Wherever the statue ends up, what happened Saturday was a comment on today’s politics more than anything that happened in John A. Macdonald’s time. The country is his monument, and will remain so long after Mayor Helps and the other pipsqueaks on Victoria council are forgotten.
One Simple Trick to Stop the Mid-Afternoon Slump
Do you get that feeling at about 3pm that you just want to crawl under your desk and take a nap?
B.C. 2018 Municipal Elections.
Island Woman Magazine will actively support and encourage all the women candidates on Vancouver Island that will be running in the upcoming 2018 municipal elections.
Surprise, Surprise; Prevention cuts down demands on the health system
Provincial ministers of health and ministers of finance seek to “bend the health-care cost curve,” but year after year, provincial budgets bend the cost curve in the wrong direction, adding billions of dollars to provincial health spending. In fact, we’ve doubled spending on our medical treatment system in Canada since 2005 — and what did […]
Foods To Avoid for Hay Fever Sufferers
Hay fever. I have it. Do you? Did you know that what you eat could be making your hay fever worse? All human bodies contain histamine. Most of us, most of the time, aren’t bothered by it one bit. However, our bodies have a threshold for histamine. When the level of histamine in our bodies […]
Do I need to Soak Nuts and Grains (Anti-Nutrients)?
Recently I was asked: “Is there any truth to the idea that we should be soaking our nuts and grains to make these foods more digestible, more nutritious or to avoid so called ‘anti nutrients’?”
The Original Detox & Why You Want It.
Spring has sprung. It’s the time of year when we’re surrounded by advertisements for detoxes and cleanses. Most of which I don’t recommend.
Contrary to popular myths.
As we come to the close of Seniors Week now is a good time to reflect on what it means to be a senior in BC.
More protection for those accessing View Royal women’s clinic
Protests, interference, intimidation are prohibited in zone.
B.C. embarks on health renewal plan that includes 200 new doctors and team care.
British Columbia says it’s taking a team approach to connect more people to health services in a province where 780,000 people are without a family doctor.