A group of water-soluble nutrients, the B vitamins help enzymes to react chemically with other substances. They are required daily as they are water soluble and easily depleted by stress, poor diet, certain medications, alcohol and smoking.
Essential Omega Fatty Acids are especially crucial before, during and after pregnancy. Among these are omega-3 providing DHA and EPA.
Turmeric root has been used for thousands of years in Asia and India. You may be familiar with the use of this traditional spice in curry dishes, but were you aware that it also offers tremendous health benefits?
There are more than 200 different viruses known to cause symptoms of the common cold. In North America, there are billions each year, with children averaging 6-8 and adults averaging 2-4 colds yearly.
Valerian is used as a mild sedative for the treatment of insomnia and sleep disorders. By promoting a sense of calm and relaxation, it supports natural sleep, anxiety, nervousness, etc.
Nutritionist, Joy McCarthy states that “It’s not that organic food is more expensive, it’s that mass-manufactured, industrial farmed and packaged foods have become so cheap!
A 2015 survey on organic food showed that 69% buy it, 20% understand it, 72% think it’s just about marketing and 53% don’t trust it.
Stress has been described as “what a person feels when life’s demands exceeds the individuals ability to meet or adapt to those demands”.
In 2008, the Canadian Lung Association stated, “Tobacco kills about 45,000 Canadians a year. That’s more than the total number of deaths from car accidents, suicide, murder, fires, AIDS and accidental poisonings combined”.
When it comes to choosing healthy ingredients, we generally know that green is good. But why? The answer lies in chlorophyll, the dominant green pigment found in plants.
