April 4th, 2026

In This Issue

• “The Worst Day Ever: Fending Off One Catastrophe After Another…” Learn How To Do It On Tuesday Evening With Dr. Stephen Malthouse & Shirley Guertin
• How to Avoid the Emergency Room: How Chinese Medicine Views Hypertension
• The Presentations and Speakers You Will Hear At The SelfCare is Healthcare Retreat Conference in 3 Weeks Time.
• The Future of Healthcare & Taking Back Control of Your Health: Alan Brough’s Interview on The Activate & Illuminate Podcast
• The World Council For Health Reveals What Is Really Going On With The Recent Meningitis Outbreak In The UK

Executive Director’s Message

Well here we are in the middle of the Easter long weekend.

Over the last decade or so, the meaning and significance of Christian holidays here in Canada have been slowly muddied and eroded to the point where now it is all about commercialism and the sales that can be leveraged from these ancient religious festivals. Sadly, for most people nowadays, Easter is just a day or two off work and eating as much cheap chocolate as possible!

This year, for the first time ever, King Charles, who is supposed to be the “Defender of the Faith”, didn’t even bother to issue an Easter Message to the People of the Commonwealth, which is ironic considering he has never missed any of his Eid messages!

As we appreciate the depth of this systemic abandonment of Christian morals – and how it seems to be accelerating, we can understandably feel a bit lost and hopeless. And I believe that sense of hopelessness is actually the intention behind it all.

When we lose hope, we lose the motivation to keep going and simply succumb to anything that will numb the pain. We lose our ability to see a better future, we lose our motivation and our inclination to even try to make things better. Hopelessness sucks away our soul. This makes it one of the most powerful means of subjugation, as modern dictators and dictatorships have learned so well.

And, as I have said before, Easter is actually a great reminder of the power of faith and hope.

When Jesus was crucified, likely exactly two thousand years ago yesterday, his followers were completely confused and utterly hopeless. Their Messiah had been ‘killed by man’ and they, the last few disciples, were being hunted and targeted by the might of Rome.

There was literally no hope at all. Yet within just three days, Jesus rose from the dead and those scattered few believers would go on to establish a church that now has almost 2.4 billion followers. All this grew out of that moment of darkest, bleakest hopelessness.

The lesson we can take from Easter today is that, no matter how hopeless things might seem, if we are on God’s side, he won’t abandon us and things can always turn around for the better.

When we look at the world we’re living in, we are facing so many existential threats that it seems as if there is no way humanity can survive. We have the threat of AI, the threat of pervasive omnipresent wireless radiation, the poisoning of the water and the soil, the failure of the food chain, wholesale child sacrifice and the threat of nuclear warfare… We are even told to worry about the zombie apocalypse and the imminent arrival of hungry aliens!

Yes, as Easter teaches us, we can get through it all and see a brighter, better and healthier future just up ahead. As it says in the Book of Jeremiah, chapter 19, verse 11, “…I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”

Yes, with hope we will have a future, and it is our suffering that helps us find hope, because suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. It is all part of our journey, our learning and our eventual betterment. Having thought about this for a while, I believe keeping hope alive and helping those around us are the reasons why we are actually here.

I also don’t think a little bit of good quality dark chocolate along the way will do too much harm either!

Have a very Happy and Hope-filled Easter.

Sincerely,

Alan Brough
CHA Executive Director – alan.brough@canadahealthalliance.org

Quote of the Week

“The government is too big:
Since 2020, government jobs have grown at more than triple the rate of private-sector jobs. We have 300,000 more bureaucrats than the OECD average, paid for by you. The bigger the government, the less freedom and money left in our pockets we have.

The deficit and the debt are unsustainable:
After ten consecutive years of reckless deficit spending, our national debt more than doubled to $1.26 trillion. It took 148 years to create a national debt of $635 billion, and only 10 years to double it. The annual interest payments alone will reach $55.6 billion this year. This exceeds federal health transfers to provinces…”

Canadian politician and leader of the People’s Party of Canada, Mr. Max Bernier

Wins of the Week

This week we have been through the usual whiplash of ‘Breaking News,’ much of it shocking and jaw-dropping. However, as always there is the steady stream of quiet, unsung wins happening provincially, nationally and internationally which collectively are all slowly but surely pulling back the pendulum of radicalism. Here are just a few of them…

