More Ways To Shine

We know that exercise burns glucose, but the bigger picture of how it helps our blood sugar metabolism is a lot more complex than that. ...

Have you ever wondered why blood glucose levels are not used to diagnose diabetes? After all, we know that diabetes is a disease of high...

Some fitness watches, rings and other trackers track Heart Rate Variability. You may have seen that and wondered just what Heart Rate...

February is Heart Health month . Beans are well enough known for their benefits to cardio-vascular health that we’ve played upon the...

January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, so let’s take a look at the MIND diet. It’s been in the news lately, since several research...

In Chinese medicine winter is the season associated with the kidney. So when you start to think about supporting your health in the new...

Our skin is our largest and most visible organ. There’s a reason we find smooth glowing skin attractive: because healthy skin reflects a...

We all know that feeling. Oh no: you are suddenly aware that your throat is sore! You know you have to do something to look after...

Remember the old question “Is the glass half-full or half-empty?”  This is a perfect example of how the same event can be looked at in a...

We take breathing for granted, but no-one teaches us in childhood that breathing can do so much more for us than just supply oxygen: it...

Brussels sprouts are a hardy vegetable, and taste best in the fall and early winter. This may be why they are often found on the holiday...

If you have been monitoring your blood pressure and cholesterol levels to keep an eye on your cardiac health, there is another...

Remember scurvy? We learned about it in history books. Eighteenth century sailors’ teeth fell out because their gums were so unhealthy,...

Have you heard about the new guidelines for vitamin D testing released earlier this year? These guidelines say that, for most people,...

Bone broth is everywhere these days, and people are paying $10 -15 a litre for it. But you can easily make it from bones you were going...

Quinoa is a superfood, rich in nutrients and fibre. And it’s so easy to prepare at home, taking just 15-20 minutes to cook. You can make...

Simple Tomato Sauce   Many of Dr. Penny’s quick-and-easy healthy winter weekday dinners make use of tomato sauces made in the summer or...

A study recently published in The Lancet* recognizes that a healthy lifestyle , “can delay or prevent 45% of all dementia cases from ever...

When you are stressed, do you ever feel an inner response that’s reminiscent of when you were young? Do you wonder why you feel that way...

Arnica is best known for relieving “pain due to trauma”, such as when you accidentally stub your toe, bash your head on a cupboard door,...