By David Suzuki with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation’s Senior Editor Ian Hanington We’re surrounded by life, but Earth’s most plentiful living things are invisible to the naked eye. Microbes are not only around us, they live on and in us. Although some cause maladies ranging from food poisoning to smallpox, there are many we
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You often hear about the importance of strengthening your core. This is so true and important, but the focus for how to do it, has been misleading. Many people are told that they have back pain because of weak abdominal muscles. In fact, developing strong abdominal muscles and other frontal core muscles more than developing
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The term “wellness” is becoming common and being used by many holistic care groups to describe the type of care they are offering. Merriam Webster defines wellness as “the quality or state of being in good health, especially as an actively sought goal.” From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, “Wellness is generally used to mean a
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Many parents can relate to what it’s like to have an infant with sleep problems. They’re no fun for the infant, and a disturbed sleep pattern usually means excessive crying, which can add a great amount of stress to new parents. While most babies will sleep through the night from three months on, some infants
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There has been a concerted effort by pharmaceutical companies to prescribe toxic antipsychotic drugs to children. Now the “success” of this campaign has been documented in the Archives of General Psychiatry. In a comparison between the years 1993–1998 and 2005–2009, prescriptions of antipsychotic drugs per 100 children (ages 13 and under) rose from 0.24 to
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Despite the fact that we may try to eat healthy, we still absorb a lot of junk from our environment. Our bodies are exposed to a wide variety of chemicals on a daily basis – including pesticides, food additives, cosmetic and hygiene products, cleaning products, medications, environmental pollution, and even negative thoughts. Removing this constant influx
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We are born to move. It sounds so simple, but yet all too often our lifestyles become more and more sedentary. Sir Isaac Newton’s three physical laws of motion were first published in 1687, yet their core principals hold true. An object that is at rest stays at rest unless an external force acts upon
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This year we celebrated our 15th year anniversary since we opened Vaughan Chiropractic!…and we give sincere thanks to you and your families for continuing to put your trust, confidence and faith in us. We also thank you for your referrals which help us grow our mission to help as many families as possible to experience life, feeling
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We are giving thanks to our community, this Thursday October 9th, 3-6pm at our annual Thanksgiving Patient Appreciation Day. We are thankful to celebrate our 15th Anniversary serving optimal spinal health and wellness in Vaughan and the GTA! We are thankful for the support from our amazing Vaughan Chiropractic team members over all these years!
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As you move along your path towards optimal health, food sensitivities and food intolerances usually come up. It is often a part of the process of getting to know your body well. Food sensitivities or intolerances involve a set of immune system antibodies in the body called IgG antibodies. The sensitivity is a reaction in
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