Here we go again, on to the next single-vitamin bandwagon. This time, the flavour of the month is Vitamin D. Everyday new research touts the benefits of Vitamin D: for MS, Cancer, Osteoporosis, and cardiovascular disease. Personally, I have no doubts that Vitamin D can help with these conditions. However, by applying the ‘single-vitamin’ law we are simply mimicking the problematic one-magic-pill paradigm embedded deeply in Western society’s psyche.

Two of Canada's largest food banks, MoissonMontreal (Mtl) and FoodShare (TO) are now focussing on recession-hit families to provide them with access to fresh fruits and veggies. Bravo! When I volunteered at a foodbank, I was horrified at first by the 'junk' people donate. As if the homeless/poor really needed another Mac&Cheese Dinner! On the flip side ~ it was great to see how many tins of Mackerel and Sardines (yes, the cheap tins) were also donated.

 Today’s Globe printed the article “Brain Scans May Detect MS Before Symptoms Appear.”  Wow! Now that’s newsworthy. Well, ok, perhaps not. The use of an MRI, a scan, or any technology for that matter, to expose disease prior to symptom development, isn’t ‘new’.