Healthy Living Makes a Difference

One of the resolutions many Canadians make in January is to change lifestyle habits that will result in optimum health.

It might be hard to believe that a plant from the thistle family has any merit at all. However, one species known as milk thistle has been used for thousands of years as a remedy for a number of ailments, particularly for problems with the liver.

Vinegar is an ancient product that has been used for many diverse purposes such as making pickles and salad dressings, cleaning counters and setting dyes.

If cranberries are on your Christmas menu this year, you are doing diners around the table a big favour.

Like many other plants, the elderberry has a long and interesting history which incorporates both folklore and fact, and in some cases it is hard to decipher which it is.

What is the first thing you think of when the herb oregano is mentioned? Chances are it is pizza or perhaps an omelette or meat dish with tomato sauce.

A disturbing new study indicates that Canadians – particularly women – are not getting an adequate amount of vitamin D.

Yogurt has slowly but steadily worked its way into the Canadian diet over the last few decades.

It is usually not possible to pluck one’s own medicine from a windowsill to apply to a burn or a small wound.

“Man cannot live by bread alone. He must have peanut butter,” said comedian Bill Cosby. A large percentage of the population apparently agrees with Cosby since this rich creamy spread is a staple in about 75 percent of North American homes.