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Curing Tuberculosis in Muskoka

my canadian life

Come out and join Andrea Baston for the My Canadian Life 2017 series to learn the true story of Canada's first tuberculosis sanatorium, built in Gravenhurst, Ontario, in 1897. 

Health and Longevity - What Each of Us Wants

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The new book by Elizabeth Blackburn – a Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine in 2009- and Elissa Epel a health psychologist The Telomere Effect offers new research on longevity to the general public

Oh, my aching back

book cover image: Cure back pain : 80 personalized easy exercise for spianl training to improve posture, eliminate tension & reduce stress

Back ache - got it
Poor posture - got it (sometimes)
Physical tension - got it
Body stress - got it

Is Gluten really a villain?

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Dr. Peter H. R. Green, Director of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University,  and acclaimed medical writer Rory Jones reveal in Gluten Exposed the real scientific story behind the current gluten-free craze. 

No dog should die alone

book cover image: my old dog

Now that is a headline that grabs attention.  As it should. 

Sri Lanka – in pursuit of tea- in LANDON library

Sri Lanka is one of the major tea producing countries in the world. Join Stefanie Stolzel from The Tea Haus as she discusses her recent trip to some of the tea regions of Sri Lanka. Enjoy and sample some of the best teas Sri Lanka has to offer, fresh from the gardens.

Join us on Wednesday, May 18 in the Landon library at 6:30 pm.

The Fast Life

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In his new book The FastLife : lose weight, stay healthy, and live longer with the simple secrets of intermittent fasting and high-intensity training Dr. Michael Mosley has now combined his previous two works on diet and exercise to create this new, in demand, book. 

Karma, and more Karma

book cover image: healing ancestral Karma

A very large component of gaining and maintaining health is our ability to care and nurture the spiritual part of our being.  No matter what your current spiritual philosophy or practice, it is believed in many religions and faith systems that Karma has a direct impact on your life.