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Clear the Air, Protect Your Health, Promote Recovery! 🌬️ Improves indoor air quality by capturing irritating inflammatory ultra-fine particles, mold spores, and pet dander 🧪 Removes toxic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from household cleaners and...

Turn Up the Heat: Support Detox, Resilience, and Recovery with Far Infrared Sauna Far infrared sauna therapy is a safe and non-invasive wellness practice that supports your body’s natural ability to heal, restore balance, and...

Taking care of your immune system is the key to getting well and staying well. Incorporate these simple elements into your daily life and you can truly create robust immunity and vitality. Adequate, Restful Sleep Get...

For many cancer patients, finding ways to manage the side effects of chemotherapy, radiation and hormonal treatments is a great challenge. Most patients do not want to take more drugs and are looking for safe, health...

Probiotics, the healthy bacteria found in yoghurt and other fermented foods protect the lining of the digestive tract from damage due to radiation therapy. Studies show that when healthy bacteria are taken orally BEFORE radiation...

Chronic Inflammation Can Cause Cancer Five Ways to Reduce Inflammation Naturally and Prevent this Known Cause of Cancer The relationship between cancer and inflammation is well established. There is a strong association between chronic, ongoing...

Broccoli is one of Nature’s great cancer fighting foods. All of the cruciferous vegetables, better known as the cabbage family, contain compounds that fight cancer and modulate hormones. Human studies have shown that cruciferous vegetables...

The answer is both YES and NO. Some nutrients and supplements offer support and may even reduce some toxic effects, while others may interfere with your treatments. Knowledge and guidance are required. Of course you should fully...

Vitamin D can reduce your risk of the flu and complications of flu. Vitamin D contributes to lowering the incidence of infections and inflammation during the fall-winter flu season. The Canadian government has recommended increased...

Are You Getting Enough Sleep to Have A Strong Immune System? Melatonin supports normal restful sleep and may reduce cancer growth! As you age, melatonin declines. Consider melatonin supplementation to support normal sleep and strong cancer...

Here is a list of foods that comprise an Anti-Cancer Diet. Take this list with you when you go shopping Review the list each week to see how many of these foods you included. If...

Cancer and Inflammation The relationship between cancer and inflammation is well established. There is a strong association between chronic, ongoing inflammation in the body and the occurrence of cancer. It is most obviously demonstrated with...

Image via Wikipedia Eight Tips For Healing Damaged Nerves Nerve damage and nerve pain (neuropathy)  are common side effects of chemotherapy cancer treatment. Neuropathy is caused when chemotherapy drugs damage healthy nerves causing symptoms such...

Here is an excerpt from wonderful article by  Dr. Joseph Nowinski, that appeared on the Huffington Post exploring meditation as a complement to cancer treatment. How Meditation Can Support Cancer Treatment Is Meditation Effective? There...

This Unique Plant Chemical Could Prevent Estrogen-Related Cancer Postmenopausal women who consume diets rich in a plant chemicals called lignans have a lower risk of breast cancer. A review of 21 studies from the German Cancer Research...

If you are feeling fatigued due to cancer treatments or tired and wired due to stress here are the keys to nourishing sustained energy and vitality.  You can have more energy and less fatigue. Eat...

TIPS 1. Eat breakfast. Emphasize protein rather than carbohydrates at breakfast. 2. Eat protein at every meal to support stamina, endurance and immunity. 3. Include healthy fats and oils to calm your system. 4. Keep blood...

Inflammation is common to cancer and contributes to one of the most common complaints of cancer patients and cancer survivors, Cancer Fatigue, a distressing and persistent sense of physical and emotional tiredness as well as reduced mental...

32 Ways to OutSmart Cancer: How to Create A Body Where Cancer Cannot Thrive You have your medical providers working to rid your body of disease. But do you have the health and wellness side...

A flawed and biased controversial study was published yesterday claiming that women who take supplements have an increased death rate. The study does NOT show any cause and effect relationship. This is just bad science....