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The Many Benefits of Vitamin C

One of the most common supplements households stock up on this time...

Fatty Acids: Omega-3 vs. Omega-6

Omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids are both considered essential for t...

How to Reconnect with Nature Through Seasonal L...

Discover the joy of reconnecting with the seasons Author: Leah Payne...

Gut Feelings: The Gut-Brain Connection

In Canada, we like to focus on our physical health…and rightly so. ...

Slow, Simple, and Sustainable

An empowering approach to eco-friendly parenting Author: Sarah Rober...

Reap the Benefits of Seasonal Local Eating

Maple Syrup, lobster, potatoes, and wheat are a few iconic Canadian...

How to use visualization to reach your goals

The key to achieving what you want—whether it’s a healthier body or...

Women & Hair Loss—You’re Not Alone

An estimated 40 percent of hair loss sufferers are female. And, by ...

Breathe Deeply…

...for better health at any age. It’s a new morning. You op...

Strategies to Ease Anxiety in Under 5 Minutes

Try these 10 simple strategies to help send that panic packing W...

5 Things to Look for When Buying a Vegan Protein

There are so many proteins lining store shelves and it can be hard to d...

Natural Skincare at Every Age

When it comes to choosing the right skincare routine for your needs...

What Does Organic Really Mean? (Spoiler: More T...

Living a natural, healthy lifestyle—focusing on the wellbeing and i...

How to Make Small Changes to Increase Your Ener...

#1 - GO TO BED AT A DECENT TIME! Shut off your devic...

6 Simple Ways to Cultivate Happiness Every Day

There are some days where it doesn’t take much to shift your mindse...

The DIY Approach to Green Cleaning

Whether you love or dread housework – there’s no denying the sa...

Get a Full Night’s Sleep, Prevent Sickness

No matter how hard you try, sometimes it can be difficult to get en...

the 5 step approach for a clean bedroom –...

As we’re all doing our part to stay home, why not dedicate a little ext...

how omega-3 fish oil helps your brain and has o...

Fish has long been a nutritionally valued part of diets around the worl...

self care for heart health

Nurture your wellness with self-care strategies that keep spirits brigh...

magnesium for sleep

calming the nerves, muscles, and mind Do you wake refreshed? If ...

Get that Winter Glow! A Natural Approach to Win...

Winter may bring rosy cheeks, but it can also be harsh on the skin. Whe...

Healthy Habits While Working from Home

Still working from home these days? Learn how to keep your weekday rout...

Magnesium’s Role in Your Health

Magnesium is gaining popularity for its ability to support certain aspe...

What You Need to Know About Manuka Honey’s Immu...

Got a sweet tooth? How this sweet treat can benefit your immune system ...

Supplements Strategies for the Holiday Season

Here come the holidays! Put good health at the top of your list with a ...

Holiday Gift Guide: Giving with Purpose

‘Tis the season to think of others and exchanging gifts is a tradition ...

Five Essential Winter Supplements

Winter is coming, which means that our health needs are shifting with t...

How to Make Home Hibernation Healthy

This winter, take a cue from mother nature and slow down, rest and rest...

Do you need Vitamin D?

Vitamin D gets a lot of attention these days, for its role in supportin...

Bug-Busting Immune Boosters

Let’s look at some natural strategies you can employ to help avoid gett...

Five Ways to Live an Organic Lifestyle

September 7 to 13 marks National Organic Week – Canada’s largest annual...

Better Health for Back to School

As summer comes to an end, kids across the country are loading up their...

Power Up Your Brain

Natural ways to transform your brain health When we think of staying...

The Benefits of a Plant-Based Lifestyle & ...

People are becoming increasingly conscious about their everyday lifesty...

How to Build A Planter Box

With planter stands, hanging baskets and decorative plant pots, you can...

Plastic Free July

What you can do! Want some tips to find out how you can reduce plast...

How to Stay Safe in the Sun This Summer

Almost everyone enjoys being in the summer sun, and there are many reas...

Ashwagandha: The Stress Supplement You Might Ne...

The plant with roots in stress relief As with the benefits of borage...

Top 10 Men’s Health Supplements

Guys, listen up! Just like certain nutrients are extra important for wo...

Simple Tips to Thrive When Working from Home

More people are working from home than ever before, and while it comes ...

Immune Health: How Can You Protect Yourself?

A multi-pronged approach is the best way to support your immune system—...

7 Benefits of Gardening That Prove It Helps You...

Feeling stress or anxious? Try getting a little dirt under your nails. ...

10 Things to do at Home to Stay Happy and Healthy

Across Canada and around the world, we’re all doing our part to stop th...

How Vita Health Helps the Earth

In honour of the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, we asked our team membe...

