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Trace minerals play an essential role in our lives and nutrition. They regulate the most important metabolic reactions by being part of the enzymatic cofactors and represent a type of supportive catalytic approach that can reestablish a healthy balance in our body. Read the rest of this entry »

In light of the pandemic flu developing over the past several months many of you no doubt have read or heard about the importance of hygiene, cough etiquette, hand washing, use of sanitizers and wearing masks when appropriate. These are all relevant and important precautions when it comes to protecting oneself. However, many people forget one equally if not more important aspect of preparedness, which is the overall health of your body and how it affects your immune system. Read the rest of this entry »

Recently I was approached by a representative of an overseas company in regards to the use and popularity of probiotics amongst Canadians and specifically amongst women. Much of the information that we discussed, I felt, would be great to pass along to the readership of ZoiLife. After all, probiotics are an important component of our natural defenses. Read the rest of this entry »

Moderate pain may be resolved in several ways depending on the nature or cause of the pain. In general there are two subcategories of pain. Neuropathic pain is a “burning, tingling, knife-like stabbing pain” and includes conditions such as fibromyalgia, neuralgia, and diabetic neuropathy. Nociceptive pain is a “deep, achy pain” that results from inflammation or pressure and includes osteoarthritis, low back pain, bone fracture, and surgical scar pain. Read the rest of this entry »

After my last blog/article I received a few questions regarding slimming teas and senna tea specifically. The long and short of the questions was “can senna tea or slimming tea be used for a long time and/or be a part of a daily routine to help with bowel regularity or weight lose Read the rest of this entry »

Recently I have received many questions and prescription requests for constipation such as Dulcolax, Sennokot, Soflax and Metamucil. These products, meant to help with the pressing matter of constipation are also habit forming and often overused by society. Similarly, many people are in search of sliming or laxative teas, especially women who are trying to be regular or to lose wait. What most fail to realize is that Read the rest of this entry »

Cancer and sunburns have received a lot of media play in the past but many people do not realize that one blistering sunburn in childhood or 4-5 bad sunburns in early adulthood more than doubles a person’s chances of developing melanoma later in life. So it goes without saying that sunscreen is important when it comes to protecting yourself and or your children. But what about the issue of sunscreens themselves? Read the rest of this entry »

Although it has not been the best summer in terms of weather and rainy days I have seen no shortage of sunburns this year. Because of this I decided to offer some advice on the topic of sunburns and what natural remedies are out there. Read the rest of this entry »

I would like to welcome everyone to our Blog @ www.zoilife.ca. Zoi in Greek means Life, and by naming our site Zoilife we are aiming to promote Life and all aspects of Healthy Living. We support the wealth of knowledge that comes from Naturopathy, Homeopathy, Pharmacognosy, Medicine and Pharmacy the right combination of which will help us to improve the quality of life for those who choose to live life, - which is the Zoilife way. As such we uphold the Principles of a healthy lifestyle combining the use of nutraceuticals and when necessary pharmaceuticals.
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