Mindfulness and meditation are health buzzwords these days.  It seems like everyone, even those who aren't health practitioners, is touting the amazing effects of being mindful and practicing meditation.

But just because it’s popular doesn’t mean you should do it … or does...

It’s the week after Thanksgiving here in Canada, and Fall has definitely arrived.  The leaves are turning and the night-time temps are dipping down, flirting with the frost that will finish off the remaining summer plants and flowers.  Time to harvest the herbs still out on my...

Part A - But first of all - what is Immunity?

The human body is a marvellously complex, biochemical system that evolved over the past 200,000 years or so.  It is an organism that relies on homeostasis, which is a self-regulating process by which each of the biological systems maintain...

Until recently, we didn’t know how much our gut and brain interacted. Some people thought that our brains (that tissue between our ears) controlled everything we did, consciously and subconsciously.

They were wrong!

Some of us have a sense that there is a connection between gut and brain...

Imagine yourself 10 or 20 years from today. How do you feel? Is your life happier, healthier and more fulfilling than ever? What personal goals have you reached? How many lives have you touched? Perhaps you’ve been able to spend more time with friends and family? Maybe you’ve finally...

STRESS. You can’t avoid it these days - it literally surrounds us in everyday life and virtually no one is immune to it. However, a little bit of stress is actually a good thing!  It keeps us, and our neurological systems, on our toes. 

And the Buddha believed that being stressed,...

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As we age, we may be finding that we, and our friends and family, are being affected by debilitating conditions like...

No-one really likes to drag themselves out of bed and straight to the coffee machine to wake themselves up for their day, but that’s what many of us need to do to get going in the morning.

Rather than coffee or other stimulants, why not begin with some cleansing thoughts and habits that...