Simple Swaps for Zero Waste

Make simple swaps When it comes to your Zero Waste journey, picking ...

Clean Clothes, Healthy Skin, Happy Family

Every day, more Canadians are turning to natural products and practices...

Coronavirus: The Facts, and How to Protect Your...

Keep yourself informed and protected against the virus Here's what y...

Top 3 Supplements to Keep Your Heart Healthy

Even at rest, your heart beats 60 to 100 times per minute.[1] It w...

2020 Natural Health Trend: Environmental Sustai...

Natural health doesn’t just benefit your personal wellbeing – it also s...

2020 Natural Health Trend: Progressive Probiotics

Probiotics have never been more popular, and it’s never been easier to ...

2020 Natural Health Trend: Collagen Supplements

Collagen is everywhere these days – in our coffee, supplements, beauty ...

Top 5 2020 Natural Health Trends

As we end a decade and begin a new one we have been working hard at Hea...

A Beginner’s Guide to a Plant-Based Diet

If you’ve been thinking about taking up a plant-based diet but aren’t s...

Eat Drink and Be Merry – Your Holiday Strategy ...

“Eat, drink and be merry” is the slogan of the holiday season...

Give Your Holiday Traditions a Healthy Refresh

Each year, we celebrate holiday rituals– but there’s a difference betwe...

Everything you need to know about Natural Healt...

Living a healthy and natural lifestyle means making decisions that are ...

The Natural Defense Against Colds and Flu

We’ve all been there: confined to bed with a box of tissues and the hop...

Eco-friendly Food Storage

Earlier this year, Justin Trudeau announced that Canada will ban h...

Cold and flu be gone

Fending off viral invaders The dreaded cold and flu season is up...

Housecleaning for a Greener Home

Your body is your temple, and most of us take great care in what we put...

Beauty Care—Organically

Healthy for the planet—and us When choosing organic products, it’s t...

What Does Organic Really Mean?

(Spoiler: More Than You Think) Living a natural, healthy lifestyle—f...

Top 5 nutrient must-haves for kids

1. Calcium Not only is calcium important for helping build strong bo...

Using ghee and MCT oils for cooking

What are MCTs? Of the fuel sources available to the body for energy,...

Your Zero-Waste Kitchen

A place to transform and redesign More than a third of the food ...

Stuff It: Curbing Our Addiction to Consumerism ...

Recent literature suggests that we don’t just have a problem with consu...

5 Tips for Eco-Friendly Travel

Going away this summer? Make sure your travel plans are as green as yo...

10 Reasons to Shop Local!

#1: STRENGTHEN YOUR LOCAL ECONOMY. Small businesses drive the local ...

Clean Eating: Why It’s Good for You

The term “clean eating” seems to be popping up everywhere … in gr...

Supplement Pairings for Men: What You Need and ...

It’s no surprise that men and women have unique nutritional n...

How to Get More Good Fat From Your Diet

Avoiding fat to lose or maintain your weight? You’re doing it wrong. Wi...

Spring Clean Your Allergy Symptoms Away

If you suffer from seasonal allergies, you know how awful the sneezing,...

Plant-Based Diets: Good for You, Good for the E...

Plant-based diets have numerous health benefits and can also lengthen y...

5 Supplements to Relieve Your Seasonal Allergies

For most of us, spring means outdoor walks with the dog, opening up the...

Breaking the Myth That Organic Food is Too Expe...

Sometimes I hear people say, “I don’t eat organic because it’s too expe...

Refresh your Personal Care Routine

Many of us are still in the New Year spirit, cleansing our bodies, KonM...

Why Collagen Should Be in Your Wellness Toolkit

Why Collagen Should Be in Your Wellness Toolkit If there's one su...

What’s Causing Your Winter Blues? (And How to B...

How to beat those winter blues For some, winter is the mo...

5 Ways to Detox Every Day

5 Ways to Detox Every Day Slow and Steady – Detoxification ...

5 Essential Supplements for Surviving Winter

5 Essential Supplements for Surviving Winter As snow blan...

5 Tips For Achieving Your Healthy Resolutions

5 Tips For Achieving Your Healthy Resolutions It has been...

What Are the Health Benefits of Ginger Tea?

What Are the Health Benefits of Ginger Tea? Overview Earthy with a...

Eat, Drink, and Be Merry

Your Holiday Strategy for Healthy Digestion “Eat, drink and be merr...

De-stress For Success

Mind and body maintenance for managing stress holistically ...

Vitamin C’s Role in Your Immunity

Vitamin C’s Role in Your Immunity As the snow begins to fal...

Rest Easy. Cultivating Healthy Sleep in Hiberna...

