Sometimes the weight you appear to be gaining may be nothing more than simple bloating. If you’ve ever awoke in the morning and appear to have put on four or five pounds overnight then take heart.  Real weight gain takes longer than that and doesn’t appear as puffiness in your stomach, fingers or feet.  Excess […]

Pain is part of the body’s overall plan for survival.  Pain is nature’s burglar alarm. When it sounds, it means something is trying to steal yur health.  It means something is tampering with our correct body function.  It means you better do something to stop the theft. Destroying pain through the use of sedatives or […]

Back pain is the number one health problem facing the work force in Canada today. Eighty per cent of the population between the ages of 30 to 50 will suffer from low back pain at some time during their lives.  A significant portion of those who suffer a first time episode will go on to […]

Do you suffer recurrent headaches?  Headaches are humanities most common pain.  For 20 per cent of the population headaches are chronic or recurrent.  To someone who doesn’t have such a problem, the pain of headache may seem trivial, not worthy of serious consideration.  There are many types of headaches with many different causes.  According to […]

Canadians spend millions of dollars on prescription and over-the-counter drugs, such as Tylenol, to ease their headaches. While generally safe, these drugs may pose potentially hazardous side-effects for individual users.  At best, they may provide temporary relief.  They usually mask the symptoms while doing nothing to treat the underlying causes. The most common headache is […]

Many people wake up with neck pain, tingling in their arms or hands, or headaches. Most people blame their stress level on this type of problem—-specifically on psychological stress.  It may have something to do with stress; however, if it does, it’s probably physical stress. Take a look at your sleeping position, including the pillow […]

Do suffer from unusual sensations in either of your hands or your wrists?  Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a very common problem affecting many people especially those who perform repetitive hand and wrist movements. There are eight small bones called carpal bones which make up three sides of the wrist and these bones form a […]

Effective Exercise for Your Good Health Over the last quarter of a century the exercise field has experienced one craze after another.  But only one activity – fitness walking – has shown steady growth in popularity.  Walking is a surprisingly effective strategy for life long health.  It is accessible to almost everyone.  You’ve done it […]

For better digestion, more energy Food combining is somewhat of a complex issue and in terms of our standard North American diet, a revolutionary one.  The basic theory behind food combining is that for proper digestion and utilization of our food, we need to observe certain rules. Fruits need to be eaten alone, as they […]

The food industry uses about 3,000 different food additives in a wide variety of packaged and preserved foods.  These range from added vitamins and minerals to emulsifiers, buffers, natural and artificial flavouring and colouring, and large amounts of sugar and salt. The average person consumes nearly 150 pounds of these food additives per year including […]