1. Before we start with our local provincial and Canadian wins as we usually do, I have to tell you about this one, which I think is definitely the BIG Win of the Week: On Thursday, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that they have halted a large U.S. clinical trial for their updated Covid-19 booster injection. The reason: Because they could not find enough participants willing to take another mRNA shot! The study, targeting healthy adults aged 50–64, given the stricter CDC and FDA research requirements, required tens of thousands of participants. Despite this, enrolment failed, confirming that public demand for Covid boosters has completely collapsed. A recent Rasmussen survey found that 56% of Americans believe the Covid-19 vaccines have caused large numbers of deaths, and that percentage is growing all the time. Consequently, real-world uptake has collapsed—only about 18% of Americans received a booster during the 2025–2026 season. According to Nicolas Hulscher, “Those seeking their 6th booster are now either dead, disabled or have finally woken up to reality. The era of mass booster compliance is over.” You can read more about this at: https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/pfizer-halts-covid-shot-trial-because
2. The Alberta government has introduced a bill to ban ideology in classrooms, prevent the flying of political flags at schools and mandate that students hear the national anthem every week. The proposed Bill 25, titled An Act to Remove Politics and Ideology from Classrooms and Amend the Education Act, 2026, would require classroom instruction to remain neutral and balanced, with students exposed to a range of perspectives as part of developing their own understanding of issues. “Schools should be focused on teaching kids how to think, not what to think,” said Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.
3. Still in Alberta, it was announced earlier this week that the public petition for an independence referendum in Alberta has reached their target threshold and, as a result, Alberta will be voting on Independence on October 19th. This is certainly not a win for national unity, and I debated whether to include it or not. However, I decided it was worth sharing, as the win lies in the fact that it demonstrates that concerted and united public pressure can actually influence and change the political systems we all usually feel powerless against. This petition in Alberta has been organized by a citizen grassroots movement of almost 10,000 volunteers, and even now it has no political party behind it and it doesn’t even have a formal leader to represent it! Yet, they seem to be successfully taking on the might of Ottawa. This is a good lesson and an inspirational example for the rest of us!
4. Earlier this week, Canadian cattle farmers and the Canadian Cattle Association said a definitive “No” to Digital ID for cows which would create a de facto digital ID system for the whole commercial agricultural sector. Seen as a trial-run for Digital ID for humans, this industry rejection is an important start to what will no doubt be a long drawn out fight with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) who (of course) are behind this ominous initiative.
5. Earlier this month, the FDA launched a new AI-powered platform called the Adverse Event Monitoring System (AEMS), which is designed to track side effects from drugs, vaccines, cosmetics, and other products in one place, and in real time! The ‘AEMS’ lets you see drug and vaccine side effects in real time – literally as they are happening, giving you faster access to safety information before panicking or making health decisions. It avoids the complex, time-consuming processes of previous systems and it consolidates millions of reports that were once scattered across multiple databases, making it easier for you to identify patterns and spot recurring side effects. Increased reporting in the new system will reflect better visibility — not more harm — allowing you to evaluate products based on more complete and accurate data. Finally, it will also empower people to take a more active role in their health by checking reported side effects, tracking their own reactions and, eventually, contributing reports to improve overall transparency. You can read the full report on this remarkable technology and how it will improve health monitoring and improve the speed of diagnosis on Dr. Mercola’s substack at: https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2026/03/30/fda-adverse-event-monitoring-system.aspx We would like to thank Jim for sharing this with us.
6. In a great, and long overdue move to help improve the health and recovery of hospital patients in the United States, US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is asking hospitals to use his revamped food pyramid to redo their food menus offered to patients, regulators announced on Monday. As a result, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services sent a memo to hospitals asking them to limit ultra-processed food options for patients. Instead, the agency wants hospitals to serve whole grains, eliminate sugary drinks and ensure meals have less than 10 grams of added sugar. “The food is bland, it’s poorly prepared, it’s lacking nutrients of the nature you actually need for a full recovery,” CMS Administrator Dr. Oz said. This is definitely something we need in our hospitals here in Canada.
7. In a stark regulatory reprimand, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accused pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk of “serious violations” for failing to report severe and fatal side effects, including strokes, suicidal ideation and patient deaths, linked to its popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs Ozempic, Wegovy and Saxenda. The formal warning letter, issued on March 5, reveals systemic failures in the company’s safety monitoring, raising urgent questions about the transparency and rigour of the post-market surveillance system that millions of patients rely on for protection. Perhaps most damning is the FDA’s conclusion that these were not one-off mistakes. The agency stated the violations “suggest systemic failures” in how Novo Nordisk handles safety data from start to finish. The FDA found the company’s response lacked sufficient detail to ensure the problems would be fixed, prompting the formal warning letter, one of the agency’s strongest enforcement tools short of litigation. Novo Nordisk now has 15 working days to provide a comprehensive corrective plan. Thanks to Ted for sharing this, and the next two wins with us.
8. In a recent poll, 60% of Americans agreed with a “proposal ending all immunity for drug companies when their vaccines cause injuries.” People who disagreed amounted to 27.5%. That means support for restoring legal accountability exceeds opposition by  more than 30%. Importantly, this sentiment cuts across age groups, communities, and political affiliations. Many Americans who may disagree on other issues are finding common ground around the principle that vaccine safety, transparency, and fairness should be on a par with all other medical products.
9. After a Supreme Court Ruling, a School Board in Maryland has been ordered to pay $1.5M to parents who weren’t allowed to pull their kids out of an LGBT story time. We can expect this ruling to be precedent setting and will trigger many other similar lawsuits to follow as people realize that this amounts to little more than forced indoctrination.
10. A win for the United States was revealed in an Epoch Time report last weekend that confirmed that the Trump administration’s border crackdown is slowing the flow of deadly drugs into the United States to the point that cartel profits have plummeted. Sara Carter, director of the National Drug Control Policy said, “We’ve seen a decrease in fentanyl coming into our country of around 56 to 57%, which is phenomenal.” Hopefully, over time, the drop in availability in the US will lead to a drop here in Canada as well.
11. In a completely unexpected and uncharacteristic move, earlier this week, the European Parliament voted to adopt the so called ‘Returns Resolution.’ This vote that was carefully coordinated by centrist and right-leaning parties across Europe, means that after decades of a disastrous open-border policy, Europe is now adopting and applying Trump-style mass deportations of illegal immigrants to try to preserve national and cultural identity in some of the most impacted cities and communities across the continent. On the back of this, Germany has already announced that they will be relocating some 800,000 people from Syria back to their homeland over the next four years. This is particularly ironic considering that it was German Chancellor Angela Merkel who caused the whole illegal immigrant flood in the first place! While most people are fixating on the deportation implications of this, the real story is the growing political influence of the new emerging populist centre and right-leaning political parties in Europe. For the first time ever, they are finally coordinating and making their political priorities felt right on the voting-floor of the EU Parliament. The times are certainly changing…

