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...
The Ravages of Mercury
In the past few years, researchers have been looking at the mercury levels of Canadians. From average urban city dwellers to tar sands workers, our mercury levels can be...
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...
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...
What you need to know about Sunscreens
Soaking up the sun rays during our summer months can feel so good but it would be foolish to ignore the sun’s harmful effects on the skin, eyes and...
Post Holiday Detoxification Challenge
Ready to start your year off with a bang? There's nothing like a new year to renew goals and focus on being a healthier, more fabulous you. Our Naturopathic...
Bisphenol A in Cash Receipts
Have you ever wondered why Vive Health’s receipt papers are yellow? As it turns out, thermal paper commonly used for point-of-sale receipts contain Bisphenol-A (BPA), an endocrine-disrupting chemical that...
Keeping it clean – Avoiding pesticides in our food
Every year the Environmental Working Group (EWG) publishes a list of the fruits and vegetables found to have the most and the least pesticide residues. These are called “The...
Having Healthy Babies – The Male Fertility Factor
For obvious reasons, a mother’s health and well-being are usually the focus of strategies to support the healthiest deliveries and healthiest babies. However, more and more evidence is showing...