Cold and Flu

Natural is the way. We bring you credible approaches to preventative health, holistic treatments, and supportive supplements.

Health

Stay healthy this winter

Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen is a full-time Vancouver-based freelance writer, alive contributor, and the author of <a href="https://amzn.to/2L8h6s2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Growing Forward When You Can’t Go Back</a> (Baker House Publishing, January 2019).

Colds

Serenity Aberdour, ND, is a naturopathic doctor in Vancouver, BC.

For the common cold

Bruce Burnett, CH, is a chartered herbalist, award-winning writer, and author of <a href="http://amzn.to/2n2rTLA" target="_blank">"HerbWise: Growing Cooking Wellbeing</a> (Herbwise, 2002).

Rev up your immune system

Matthew Kadey, MSc, RD, is a dietitian, nutrition writer, and recipe developer. He is also the author of Rocket Fuel (VeloPress, 2016) and Muffin Tin Chef (Ulysses Press, 2012).

Food is medicine. It all starts here. We create recipes with functional, whole organic ingredients that nourish your body and feed your soul. 

Food

Naturopathic treatments

Dr. Gillian Flower is a naturopathic doctor at the Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre and counsels her patients in the judicious use of natural supplements.

It pays to be paranoid

Antoine Giraud is a Vancouver writer and editor.

The preventive powers of vitamin C

Karlene Karst, RD, is a registered dietician and author of <a href="http://amzn.to/2nf28nI" target="_blank">The Metabolic Syndrome Program</a> (Wiley, 2006) and co-author of <a href="http://amzn.to/2lEyxHL" target="_blank">Healthy Fats for Life</a> (Wiley, 2004).

Vitamin C

What's a parent (not) to do?

If you run into Jason Zalkowsky, a Vancouver-area writer, don't hug him, because he coughs into his sleeve.

The immune-boosting bloom

Diane Kent, RH, is a medical herbalist and former president of the Ontario Herbalists Association. She teaches, offers workshops, and operates a private practice in Toronto.

Echinacea

Julian Whitaker, MD, practises medicine at the Whitaker Wellness Institute in Newport Beach, California.

Siegfried Gursche (1933-2013) was the founder of alive Magazine, a master herbalist, and the author of several books including Fantastic Flax (alive Books, 1999) and Healing With Herbal Juices.

Immune System

Sharla K. Sutherland, PhD (Physiology), is a scientist and medical writer at CV Technologies in Edmonton. For more information, visit www.cvtechnologies.com.

Colds

Did you wash your hands?

Busting Cold and Flu Myths

Stay Happy and Healthy this Flu Season

The Herbs Less Harvested

8 Sniffle-Busting Foods

Flu Blues and Crummy Colds

Avoiding Cold & Flu Germs

Blimey, Limey!

Coughing Kids

Embracing Echinacea

Flu Prevention

Cold and Flu Fighters

Coughs and Sneezes Cause Diseases

Escaping Colds and Flu