By now, most of us have heard the word microbiome—the collection of trillions of functional bacteria of all different species found in many places throughout ou...
Do you think that only great athletes or the elderly feel joint pain? Think again, because one Canadian out of five is affected by arthritis and symptoms of joi...
Itchy skin, dryness, redness, and cracking—uncomfortable signs of an eczema flare-up that can range from mild to having a significant impact on quality of life....
Pharmacology Resveratrol (also known as trans-resveratrol or trans-3,5,4′-trihydroxystilbene) is a potent antioxidant polyphenol derived from the skins of red...
The human gastrointestinal tract (GIT) alone contains 1014 microorganisms including bacteria, viruses, and fungi.[1] That’s approximately 100 times more microbi...
College: It’s sometimes called “the best time in your life.” You have new people, new situations, a huge variety of extracurricular activities to choose from… a...
Naturopathic doctors are holistic practitioners and see the body with all its connections. We believe the basis of all disease and illness begins in the gastroi...
Spring has finally arrived, and with it have come lots of sunshine, birds coming out to play—and, unfortunately, also a lot of sneezing, runny noses, and conges...
Ginger (Zingiber officinalis) is an herb that often takes a back seat to other anti-inflammatory herbs such as turmeric or boswellia. However, ginger boasts a l...
“I Played the Best Game of My Life, but Now I Can’t Remember It...” So testified 17-year old soccer player Jeremy Gouin-Gosselin in a Radio-Canada (CBC) investi...
alpha-Lipoic acid (ALA) is an organosulfur compound and antioxidant that can be obtained from food as well as made endogenously within the body.[1] ALA is assoc...
Introduction Allergic rhinitis (AR)—known for causing watery eyes, sneezing, runny nose, itchy eyes, and nasal congestion—is becoming more common in developed c...
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