Horse owners warned to watch for equine infectious anemia

by undefined @ Alberta Farmer ExpressAlberta Farmer Express

Wed Feb 07 08:57:44 PST 2018

The province’s chief veterinarian is warning horse owners to be on the lookout for equine infectious anemia. A case was recently found in Newell County by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Dr. Keith Lehman said in a letter sent to vets across the province. “The disease affects horses and other members of the equine […] Read more

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New Roots Herbal

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Pregnant? Take probiotics to prevent eczema in your baby!

by Natural Care Clinic @ Naturally Healthy Kids

Sun Feb 24 13:23:48 PST 2013

Women who take probiotic supplements during pregnancy decrease risk of eczema in their babies. http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE89P01E20121026?irpc=932

Probiotic Retention Enema

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Wed Feb 11 12:56:14 PST 2009

OKay, I just had to post this account from Jay Baluk (a.k.a. CROHNSBOY) who recently tried Jini’s Probiotic Retention Enema. I love Jay because he’s SO candid and honest and blunt. And the photo on his post alone is so funny I just had to point you to it. But, WARNING: If you’re a very…

New Harmony Beef plant ramping up

by greg @ Alberta Farmer ExpressAlberta Farmer Express

Thu Feb 08 13:20:16 PST 2018

Nearly a year after Harmony Beef slaughtered its first cow, the plant is now processing 360 head a day, says the company’s director of marketing. Canada is its primary market at present, and Costco is the packer’s largest customer, said Cam Daniels. It has also started selling to the U.S., made its first shipment to […] Read more

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How To Make Homemade Yoghurt Using Probiotic Cultures

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Tue Feb 10 12:15:27 PST 2015

Most recipes for culturing yoghurt will advise you start with some store-bought yoghurt and use that as the fermenting culture for your milk. Of course, that will work, and it will produce yogurt, but what will be the quality and potency of that yoghurt as a probiotic? Not very good. Potent probiotics strains are a…

Probiotic Dosing For Normal People

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Tue Feb 01 17:48:03 PST 2011

Jini Patel Thompson interviews Natasha Trenev – author of 5 books and founder of Natren probiotics – about probiotic usage and dosing for “normal” people, i.e. people without a chronic illness. Natasha answers these common questions: Should “normal” people also take probiotics? What about prebiotics – do they help good bacteria to colonize and do…

Metagenics Now Available on Fullscript Canada

by Melissa @ Fullscript

Tue Feb 06 06:00:51 PST 2018

Farming is not a one-size-fits-all business

by undefined @ Alberta Farmer ExpressAlberta Farmer Express

Mon Jan 15 10:25:03 PST 2018

I continue to witness arguments over different methods of farming. But considering the variety of farms around the world, and that most of them are very small compared to the Canadian average, combative conversation is really rather unwarranted and, in many cases, an uneducated dialogue. When one disparages farms that are organic or ones that […] Read more

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Is VSL#3 A Good Probiotic Supplement?

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Mon Mar 01 15:00:36 PST 2010

If you read through the probiotic selection criteria given in Chapter Two of Listen To Your Gut, you will see that VSL#3 doesn’t meet all the criteria for a fully bioavailable, therapeutic probiotic of maximum potency (these selection criteria were taken from microbiology research). But yet, this probiotic has shown great results in clinical trials.…

The Perfect Place To Live

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Sat Dec 20 15:22:12 PST 2008

Vancouver I live in a place that is absolutely fantastic, except for one big problem: the weather. Here in Vancouver, Canada it is rainy, dark and depressing for about eight months of the year. For me, that is a long time without sun and no, I’m not one of those hardy Canadians who gets on…

Health Canada Dismisses Cell Phone Dangers

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Fri Apr 09 12:48:51 PDT 2010

The School Board’s position on cell phone and wireless computer usage inside my kids’ school is: Hey, we just follow what Health Canada says! And Health Canada says there is no possibility of danger from radio frequency microwave radiation. Huh. So here’s what I think of that: Currently, Health Canada maintains that 1000 mw/cm2 is…

Can I take my probiotic powders in an Absorb Plus shake?

