Summer tips for taking care of your toes

As we gear up for gardening and the warmer days ahead we all need to take special care to protect our feet. Wash, dry, inspect…

Balanced living: self-care for your whole self

An important teaching in the indigenous world is to maintain the four aspects of well-being – the spiritual, emotional, physical and mental parts of self.…

Make it Sacred

How often do we stop to ask, where does our food really come from? Over the centuries, decades and years we have ignorantly participated in…

My Weight Loss Journey

The day I decided to take my life back was on September 01, 2010. I weighed 174 pounds. I was angry, bitter, in denial and…

Walk-in Tubs – a product that has come of age

In the mid 1960’s the largest age demographic in Canada was teens and young adults. This generation was the result of post WWII prosperity and…

About Living Rooms introduces new line of Canadian made power lift chairs

Brantford’s “About Living Rooms” is boasting a large selection of quality power lift chairs, with modern looking styles to fit any decor.  John Diakun, better…

Lets take care of our miracles

Dr. Oz is in big trouble. Last week he was grilled by a United States Senate hearing that was called to examine the marketing of…

The Final Taboo

The 78-year-old man is barely breathing. This is his fourth hospital visit in as many months. He has severe emphysema. The doctor quickly asks the…

Spiritual Awareness

Being aware of the spiritual activity around me has been a long time coming and although I have a strong foundation my learning and growth…

Remembering Grandmother Moon

I recently had the amazing opportunity to be a part of a Haudenosaunee Traditional Foods and Botany course at Mc Master University, led by Renee…

The Public Health Argument Against the Use of First Nations Sports Mascots

"We should not teach our young people that it is appropriate to stereotype and caricature any cultural group, including First Nations." Shawn A-in-chut Atleo, Former…

Morning motivators

We often get stuck in ruts in our lives and long for a way out. If we are unable to motivate ourselves, to find the…

10 Medicines in your Grand River Backyard

Want to start learning more about our indigenous medicines but don’t know what to look for? Find these ten common plants in any yard throughout…

The Power in a Word

In no field of scientific medicine is sexism so entrenched as in the language used in women’s health.

The Gift of Yoga

I have been a Diabetes Prevention Coordinator at SOADI since 2009. Not long after I started with SOADI and having just played in a World…