If you have any personal, local or national wins that you think we should share and celebrate please email then to me at alan.brough@canadahealthalliance.org

“The Worst Day Ever: Fending Off One Catastrophe After Another…”
Learn How To Do It On Tuesday Evening With Dr. Stephen Malthouse & Shirley Guertin

Our next Canada health Alliance National Assembly call THIS COMING TUESDAY April 7th promises to be a very entertaining, revealing and educational discussion where Stephen and Shirley talk about their worst day ever and how each potential disaster could be managed with homeopathy. This FREE online discussion will start at 5 pm PT / 6 pm MST / 8 pm EST. To register for this free National Assembly call just click: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/jATt0v_xTt6PKLab3a2qEg

We look forward to seeing you there, and be sure too bring your questions so you can learn how homeopathy could help you when you have your own worst day ever!

How to Avoid the Emergency Room:
How Chinese Medicine Views Hypertension

By Dr. Joanny Liu, TCMD, B.Eng(Civil). Chinese Medicine and Resilience specialist,
CHA member, Harvard speaker and bestselling author

I’ll say it again: You’ve got to find the real cause of a problem whether it be health or something else before you explore a solution so that you do the RIGHT thing AND get the outcome you want! I’ll also say upfront what I said to my dad’s doctor when he pushed back hard on decreasing the dosage of hypertension drug, amiLODIpine for my father. I told him that he studied disease; I studied healing. Then I went silent and let it sink in.

The ancient Chinese didn’t know about high blood pressure, since they didn’t have a mechanical way to measure it. However, since blood pressure is about circulation and the heart, they definitely knew what they’re about. They also knew what the pathological conditions are that would harm them.

In my practice some of my clients came to me because they know they’re not feeling well but their doctors only have three strategies (that they don’t want): drugs or surgery or a combination of the two. And they want you on the most harmful drugs for the rest of your life.

What if you don’t want drugs? People used to make fun of men because so many didn’t like visiting their doctors. They said they didn’t like taking pills. Maybe they had the right idea after all! Many of my clients wanted to get off their drugs.