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Thu Apr 28 21:14:40 PDT 2011

Question: Can I add Natren probiotic powders to my Absorb Plus shakes, or should I mix the probiotics only with water? Answer: We contacted Natasha Trenev, the founder/owner of Natren probiotics and asked her this question. She replied that yes, you can mix Natren probiotic powders with Absorb Plus, but you must follow these directions:…

Eating Nuts May Lower Risk of Heart Disease

by Viva Editor @ Viva Magazine

Wed Feb 07 07:24:12 PST 2018

Heart disease is among the top five causes of death in Canada Regularly eating nuts as part of a healthy diet offers many benefits, and recent research shows that a lower risk of heart disease could be among them. Heart disease is among the top five causes of death in Canada, and has many causes […]

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How To Choose A Potent Probiotic

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Fri Dec 10 16:08:45 PST 2010

For a probiotic to have reliable, therapeutic results, it must fulfill ALL of the six criteria listed to below to ensure safety, potency and bioavailability: 1. Manufactured in a cGMP Facility and stored in dark, glass bottles only Make sure the probiotic is manufactured in a facility that carries the cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices)…

Tips for Jini’s Probiotic Retention Enema

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Wed Dec 28 13:51:07 PST 2011

Question: Hi. I tried to do the retention enema described in Listen to your Colon, and it was disastrous! This was a few weeks ago. I warmed the water to 90 degrees but could not get all the lumps out. I had called Natren and was told not to warm it more, and not to…

Bacterial Soil Organisms – HSO’s, SO’s, SBO’s, etc.

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Tue Aug 05 11:45:17 PDT 2008

I recently came across a post on a Quackwatch-type of blog where the author had posted my warning letter letter about ingesting bacterial soil organisms – also known as HSO’s, SO’s, SBO’s, or probiotics: “Along with a book I ordered called “The IBD Remission Diet” by Jini Patel Thompson, came a page inserted later by…

Jini’s Top Vancouver Bodywork Practitioners

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Wed Jul 01 12:18:56 PDT 2015

I have been asked for references to the healers I go to in Vancouver, Canada so many times, that I realized I should put these up as a blog post! Once I had a reader in Israel who flew all the way here just so she could rent a house for few weeks and make…

#7: Baby Eczema, Severe Eczema & Topical Steroid Withdrawal

by Abby @ Prime Physique Nutrition

Fri Apr 17 18:02:31 PDT 2015

In this episode, I’ve invited Dr. Peter Lio to return for another interview to discuss prevention and healing strategies for baby eczema, severe eczema & topical steroid withdrawal (TSW). We also discuss phototherapy for eczema, probiotics, coconut oil, and how curcumin/tumeric can help eczema (stay tuned to learn a new recipe for it!). To watch the video interview, check […]

I’m on the specific carbohydrate diet (SCD) but I want to use probiotics. Are they allowed on this diet?

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Wed Apr 20 11:25:56 PDT 2011

The non-dairy Natren powder probiotics contain Garbanzo bean extract and Garbanzo beans are not allowed for people on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (or SCD). In that case, you may want to try the dairy-based powders OR if you can swallow/take pills then you can take the Healthy Trinity product. A few people have mentioned to…

SILVER LINING™, a unique blend of prebiotic, probiotics and digestive enzymes

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Thu Dec 14 06:20:39 PST 2017

SILVER LINING™, a unique blend of prebiotic, probiotics and digestive enzymes

In today’s fast-paced society, most diets are unbalanced.  And in the holiday season, even more so! We eat on the go, chewing too fast and too little. For many, mineral and vitamin consumption is low and the foods we eat have been highly processed, hampering our body’s

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Where can I find out more about Wild Oregano Oil?

