Sault Naturopath

For the first time in history cancer is now the leading cause of death in every province and territory in Canada. Cancer accounted for 30% of all deaths in 2008, followed by heart disease (21%). We’ve been “waging a war”, “fighting against cancer” for decades. Where has it gotten us?

Each year billions of dollars are thrown at “fighting against cancer”, but we seem to be losing the “battle.” We continue spending huge sums of money to address this disease, but the incidence of cancer is actually increasing. What is going on?  Read more...

We all want to know how to prevent cancer. A recent paper in the journal of Current Pharmaceutical Design reviewed 25 studies on olive oil consumption and cancer. The researchers calculated a 5-fold difference in risk between subjects consuming mainly olive oil compared to those consuming mainly butter. A 40% decreased risk of breast cancer was seen in those consuming the greatest amounts of olive oil compared to those consuming the lowest amounts.

The findings were not only positive for breast cancer, but also upper digestive tract (stomach, esophageal), respiratory tract (lung) cancers, and “possibly colorectal and other cancer sites.”  Read more...

James Colquhoun and Laurentine ten Bosch

Sometimes I feel that it would be infinitely easier to pretend that our world’s healthcare problems do not exist. It would be bliss to trust that our food industry operates with the public’s best interests at heart and that the FDA and the pharmaceutical industry are committed to human health. I suspect however that you already realize that this is currently a fairy tale dream. Or perhaps you’re like many others and understandably feel confronted by criticism of these paradigms. Whatever the case may be, James Colquhoun and Laurentine ten Bosch have learnt the hard way.  Read more...