“One Disease, Many Causes; One Cause, Many Diseases”

This is is a famous idiom in Chinese medicine. It covers the mental/emotional and physical causes of disease. Among other things, it makes you aware that there are real causes! How often have you heard them admit that they don’t know what causes a disease? BUT they’ll still treat you. That’s NEITHER scientific nor responsible. In reality it’s a guessing game which can really really hurt you if they’re wrong! I have too many stories of bad, real bad mistakes.

Chinese medicine teaches us to observe and we look at your face, your eyes, the way you walk, stand, speak, etc, etc. We ask a lot of questions. That’s how we diagnose you with our particular set of terminology, not Western terminology where a diagnosis is a mere description/label of whatever ails you.

From these, I create an emotional profile for each client because we are emotional beings. Our outward appearance often mirrors the inner state. We spend unhurried time with you and charge by the hour for the service you receive. But the diagnosis is the IMPORTANT part because it tells us WHY you’re not feeling well, whereby the treatment falls right out, and we can then solve the problem. YOU get the desired outcome. Recovery. Health. You’re Not on Drugs for the Rest of Your Life.

You know, when you tell people that you’re not on any pharmaceutical drugs, they are shocked! Imagine that. I’m like that. So is my husband. Some of my friends, too. I came to realize that a diagnosis from Chinese medicine tells you which parts of your mental/emotional state is causing you to be sick. And it doesn’t matter what the western diagnosis is – be it a simple cold or flu or cancer.

It’s time to understand that whatever you’re experiencing, it’s time to spend the time to reflect on your life. It’s time to take care of yourself. It’s time to do the inner work to understand WHY this is happening to you. And then ACCEPT the guidance and strategies to promote and achieve the cure.

When you begin this process with something not life-threatening, and practice it over and over, then you will be able to deal with the really bad illnesses. HOWEVER, practicing the process can also be PREVENTIVE. Nothing is inevitable.

When they tell you that 1 out of 3 people are going to get cancer, are you unconsciously or consciously accepting that? What are they trying to do to you? I used to think that Western medicine practitioners were bad psychologists, but I’ve come to the conclusion that they’re in fact screwing with your psyche when they announce these things!

One of my clients was a very angry man, who’d been sent to anger management, to no avail. He felt undermined by his employers. One manager even told him he was unimaginative and went on and on with assaults and insults to his talents. He felt insulted by a conventional psychologist when he sought help. He was angry and frustrated. When we first met, he told me it didn’t take much to set him off, for him to lash out.

He had a bright red face, a dark red tongue, a hard and wiry pulse. He was taking drugs for high blood pressure and acid reflux. He had quite the menu of complaints: insomnia, waking up at night to go to the bathroom, coffee addiction, junk food addiction, sore feet with some possible nerve damage, and acid reflux accompanied by a lot of discomfort and pain. After a bad experience with that psychologist he decided to see me after his brother-in-law referred him to me. He was fed up with blowing up over small things. He was suffering and tired of feeling angry all the time.

Over several sessions we got to work on the root of his anger. His face began to lighten up. He was able to stop and think before losing his temper. He became much calmer and more patient. His sense of humour came out. We weren’t working on his high blood pressure per se, but because he was dealing with the things that upset him and learned how to approach his feelings appropriately, he reported one day how his blood pressure had dropped to 128/80. It was the best he’d felt in a long time! We dove into the true causes.

When we dive in and the client is willing to be honest about how life is going, and details the things that are hurting them, that are causing distress, these are key to solving their problems. Because everything is solvable, if the willingness and the will are there. They learn new life-skills.

The reasons behind high blood pressure are individual and unique. What I described here may be completely different from you own life situation and is only meant for illustration of a successful result. In my client’s own words, he tells us what happened after a full load of 21 sessions:

“Let’s see now:

• Then: Lack of sleep, getting two or three hours solid at best often not sleeping more than four or five total. Now: sleeping five or six hours solid and then able to continue sleeping for whatever I have time for. Whew hew!
• Then: That old man stuff, getting up to use the washroom every few hours. Now: Might get up after that five or six hour solid sleep, might not.
• Then: A serious “stand in the coffee store line up half the day” type addiction to avoid time at work! No, I mean coffee! The other work thing was just a perk… no pun intended! Now: I have a cappuccino on the weekend with my wife for a little of that one on one quality time. PS. Joanny stuck needles in my ear for addiction on this one.
• Then: Sore feet, possibly plantar fasciitis in the left foot, and a long related nerve issue in the right. Now: Gone!
• Then: Fast food junky. Now: Healthier eating sprinkled with some occasional mistakes.
• Then: Acid reflux accompanied by a lot of discomfort and pain unless on drugs for the symptom. Now: Much lessened symptoms although not gone. Mostly because of the sprinkling in #5. I would say success on this is still in transition as I struggle for total control. But I am now off the drugs!”