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Mon Apr 25 14:26:10 PDT 2011

The most common question we receive about Wild Oregano Oil is whether or not you can use it along with probiotics and the answer is yes. However, you’ll want to make sure there are at least 2 hours between taking the wild oregano oil and the probiotics. I have compiled some links below to information…

Doctors Say No Probiotics For IBD Patients

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Wed Aug 01 17:54:39 PDT 2012

Some doctors are now recommending that people with Crohn’s and Colitis NOT take probiotics. They are saying that people with IBD do not have a normal response to beneficial bacteria and therefore probiotics can aggravate these conditions. Back when I was diagnosed with Crohn’s (1984), the medical establishment maintained that Crohn’s  was an autoimmune disorder…

Green Living Show Contest

by Viva Editor @ Viva Magazine

Thu Feb 08 08:00:45 PST 2018

Win $200 worth of environmentally friendly Valentine’s goodies The Green Living Show, Canada’s largest healthy living Show, has created a Valentine’s Day prize pack of environmentally friendly goodies for the eco-conscious romantic. Enter now for a chance to win the following prizes:  2 passes to the 2018 Green Living Show Sonnenglas solar lantern Giddy Yo-Yo Chocolates – Raspberry […]

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How To Make Whey and Yogurt Cream Cheese

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Fri Jan 20 16:56:28 PST 2012

MORE FOOD-BASED PROBIOTICS If you’ve seen my recipe for the Best Lacto-Fermented Mayonnaise Ever, but you don’t know how to obtain the fresh liquid whey (the probiotics contained in fresh liquid whey are used to lacto-ferment mayonnaise, grains, vegetables, etc.) then here are detailed instructions: When you extract the liquid whey from yoghurt, you automatically…

The Lactobacillus sporogenes Hoax

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Sun Jun 14 12:40:55 PDT 2009

Recently, I received yet another sample of a probiotic to try. According to the label, it contained “Lactobacillus sporogenes– a shelf-stable, vegan probiotic that does not require refrigeration.” But here’s the problem: There is actually no such species as Lactobacillus sporogenes. Which then leads us to question of what exactly is in all these probiotic…

Are all probiotics created equal? A HOW TO guide on picking a probiotic for your child

by Sonya @ Naturally Healthy Kids

Mon Feb 24 17:49:52 PST 2014

The research on the good bacteria in the gut has helped us understand how to prevent and treat gut related issues. Most people take a probiotic or give one to their child when they have been on an antibiotic or if there is a digestive issue. So let’s start there. Which probiotic should you take after a round […]

Catalog Updates (Canada) – January 2018

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Mon Jan 15 08:39:31 PST 2018

Probiotics Make Vaccines More Effective (And May Replace Them!)

by Lisa Richards @ The Candida Diet

Wed Feb 07 15:24:07 PST 2018

As most of us know, probiotics are a great way to improve gut health. Many scientific studies have shown that taking probiotic supplements or eating fermented foods can lead to better digestion, healthy elimination, and a stronger immune system. These benefits are crucial to the daily maintenance of the body and its many functions. Your […]

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Immune System Protocol

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Tue Mar 23 12:37:09 PDT 2010

Immune System Protocol After several requests, I’ve put together this video to share with you my family’s winter immune system protocol. Good food, good sleep, Vitamin D & cod liver oil, probiotics, and immune boosters like astragalus and medicinal mushrooms. And wild oregano oil when needed. Enjoy!

Recent Research on Prebiotics and Probiotics

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Wed Feb 18 08:42:44 PST 2015

Most manufacturers include prebiotics (often Fructooligosaccharide – FOS or galacto-oligosaccharides) in their probiotic supplements, claiming that the prebiotics increase the potency and effectiveness of the probiotic (good bacteria). However, as many people with IBD or IBS have experienced, ingesting prebiotics often just leads to more gas and bloating! Interestingly, this recent study on adding prebiotics…

Jini’s Ranch Dressing and Dip Recipe

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Fri Jan 20 17:29:50 PST 2012

Here’s another recipe for you to add more food-based probiotics to your diet. Remember that if you don’t tolerate dairy, yogurt can be made from raw cow’s milk, goat’s milk, or coconut milk. Goat milk yogurt has smaller fat and protein globules than cow’s milk, and the protein is more similar to human breastmilk, making…