The end of Daylight Saving Time (DST) marks the transition to the darker...

Happy Halloween!

Helping to make Halloween a little bit healthier this year As we move t...

Shifting seasons call for shifting habits

Shifting seasons call for shifting habits With summer in the rear-view ...

Healthy Fall Eating Habits to Bring the Family ...

Healthy Fall Eating Habits to Bring the Family (Back) Together Cozy k...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Celebrate a healthy and happy Thanksgiving The beginning of Octob...

Your baby has arrived!

Tips for good health post-partum Having a baby is one of the most t...

Top 10 Reasons to Choose Organic Products

Top 10 Reasons to Choose Organic Products 1. Organic products m...

Essential Supplements for Fall

Essential Supplements for Fall With the crisp air returning as we head ...

Essential Tips For Good Health During Your Preg...

Essential Tips For Good Health During Your Pregnancy Congratu...

Convenient and Healthy Snacks for Your Summer R...

Health Tripping: Convenient and Healthy Snacks for Your Summer Road Trip...

Summer safety tips for your pet

Fun In the Sun! Summer safety tips for your pet The dog days of summer...

Give Your Immune System a Boost

Top 10 antioxidant-rich foods A lot of hype surrounds a...

How to Shop Sustainably in the Summer

How to Shop Sustainably in the Summer We all need to eat, so why not co...

Be Prepared: Natural First Aid Tips for Summer ...

Natural First Aid Tips for Summer Outdoors Whether you’re a cottager, a...

Sip Smart This Summer

Healthy Summer Drink Ideas It’s a well known fact: hydration during the...

Increase Your Sun Safety

7 sun health actions to take today Canadians are covering up les...

Embrace Your Natural Beauty

Why—and how—to celebrate uniqueness It’s an exciting time i...

Healthy Essentials for Your Long-Weekend Getaway

Whether you’re planning a stay-cation or hitting the road for a cottage ...

5 Supplements to Relieve Your Seasonal Allergies

For most of us, spring means outdoor walks with the dog, opening up the ...

Breaking Hormone Myths

The truth about what’s happening to our bodies ...

BE-ing in Nature

Tips for achieving mindfulness in nature The days of soaking up ...

Up Your Wellness Game with Medicinal Mushrooms

If you're looking for a simple way to boost your health this year, try a...

How Foods Affect Your Mood

Millions of chemical reactions responsible for your brain function and m...

From A to B, Scandinavian Style

Get inspired by the bicycle commuters of Denmark and Sweden Scand...

Healthy Trails

11 travel essentials to keep you on your wellness way ...

A New Kind of Healthy

Balanced indulgences for body and soul The new way to nourishment a...

Cold Heart Facts

Myths and truths about cardiovascular disease Think you’ve got heart he...

Stay Healthy this Winter

Staying Healthy This Winter! Did you know that 80% of colds are...

Wellness Trends A to Z

These health topics will be smoking hot in 2018 ...

Try Something New!

Forget failure and embrace change A New Year brings the opportuni...

How a Nutritionist does the Holiday

Michelle W. Book is Re-inventing the Holidays With Your Health in Mind ...

Choose eco-friendly wrapping paper options

Not only is wrapping paper expensive and harmful to the environment, it’...

Recipes in Jars for Anyone!

How to give the gift of food to anyone on your list Tis the season ...

Skip the Cold and Flu Bugs This Year

When cold and flu take a tour of your school here’s how we make sure to ...

Winter Hair Care

Enjoy the season without sacrificing style ...

Plugging Nutritional Gaps

Special diets sometimes need supplemental help We live in a world o...

Cooking with Water

Water - Nature’s secret ingredient Steaming, boiling, brining...

No More Filters

Embrace your imperfections Do you feel pres...

Healthify Your Halloween

A Holistic Boo-tritionist's Tips for a Healthy Halloween Written by Mic...

Oral Allergy Syndrome

Is that juicy, ripe apple making your mouth itch? ...

Turmeric and Curcumin

What are the health benefits of turmeric versus curcumin? Turmeric is u...

Keep Calm and Carry On

Tips for Natural Anxiety Relief Many Canadians continue to experience a...

The Organic Question

What do you really get when you support your organic farmer? ...

Going Organic in Canada?

Who, What, Why, Where, and How to Go Organic in Canada. We hear the wor...

Tongue-to-Bum Part 2: Our Digestive Tract is Li...

Written by Dr. Terry Willard. Originally Published on www.drterrywillard...

Supplement Pairings for Men: What You Need and ...

It’s no surprise that men and women have unique nutritional needs. Knowi...

Supplement Pairings for Women: What You Need an...

It’s no surprise that men and women have unique nutritional needs. Knowi...

