higher levels of estrogen which deposits fat into cellulite prone areas.
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Prostate Support
By age 40 the prostate gland tends to accelerate the rate at which it converts the hormone testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT). The build up of DHT in prostate cells stimulates them to divide and multiply at a faster rate, resulting in more prostate cells or mass with the potential for prostate enlargement and other problems.
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Steps to a Healthy Porstate
Did you know prostate cancer affects one in nine men in Canada? It’s the second leading cause of cancer death in men, after lung cancer. Here are some healthy and easy steps associated with reduced prostate cancer risk.
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Strengthen your Immune System
A strong immune system is vital to the prevention of cancer and to fight off bacteria, viruses and other germs that cause a whole range of infections, from the common cold to life-threatening pneumonias. Recent clinical and experimental studies have shown that specific vitamin, mineral and herbal supplements strengthen immune function and can actually reverse the age-related decline in immune function that occurs after 45.
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