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Managing anxiety
Worries will happen in life. However, worry is not productive, according to Jason Moser, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Michigan State University. “It’s something we do over and over again, without much resolution.” Anxiety can...
Superfoods
You may have heard this buzz word being used more and more, but what are they, and why are they good for us? A superfood will usually contain a wide range of vitamins, minerals and nutrients. They are typically whole...
B12 Deficiency and Dementia
Some interesting research has come out of the University of Waterloo in Canada on the use of B12 for dementia A high proportion of older adults entering long-term care homes in Ontario are B12 deficient, with more developing deficiencies over the...
Licorice Root
No one likes feeling sick. Coughs and colds can spread through workplaces and schools and into the family home. Even more sinister is influenza – the flu – a contagious virus that infects 3-5 million people worldwide every year. It...
Antibiotics
You feel that tickle in the back of your throat. You’re fever is spiking. You’re exhausted and ache all over. Streptococcal pharyngitis (more commonly known as strep throat) has infected your body. The pain is intolerable, so you head to...