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Natural Alternatives to Cataflam for Pain and Inflammation
When a swollen joint, a stiff back or a throbbing muscle takes over the day, many people across the Gulf reach straight for Cataflam. Diclofenac can quiet the ache quickly,...
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Natural Relief for Cold-Weather Joint and Muscle Stiffness
There is a reason so many Canadians say they can feel the cold in their joints. When the temperature plunges, knees, hips and shoulders can turn stiff and achy, and...
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Natural Remedies for Chapped Skin and Windburn
A day out in a biting Canadian wind can leave your cheeks raw, your hands cracked and your lips split by the time you get home. Windburn and chapped skin...
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Natural Immune Support Through Wildfire Smoke Season
Wildfire smoke contains fine particles and gases that can irritate the eyes, nose, throat and lungs. Even healthy people may notice coughing or scratchiness, while asthma, heart disease, pregnancy and...
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Natural Support for Seasonal Affective Disorder and Winter Low Mood
When the sun sets in the mid-afternoon and the cold settles in for months, a lot of Canadians feel their mood dip along with the daylight. Seasonal affective disorder, or...
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Natural Alternatives to Cold-FX for Immune Support
As soon as the temperature drops, Canadian shelves fill up with Cold-FX and its ginseng-based promise to keep the winter bugs at bay. Plenty of people swear by it, but...
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Natural Alternatives to Canesten for Fungal Skin
For an itchy, flaky patch of skin that will not quit, most people head to the pharmacy for a tube of Canesten. Clotrimazole is the standard clear-it-up cream, but it...
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Natural Alternatives to Robitussin for a Chesty Cough
When a cough turns thick and rattly, a bottle of Robitussin is the familiar Canadian reach. The guaifenesin in it works to loosen chest mucus, but the syrupy taste, the...
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Natural Alternatives to Halls and Fisherman's Friend for a Sore Throat
A scratchy, raw throat sends most of us straight for a roll of Halls or a fiercely strong Fisherman's Friend to suck on. The menthol hit feels like it is...
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Natural Alternatives to Tylenol Cold and Flu
When the aches, chills and stuffy head of a full-blown flu arrive, most Canadian medicine cabinets have a box of Tylenol Cold & Flu ready to go. The multi-symptom formula...
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Natural Alternatives to Advil Cold and Sinus
When a Canadian winter cold settles into your sinuses and your head feels like it is packed in cotton, there is a good chance you reach for Advil Cold &...
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Natural Remedies for Prickly Heat and Heat Rash
That stinging, prickly cluster of tiny bumps — bungang-araw, biang or plain old prickly heat — is a familiar summer complaint across the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia whenever the heat...