Could you help heal your sinuses and lungs by sitting in a salt room? That's what Viv Groskop set out to do. Groskop has had asthma almost all her life. She got used to coming in last when running races. As an adult, her breath is audible and her sinuses ...

Wherever you are, the calendar now says it's spring - even if the weather isn't cooperating yet. Spring means seasonal allergies for millions of North Americans. Allergy remedies start flying off the shelves and kleenex sales soar. Many of us would like to avoid drugs when it comes to our allergies, ...

Quercetin is touted by many natural health sites as a potential weapon in your battle with allergy symptoms. Does it really work? Let's first understand what quercetin really is. This plant-related compound is found in foods. It's one of the identified flavonoids, which give flowers and fruits their various colors. ...

My own journey to improved health has been a long one. At 24, I was diagnosed with arthritis. Knowing nothing else, I went down the road of conventional western medicine. (You can read about my discovery of arthritis in yesterday's post.) But I was really worried about the drugs ...

It annoys me no end that the main argument posed by doctors when discussing the merits of complementary or natural approaches to allergies will always center on the lack of scientific evidence. When the big bucks are in drugs (that can be patented) and when medical research is largely funded ...