Posture
Today's healthy habit is about your posture, which starts from the tip of your head to the tip of your toes. Try doing this little experiment for the next few days, watch people of all ages as they are walking. Do they stand straight and tall as they walk or do they...
Measles
There has been so much talk and controversy over the topic of measles lately. This article will not be about should you or shouldn't you be vaccinated because at last count when I was writing this article there were 22 confirmed cases of measles. When there was 19...
Measles, Vaccinations and Childhood Cancers
Back in February of 2015 I wrote an article on measles and vaccinations for my weekly column in a local newspaper. The challenge, it wasn’t printed. Apparently it was too controversial. So I am going to use some of the information from that article and some additional...
Seasons For A Reason
Here in Ontario we have four seasons. Each of the four seasons have an important role to play. The fall is about harvesting and gathering what was planted in the spring and summer. It is a time to do canning and freeze for the winter months ahead. With each season,...
Natural Skin Products
Today lets discuss healthy habits for skin care specifically facial skin care. Every house hold should have organic apple cider vinegar in their kitchen. It is great for gall bladder and liver deep cleaning, as well one tablespoon here and there during the week is...
Calcium and Magnesium
Calcium and magnesium are two minerals that are widely used in the body and are essential for your health and wellness. Today's healthy habit will focus on magnesium. A main complaint I hear in my office is about sleep, or how people suffer from a lack of sleep. Some...
The Gift Of Giving
Today’s healthy habit will benefit everyone. This article will be about the gift of giving and helping someone out that is in need. Last week before our running club set out for the usually Thursday night run, we had a guest speaker. You could tell that the guest...
Dr. Banks M.D. Speaks About Vaccines and the Immune System
CEA Cancer Blood Marker
CEA, do you know what that stands for? Carcinoembryonic Antigen or in other words, a blood marker that we all have. “CEA assay is to be used as an aid in the prognosis and management of cancer patients in whom changing concentrations of CEA are observed” Life Labs...
Financial Tips
A few articles ago I discussed the issues of finances or the challenges with finances that potentially cause stress. The article was actually about what stress does to the body. It isn't pretty! Stress steals your health and wellness. Here are some of those tips; 1)...