Preventing Colds and Flus
Our perception of microbes is often skewed. Television commercials and magazine ads instil fear through their portrayal of viruses and bacteria as little monsters with sharp claws and pointed...
23 and Half Hours
This is the title of a great animated video posted online about a month ago by a medical doctor in Toronto. The title refers to the maximum amount of...
The Hidden Dangers Lurking In Your Cosmetics
This is not the first and certainly will not be the last time that we discuss the dangers of commonplace cosmetics, skin creams and other body care products. There...
Eating Organic
Recently the Environmental Working Group published its 2011 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce. On behalf of Vive Integrative Health Group and environmental medicine experts throughout North America, Thank...
Eating Healthy Fish AND Avoiding Mercury
Many people love to eat fish - for both the taste and healthy fats - but struggle with the fact that fish are a source of harmful mercury, a...
Eat To Defeat Cancer
Of course our diet is exceptionally important to health. Recently we stumbled upon a very interesting TED lecture explaining some of the science as to HOW our diet is...
Getting Value from your Nutritional Supplements
One would hope that Natural Health Products, especially common ones like multivitamins, provide health benefit to the consumer, and certainly not harm. A recent article by GreenMedInfo called, Is...
Vive Health’s 5 Healthy Heart Tips
1. Move your body! Your heart muscle, just like any other muscle in the body needs exercise to maintain top form. You should aim to move your body for...
Spring Detoxification
With Spring-time upon us, we all look forward to coming out of our winter hibernation with renewed energy and vigour. As we consider de-cluttering and ‘Spring-cleaning’ our homes, Spring...