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Compliments of
Immune-
boosting
Recipes
The
“B” Happy
Vitamin
Tamanu Oil –
A Skin Indulgence
GMO Apple
Campaign
Update
Breaking the
Fluoride
Cycle
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Famous Foods Sprout Organic Market Nature’s Fare
49th
Parallel Grocery Jim M Koo Produce Fruit World
Kootney Co-op Choices Markets Greens Market
Eternal Abundance East End Food Co-op Sweet Cherubim
and Rock Creek General Store Ellisons Market Cafe Olives Community Market
s Market
tion Network Society), the Publishers of Health Action, would like to thank
ores and distributors for taking a stance and saying NO to the GM apple.
as applied for government approval
Apple” that doesn’t brown for 15 to
mpany ‘silences’ the browning gene by
nto the apple DNA: from an apple, a
acteria.The GM apple will look fresh,
have conducted any animal feeding
g the GM apples, and Health Canada
t testing, but relies on information
he BC Fruit Growers’ Association
(made up of both organic and conventional growers) officially
opposes the GM apple. Contamination from GM apples would
threaten the future of organic apples and the export market for BC
apples around the world.Approval could come as early as this year.
To this end, HANS would like to release the following list of
stores that have made a written commitment not to sell the “Arctic
Apple” and thank them for their support in this public health issue.
HANS would also like to thank the Society for a GE Free BC
and Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) for their
invaluable assistance.
If you would like more information on this issue please go to:
http://www.hans.org/campaigns
LOWING RETAILERS:
GM “Arctic
Apple” Update
An apple a day keeps the
doctor away. It may also
keep consumers away, if it’s
genetically modified. The Arctic
non-browning apple may be
approved for sale as early as
this year, but some B.C.
retailers, 18 so far, have
committed to not selling
it. Find out who.
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Feed Life,
Starve Cancer
Discover the power of nutrition
against cancer and other degenera-
tive diseases with registered holistic
nutritionist and culinary artist,
Eden Elizabeth. Her Vancouver-
based company, Feed Life, is
positively changing lives,
plate by plate. Here, she
shares her tips for health. 24
Health Action
Summer 2014
Published quarterly by
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Contributors
Mark Atkinson, Sabrina Chen-See,
Brigitte R. Clark, Alexis Costello,
Richard DeSylva, David Dressler,
Nicole Duelli, Mandana Edalati, Eden
Elizabeth, Klaus Ferlow, Ron Gale,
Jim Harding, Trish Lim-O’Donnell,
Andrew W. Saul, Jane Shaak,
Vlasty Senovsky, Carolyn Steele,
Chun-Kai Wang, Avery Yackel
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Geopathic Stress:
Investigating
Earth Energies
We’re surrounded by earth
energies that impact our
health and well-being.
Geopathic consultant
Vlasty Senovsky shares
his decades of expertise
in recognizing these
invisible yet powerful
energy fields. 12
The Power of the Old-fashioned Petition
No time to stop and sign? In this era of online communication, the old-
fashioned petition nevertheless still holds power over politics.
Read about the petition for the Charter of Health Freedom,
which is rivalling the largest petition in Canadian history
and is still growing. 36
Organically Okanagan...................................................................... 8
Making Peace with Nature..................................................... 10
Breaking the Fluoride Cycle in B.C............................. 14
HANS Member News.................................................................. 16
Are You a Gluten-free Glutton?..................................... 20
This Box Is Good for You! – Key Tips
to Get Past the Marketing Hype.................................... 22
Immune-boosting, Anticancer Recipes...................26
Maggie’s 20-Year Journey with Leukemia.............31
Tamanu Oil for Divine Indulgence................................ 32
Staying on Top of a Changing Field –
A Profile of Barrie Carlsen.................................................... 33
A Timeline of Vitamin Medicine...................................... 39
Herbalists and Regulation:
A Double-Edged Sword............................................................. 42
The Role of B Vitamins on Stress.................................. 44
Nutrigenomics: Feed Your Genes What
They Need or They Will Make You Sick..............46
Honouring Who You Are....................................................... 47
The Keys to Our Spiritual Evolution......................... 48
So You Want to Be Happy? Here’s How.............50
Instant Impact: Homeopathic Healing
for Sports Injuries............................................................................. 52
Five Reasons to Care about
Your Posture............................................................................................ 53
The Science behind Traditional
Chinese Medicine............................................................................... 54
Detox with Traditional Chinese Medicine..........57
Tamiflu: A Colossal Waste of Money....................... 58
HANS Wellness Directory.................................................... 61
Also in this issue
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by Ron Gale
T
he year 2014 marks the
20th anniversary of
my wife’s journey with
leukemia. From being told
that she had a maximum of
10 years to live unless she un-
derwent a bone marrow trans-
plant, to being downgraded to
Stage 0, it has been a journey
of many twists and turns along
the way.
Her diagnosis was deliv-
ered on Valentine’s Day. After
meeting with her first oncolo-
gist, we decided to get other
professional opinions for treat-
ment options. My wife has
several medical doctors in her
immediate family in Europe
who strongly believe in alter-
native medicine. After exam-
ining the pros and cons of each
treatment option, we pursued
the natural venue first. For the
next 10 years, our cupboards
were full of natural supple-
ments and various teas to boost
her immune system. Books on
healthy eating and stress-free
living could be found in every
room of the house.
Maggie’s disease progressed
slowly and steadily, leaving her
beyond tired most days. Her
quarterly appointments with
her oncologist were something
my wife dreaded. His consis-
tent reminders that natural
supplementation did not work,
and that she could expect to be
dead within 10 years, did not
sit well with Maggie. I strongly
recommended that she look
for another oncologist.
Shefiredthatdoctorthesame
day she was a guest on Croft
Woodruff’s Healthy Living
show, where she discussed and
answered questions about al-
ternative therapies. Eventually,
we found an oncologist who is
respectful of Maggie’s choice
to seek alternative treatments.
His blessing to keep doing
what she is doing is definitely
encouraging.
In2004,Maggieexperienced
another life-changing event.
She was introduced to mango-
steen juice, which contains a
rich source of powerful phyto-
nutrients called xanthones. A
medical doctor friend directed
us to a 2002 study that found
that xanthones isolated from
the mangosteen were effective
against leukemia cell lines. We
have passed this document on
to many people over the years.
My wife initially noticed
that her energy levels and her
arthritic pain improved. Her
usual spring allergy seemed
to have disappeared as well.
What we didn’t anticipate was
that, after about five months
of consuming the mangosteen
juice, her blood picture started
to show improvement.
Fast forward to 2012. Con-
suming the mangosteen juice
daily, eating mindfully, exer-
cising moderately and getting
enough rest paid off. At her
first visit of the year, Maggie’s
oncologist downgraded her
from Stage 2 to Stage 0, and
she has remained there to this
day.
Maggie’s journey with leuke-
mia continues to be a real-life
testimony, not a double-blind
petri-dish study. Testimonials
like Maggie’s are still frowned
upon today by many allo-
pathic physicians. As a former
police officer, I find this rather
interesting, as it is the oppo-
site expectation of giving a
first-hand testimony in a court
of law.
Ron Gale is a retired police de-
tective and the past president of
Health Action Network Society.
He has been in the health and fit-
ness field for more than 30 years.
info@healthybusiness.ca | (778)
294-0611
Maggie’s 20-Year Journey with
Leukemia
