What’s In Your Herbs?

Published in November 14th, 2013

Recently, the New York Times reported on an ongoing issue in the realm of herbal supplements. A group of Canadian researchers purchased a few dozen bottles of commercially available herbal supplements, and, using a fairly high-tech method for asse

Tags: Council for Responsible Nutrition, fda, herbs, medicine, natural products, research study, supplements, vitamins

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A Monday Morning Graphic on Medications

Published in July 9th, 2012

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It’s Monday, so it’s time for another infographic. You may remember this one and this one from a few months ago, and so I’m posting yet another from the folks who put them together. To be sure, I’m not posting this to voice my opposition to the use of

Tags: anti-depressants, drug companies, fda, graphics, healthcare, medicine, pharmaceutical industry, prescription

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Homeopathy Stimulates the Healing Power of Nature

Published in February 12th, 2009

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We are in the middle of cold and flu season where I live. There is a particularly nasty respiratory virus going around the community right now that everyone is suddenly coming down with. As a naturopath, I aim to support the natural processes of the human body rather than suppress them. One of my favorite [&hellip