Tongue-to-Bum Part 1 – You are Not Only What Yo...

Written by Dr. Terry Willard. Originally Published on www.drterrywillard...

Let’s Talk Sunscreen

In true Manitoba fashion, the weather has taken a quick tu...

The Brain-Body Connection

Everything old is new again in psychoneuroimmunology Have you heard the...

Detoxing… From Tongue to Bum

We talk a lot about healthy lifestyle at Vita Health. But ...

Escape Into Mindfulness

Break away through meditation Originally published on Alive.ca WRITTEN ...

Challenge Yourself to Get Moving!

May is officially here – the trees are budding, the grass ...

Home Organic Home

Create a wellness-supporting household Originally published on Alive.ca...

Make Your Spring Clean This Year!

Spring has sprung in Winnipeg…almost. With Spring comes the inevitable ...

A Bounty of Supplements

Which ones are right for you—really? Originally published on Alive....

Fermentation – The Art of Making Your Food Work...

Before the age of refrigerators, fermentation was traditionally used...

Enzymes, Probiotics & Prebiotics…What’s th...

More and more research is suggesting that the state of you...

Fats, Flora, and Fitness

Positive ways to enhance your heart health WRITTEN BY Gillian Flower, N...

What does a “Heart Healthy Diet” Look Like?

Did you know that February is Heart Health Month? Heart di...

Stress Less…

For a healthier brain and body WRITTEN BY Ashley Freeman, CNP - ashleyf...

VITA LIFE

Healthy Tips

The Many Benefits of Vitamin C

The Many Benefits of Vitamin C

Fatty Acids: Omega-3 vs. Omega-6

Fatty Acids: Omega-3 vs. Omega-6

How to Reconnect with Nature Through ...

How to Reconnect with Nature Through Seasonal L...

Gut Feelings: The Gut-Brain Connection

Gut Feelings: The Gut-Brain Connection

Slow, Simple, and Sustainable

Slow, Simple, and Sustainable

Reap the Benefits of Seasonal Local E...

Reap the Benefits of Seasonal Local Eating

How to use visualization to reach you...

How to use visualization to reach your goals

Women & Hair Loss—You’re Not Alone

Women & Hair Loss—You’re Not Alone

Breathe Deeply…

Breathe Deeply…

Strategies to Ease Anxiety in Under 5...

Strategies to Ease Anxiety in Under 5 Minutes

5 Things to Look for When Buying a Ve...

5 Things to Look for When Buying a Vegan Protein

Natural Skincare at Every Age

Natural Skincare at Every Age

What Does Organic Really Mean? (Spoil...

What Does Organic Really Mean? (Spoiler: More T...

How to Make Small Changes to Increase...

How to Make Small Changes to Increase Your Ener...

6 Simple Ways to Cultivate Happiness ...

6 Simple Ways to Cultivate Happiness Every Day

The DIY Approach to Green Cleaning

The DIY Approach to Green Cleaning

Get a Full Night’s Sleep, Prevent Sic...

Get a Full Night’s Sleep, Prevent Sickness

the 5 step approach for a clean bedro...

the 5 step approach for a clean bedroom –...

how omega-3 fish oil helps your brain...

how omega-3 fish oil helps your brain and has o...

self care for heart health

self care for heart health

magnesium for sleep

magnesium for sleep

Get that Winter Glow! A Natural Appro...

Get that Winter Glow! A Natural Approach to Win...

Healthy Habits While Working from Home

Healthy Habits While Working from Home

Magnesium’s Role in Your Health

Magnesium’s Role in Your Health

What You Need to Know About Manuka Ho...

What You Need to Know About Manuka Honey’s Immu...

Supplements Strategies for the Holida...

Supplements Strategies for the Holiday Season

Holiday Gift Guide: Giving with Purpose

Holiday Gift Guide: Giving with Purpose

Five Essential Winter Supplements

Five Essential Winter Supplements

How to Make Home Hibernation Healthy

How to Make Home Hibernation Healthy

Do you need Vitamin D?

Do you need Vitamin D?

Bug-Busting Immune Boosters

Bug-Busting Immune Boosters

Five Ways to Live an Organic Lifestyle

Five Ways to Live an Organic Lifestyle

Better Health for Back to School

Better Health for Back to School

Power Up Your Brain

Power Up Your Brain

The Benefits of a Plant-Based Lifesty...

The Benefits of a Plant-Based Lifestyle & ...

How to Build A Planter Box

How to Build A Planter Box

Plastic Free July

Plastic Free July

How to Stay Safe in the Sun This Summer

How to Stay Safe in the Sun This Summer

Ashwagandha: The Stress Supplement Yo...

Ashwagandha: The Stress Supplement You Might Ne...