Natural Health - It took thousands of years for the human species to evolve in a natural environment and yet in just a few generations we have changed all the inputs that contribute to our health. Our food, our air, our water and even what comes in contact with our skin has to a large extent changed in the last two hundred years of history. Biologists agree that our species can not adapt to these changes on such a sort time frame. We have created a toxic soup of our own creation and many now believe that our route to cultural health and well being lies on a more our more natural pathways. The growth in the natural health industry reflects this realization. In this section we explore the movement toward natural health principals, techniques and technologies.
The Environment and Our Health
Written by Garnet McPherson
Thursday, 23 July 2009 00:00
As more and more evidence emerges about the health risks of man made toxins, it is clear that we need to encourage public policies that will bring Canadian environmental health standards up to par with the best international practices.
The David Suzuki Foundation published a report recently called Northern Exposure, which counts the thousands of Canadians that have suffered from acute poisoning from pesticides. The report is a wake-up call to federal and provincial governments to take action to protect Canadians from the dangers of pesticides.
Written by Benjamin Stone
Wednesday, 22 July 2009 08:59
In this series of articles we will be exploring the many heath and environmental benifits of a raw and organic diet. Most of our lives have been touched in some way by a wide variety of modern deseases and many of us have had personal or family experiences with cancer. There is hope and it lays in a very natural approach to living. A Living Food Lifestyle has turned the health and well being of thousands from desease to vitality. In this article, we are going to investigate the effects of raw, living foods on cancer.
How much water should you need to drink every day?
Written by Contributor
Tuesday, 30 September 2008 16:12
Water is essential to our good health, but individual needs do vary considerably.
There are many fallacies about the amount of water we need. The first fallacy has been propagated by many authorities including our own governments, who have over simplified an answer when they suggest eight 8 oz. glasses a day or some other arbitrary amount of water. It may be a simple question but there are no easy or simple answers.
