Coffee Confidential Coffee is bad for you! No, wait. Coffee is good for you! Better hurry up and enjoy drinking that steamy hot cuppa joe before the experts change their minds-again. For now, at least, coffee lovers can sip their favourite beverage with the confidence that they are not harming their health and might even be doing a good thing. Beyond Caffeine For most of us, coffee is our morning perk: a caffeine-infused stimulant that shakes us out of our sleepy time and makes us alert enough to face the day. > Read Full Story... Beneficial Bilberry Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), a close relative of the blueberry, is traditionally used by First Nations and in Russian folk medicine to treat a variety of health conditions. The primary actions of bilberry can be attributed to the presence of two main constituents: very powerful antioxidants known as anthocyanidins, and membrane-tightening compounds called tannins. Tummy Tamer The dried ripe bilberry fruit is used routinely in treating diarrhea in both adults and children. To prove its efficacy, lab animals were given large doses of a bilberry extract for 10 days, following which scientists at the University of Copenhagen observed a significant increase in the release of anti-inflammatory prostaglandins directly into the digestive tract. > Read Full Story ... Modern Mud Huts It's no wonder straw bale, rammed earth, and hempcrete homes are getting more popular: they're low maintenance, rodent-proof, fire-resistant, eco-friendly, and healthier than conventional houses. > Read Full Story ...   Wellness Show 2008 The 16th Annual Wellness Show & February 1, 2, and 3 at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre&promises to enlighten, engage, and encourage attendees in their quest to find balance. > Read Full Story ... Your New Beau-Tea Secret Green tea is best known as a healthy drink, a wise alternative to coffee, and a superb choice for the daily dieter. Calming Eczema Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) may offer real help for people with eczema. The essence of treatment is this: although the symptoms manifest on the skin, they always reflect an internal problem. Face Winter Head On We do a lot of things to prepare for the winter months-install storm windows, mount the car's snow tires, dig out the snow shovel. It's as Easy as One, Two?Eight The lesson of today is we can improve upon yesterday while getting ready for the days to come. The New Year is an excellent time to reflect and motivate ourselves to make small yet significant changes to our health. Making Sense of Soy Soy is the Jekyll and Hyde of the plant world. With reported benefi ts often contradicted by accounts of negative effects, confusion about soy's true nature abounds.

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