“Autoimmunity” refers to a category of health conditions characterized by the immune system inappropriately attacking the person’s own body. It is characterized...
Vitamin D has been in the spotlight in recent years. More Canadians are becoming aware of its importance in a number of roles including mood, immunity, and canc...
Now that fall has set in and the winter months are approaching, chances are your child has experienced some sort of sickness and their immune system has taken a...
The fascinating emerging field, the “fetal origins of adult disease,” describes the impact that environmental factors in utero can have on the long-term health...
Introduction The diagnosis of mental-health disorders in Canada are increasing in number. One in five Canadians will personally experience a mental illness in t...
Osteoporosis is a condition of decreased bone mineral density (BMD) and increased fragility, predisposing one to fracture, even from seemingly minor impacts or...
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic degenerative disease affecting multiple organ systems and that results from the inability to regulate blood sugar—also called glu...
Sixties singer and song writer Donovan likely wasn’t referring to the sunshine vitamin with his top-ranked billboard hit. However, vitamin D3 ranks among the mo...
How Do You Know Your Supplements Are Safe? When you walk into your local health-food store, you can find all kinds of safe, effective, and high-quality suppleme...
Are you really prepared for the upcoming school year?
Most people today recognize the benefits of supplementing one’s dietary nutritional intake with additional micronutrients in the form of a multivitamin. There i...
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