Antioxidants for Female Infertility: A Review of the Literature

by Editor @ Naturopathic Doctor News and Review

Tue Feb 06 10:06:23 PST 2018

Erica Nikiforuk, BSc, ND, RAc Tolle Causam Infertility, defined as trying to conceive for over 1 year with no success,1 affects as many as 16% of Canadian couples.2 While the cause of infertility is not always identified, it is important to assess for both female and male factors. Female factors include ovulatory dysfunction, tubal or […]

Re-Populating the Gut with Probiotics After Antibiotic Usage

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Wed Oct 28 08:31:33 PDT 2015

If you’re taking an antibiotic, you can either wait until the course of treatment is over before beginning probiotic supplementation, or, you can take probiotics during the course of antibiotic treatment. WHY should you take probiotics during or after antibiotic treatment? Because nature abhors a vacuum! This means that the risk of secondary or opportunistic…

3 big stories you might have missed on Monday, Feb. 12, 2018

by @ CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS

Mon Feb 12 17:46:46 PST 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump says Canada “does not treat us right,” an angry mother says her daughter’s 10-hour emergency room wait is unacceptable, and servers at an Ontario restaurant are speaking out against their boss’s “tip out” demand.

Health Supplements: Meal Replacements

by @ Noah's Natural Foods: Latest News

Sat Aug 27 16:14:31 PDT 2016

Between the prominent rise of fast food and modern industry relying more and more on people sitting at a desk watching a computer screen than manual labor, among other things, more and more Canadians are looking for ways to help maintain their weight. And as the market for weight loss grows, so do the weight loss trends. However, with so many products on the market, how do you know which ones will be best for your lifestyle? And if you are already living a healthy, all-natural lifestyle, will you see the results you want?

Natural Health Supplements and Meal Replacements

One way many people attempt to lose weight is by changing their diet. At first, it can be easy to simply cut foods that we know are bad for us: fast food, sugary sodas and energy drinks, and candy are all examples of unhealthy food that can be replaced with healthier alternatives such as salads, herbal teas, and fruits. In addition to replacing high calorie foods with calorie-dense healthy foods, though, many people are turning to natural health supplements including complete meal replacements. Meal replacements are essentially nutrient-rich powders that are used to make beverages that allow the user to forgo eating a traditional meal. In essence, they are a specialized form of a whey protein shake that is designed to provide complete nutrition that satisfies hunger rather much the way a pre-workout supplement is designed to give extra energy.

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Canada’s Student Vaccination Swindle

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Wed Dec 14 08:43:32 PST 2016

If you live in Canada, you may have thought – like I did – that having a “Do not vaccinate my child” letter on file at your school was enough to ensure your child wasn’t vaccinated during routine school vaccinations. However, that is NOT the case. My daughter just brought home a Consent Form from…

Boushie's family meets federal ministers after acquittal in murder trial

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Mon Feb 12 13:14:00 PST 2018

The grieving relatives of a First Nations man whose accused killer was acquitted by a Saskatchewan jury are meeting with federal ministers to take what they call a first step in the long road to reforming Canada's justice system.

Synergistic Healing – Meditation, Prana, EFT

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Sat Nov 12 13:38:29 PST 2011

Annabel Fisher and I did a presentation together at the Canadian EFT Gathering a couple weeks ago – where I presented the theory behind combining more than one powerful healing tool together, for a synergistic effect that greatly maximizes the healing possible. Synergy is where 1+1 does not equal 2, it equals 5. So EFT…

Best Lacto-Fermented Mayonnaise Recipe Ever

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Fri Jan 20 16:25:09 PST 2012

FOOD-BASED PROBIOTICS: Lacto-Fermented Mayonnaise I did a lot of experimenting to determine which oils provide the best-tasting mayonnaise, whilst providing excellent nutrition – I think this recipe is my fifth variation and I’m finally happy with it! My never-ending thanks to Nourishing Traditions cookbook for providing the lacto-fermentation method whereby the mayonnaise keeps for 3-4…

Jini Patel Thompson and Dane Johnson talk probiotics

by Justin @ Listen To Your Gut

Tue Jul 25 12:30:10 PDT 2017

In this video, Jini and Dane discuss probiotics, their personal healing journeys, and general gut health:

Take Care of Your Heart this Valentine’s Day…

by admin @ Better Living

Wed Feb 07 06:56:58 PST 2018

Cardiovascular disease is known to be one of the top deadly diseases, with over 1.3 people living with heart disease in Canada alone, and someone suffering from a heart attack or stroke every 5 minutes. With our fast-paced, and fast-food lifestyles we have all become accustomed to, these figures are undoubtedly on the rise. In […]

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Trump: 'Canada does not treat us right'

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Mon Feb 12 11:55:00 PST 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump is complaining about Canadian trade practices while threatening a tax on international imports, indicating Monday that the idea of some form of border fee remains alive.

