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The Paleo Diet and Grains

An increasing number of archeological sites show that prehistoric people didn’t eschew grains and other starchy foods, as proponents of […]

About the author: Rebecca Wong has an honours degree in English Literature from the University of Waterloo and has been working in the herbal business since 2000. She has received her training in acupuncture and herbalism from respected authorities Paul Des Rosiers and Vu Le at the Ontario College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Toronto, and Michael Tierra at the East West Herb School in California.

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What Dogs and Mice Have Taught Us About Drugs

Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov was really onto something when he trained dogs to associate being fed with the sound of

About the author: Rebecca Wong has an honours degree in English Literature from the University of Waterloo and has been working in the herbal business since 2000. She has received her training in acupuncture and herbalism from respected authorities Paul Des Rosiers and Vu Le at the Ontario College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Toronto, and Michael Tierra at the East West Herb School in California.

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The Cheapest and Safest Drug

Our schedules have become packed, and our daily commute has lengthened. The time spent in artificially lighted rooms has increased,

About the author: Rebecca Wong has an honours degree in English Literature from the University of Waterloo and has been working in the herbal business since 2000. She has received her training in acupuncture and herbalism from respected authorities Paul Des Rosiers and Vu Le at the Ontario College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Toronto, and Michael Tierra at the East West Herb School in California.

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What Did Henry VIII Have in Common with NFL Players Today?

The answer is:  a concussive head injury, which caused him to suffer from regular migraines, moodiness, memory problems, and impulse

About the author: Rebecca Wong has an honours degree in English Literature from the University of Waterloo and has been working in the herbal business since 2000. She has received her training in acupuncture and herbalism from respected authorities Paul Des Rosiers and Vu Le at the Ontario College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Toronto, and Michael Tierra at the East West Herb School in California.

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Lower Your Insulin Level. It’s Making You Fat.

We’ve been told that we have an obesity problem in North America.  We’ve also been told that our sugar consumption

About the author: Rebecca Wong has an honours degree in English Literature from the University of Waterloo and has been working in the herbal business since 2000. She has received her training in acupuncture and herbalism from respected authorities Paul Des Rosiers and Vu Le at the Ontario College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Toronto, and Michael Tierra at the East West Herb School in California.

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May the Force Be with You, Chinese Medicine Style

The new Star Wars movie has brought back to the big screen some of our favourite fictional characters of the

About the author: Rebecca Wong has an honours degree in English Literature from the University of Waterloo and has been working in the herbal business since 2000. She has received her training in acupuncture and herbalism from respected authorities Paul Des Rosiers and Vu Le at the Ontario College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Toronto, and Michael Tierra at the East West Herb School in California.

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A Mixture of Three Chinese Herbs May Help Sufferers of Dementia

Most Western countries are experiencing an unprecedented increase in the number of aging seniors within their populations, with a comparably

About the author: Rebecca Wong has an honours degree in English Literature from the University of Waterloo and has been working in the herbal business since 2000. She has received her training in acupuncture and herbalism from respected authorities Paul Des Rosiers and Vu Le at the Ontario College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Toronto, and Michael Tierra at the East West Herb School in California.

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It Happens More Often Than You Think: Avoid a Fatal Overdose of Acetaminophen

The number of cases of liver failure due to accidental overdose of acetaminophen has risen alarmingly in recent years.  Acetaminophen,

About the author: Rebecca Wong has an honours degree in English Literature from the University of Waterloo and has been working in the herbal business since 2000. She has received her training in acupuncture and herbalism from respected authorities Paul Des Rosiers and Vu Le at the Ontario College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Toronto, and Michael Tierra at the East West Herb School in California.

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Feed the Bacteria in your Gut. They’re Hungry!

Reduced quantity and diversity of intestinal bacteria may be a big reason that we are seeing increased incidence of inflammatory

About the author: Rebecca Wong has an honours degree in English Literature from the University of Waterloo and has been working in the herbal business since 2000. She has received her training in acupuncture and herbalism from respected authorities Paul Des Rosiers and Vu Le at the Ontario College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Toronto, and Michael Tierra at the East West Herb School in California.

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Has the Quality of Wheat Really Changed?

A professor at the University of Saskatchewan says that the wheat we eat today has changed very little over the

About the author: Rebecca Wong has an honours degree in English Literature from the University of Waterloo and has been working in the herbal business since 2000. She has received her training in acupuncture and herbalism from respected authorities Paul Des Rosiers and Vu Le at the Ontario College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Toronto, and Michael Tierra at the East West Herb School in California.

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