Bentonite Clay for Gut Problems

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Fri Sep 14 20:27:48 PDT 2012

A lot of websites make claims about the ability of bentonite (montmorillonite) and other clays to detox bad bacteria, viruses, parasites, etc. from the gut. For example, here is a statement I saw again and again, on literally dozens of sites: According to the Canadian Journal of Microbiology, bentonite can absorb pathogenic viruses, the mold…

I need to return some items… How can I get a refund?

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Wed Apr 06 10:17:13 PDT 2011

We understand that not everything works out for everyone so we are happy to accept returned merchandise if it conforms to the following rules: 1. The items are returned sealed and unopened. 2. The items are returned within 30 days of the original purchase. 3. The items are NOT probiotics (Sorry, we are unable to…

Feeling Frustrated – Why is my gut not healing faster?

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Wed Jun 28 08:58:36 PDT 2017

READER QUESTION: “Feeling frustrated. I think I’m on my 4th bottle of mucosaheal and still have a lot of bleeding and a lot of mucus (taking 2 three times a day and 3 at bed) I was taking the Natren probiotics but it seemed to make everything worse. I changed back to VSL3 probiotics and…

MediHerb – Herbal Medicine and Hormonal Health

by admin @ Better Living

Wed Jan 10 11:37:50 PST 2018

MediHerb was co-founded by Professor Kerry Bone and has been the first choice for herbal medicine with alternative health care practitioners in Canada, UK, US, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. We carry many products from MediHerb at Better Living in Toronto and our natural health practitioners gravitate towards MediHerb products in their practice because […]

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How To Make A Natural, Sugar-Free Slurpee!

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Sat Dec 21 11:04:12 PST 2013

We’ve just had a big, fresh snowfall here in Vancouver, Canada and the kids have been out sledding, making snowmen, and thoroughly enjoying themselves. Then this morning, my daughter Zara comes in with a big hunk of snow to snack on – which is exactly what I used to do as a child! However, she…

Buy AOR vitamins and Supplements in Calgary

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Mon Dec 25 01:08:11 PST 2017

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Wild Oregano Oil Protocol and Probiotic Enema

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Thu Nov 12 12:32:27 PST 2009

A while back I posted about Jay “CrohnsBoy” Baluk’s success using my Probiotic Retention Enema. Well, since then, both Jay and I have had a LOT of requests from people who don’t want to get my comprehensive Listen To Your Gut program, they just want Jini’s Probiotic Retention Enema and Jini’s Wild Oregano Oil Protocol…

Microwave Radiation Killing Trees

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Sat Jul 24 13:25:51 PDT 2010

As I get deeper and deeper into this whole WiFi/cell phone debacle, the one thing that never ceases to amaze me is how people stubbornly insist on “proven data” quoting Industry-funded sources like Health Canada stating that “a person would have to be in a room within 20 cm of 1,000 WiFi routers for an…

I Will Not Take Anymore Drugs to Treat Colitis!

by JINI @ Listen To Your Gut

Wed Feb 03 16:04:47 PST 2016

We just received this fantastic review in our Shoppe: “Taking the Natren Healthy Start System Tripack probiotics couple with the Joy of the Mountain Wild Oil of Oregano, my bleeding stopped in less than a week. My severe pain was gone on my left side within two weeks. Within five weeks, I was completely regular…

Gold for Canada's Mikael Kingsbury in men's moguls

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Mon Feb 12 05:24:00 PST 2018

Canada's Mikael Kingsbury captured his first Olympic title Monday, winning gold in the men's moguls at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.