We would like to thank Canada Health Alliance member Dr. Joanny Liu for this article. It is just one in her ten part series on How to ‘Avoid the Emergency Room.’ You can read the original on her substack at: https://joannythoughts.substack.com/p/how-to-avoid-the-emergency-room-how We would also highly recommend subscribing to her excellent substack at: https://joannythoughts.substack.com

A man recently went to an emergency room in Edmonton, Alberta where he waited for EIGHT hours before he succumbed and DIED without anyone tending to him. Dr. Liu was so upset about this unnecessary death by neglect that she started writing her ‘How to Avoid the Emergency Room’ series, all of which we recommend that you read at https://joannythoughts.substack.com You can also visit Dr. Liu’s website at: https://drjoanny.com

Next week we will be running a feature article on natural ways of lowering blood pressure and reducing hypertension.

Become A Paid CHA Member Now & Help Support CHA So We Can Educate Canadians On How To Become Healthier!

Our Mission at Canada Health Alliance is to champion optimal health through education, scientific inquiry, collaboration, and open discourse that honours our dynamic connection to nature and innate wisdom. We do this through our weekly newsletter, our regular live national assembly calls, our schedule of excellent training courses, our partnerships with other like-minded organizations and by hosting conferences and events such as our massive “must attend” Self-Care is Healthcare Conference & Retreat that will be held in BC in April.

These activities are all highly effective and very empowering, but sadly they do need funds to organize and manage, and that is why both paid annual memberships and a good amount of motivated volunteers are so important for us, so please consider becoming a paid member of CHA and help us continue our education and empowerment of all Canadians to ultimately improve the average health and wellbeing of our entire nation.

When you become a paid member of Canada Health Alliance you will also get access to discounted training courses and plenty of other great benefits including:

• A FREE copy of Dr. Code’s book ‘Solving the Brain Puzzle’ NOW AVAILABLE in either ENGLISH or FRENCH!
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Membership only costs $100 for a year and with that investment you will be helping support CHA and all the programs and initiatives we are working on to improve the quality of healthcare in Canada for you, your children and your grandchildren. To become a paid member of Canada Health Alliance please fill in the subscription form on our website at: https://canadahealthalliance.org/membership

Check Out The SelfCare is Healthcare Retreat Conference Line-up of Activities, Presentations and Speakers

This jam-packed 3-day Canada Health Alliance ‘SelfCare is Healthcare’ Retreat Conference starts in less than three weeks, on April 24th.

Many people have already signed up so we are very excited to be hosting a good crowd of people, hungry to learn how to take control of their SelfCare to improve their healthcare. The venue is the Cheakamus Conference Centre set in more than 400 acres of ancient coastal rainforest just north of Vancouver.

This state-of-the-art conference centre has a very large capacity so there are still tickets available for you to join us for this life-changing and very empowering retreat conference.

The presenters and workshops that you will be able to listen to and learn from at this, our first annual CHA SelfCare is Healthcare conference, are as follows:

FRIDAY APRIL 24th (6:00 pm to 10:00 pm)

• Registration and Art Exhibition
• Dr. Stephen Malthouse presenting on Homeopathy for the Home
• Lynda McLeod hosting Part 1 of the Re-Humanization HeArt workshop

SATURDAY APRIL 25th (6:30 am to 11:00 pm)

• Forest Bathing
• Breakfast
• Vendors & Art Exhibition
• Welcome address
• Herbalist Chanchal Cabrera presenting on Biohpilia & the Nature Healing Principle
• Dr. Bill Code presenting on the restorative power of Oxygen
• Energy Healer Dr. Biz Bastian presenting on Understanding Your Body’s Energy
• Ahnnalee Elman presenting on the remarkable power of German New Medicine
• Patricia Rust presenting on Growing Food Anywhere.
• Lunch
• ‍Dr. Magda Havaz & Sheena Symington presenting on EMF & Auricular Chromotherapy
• Alan Brough will be hosting an interactive workshop on how (and why) you can use Red Light Therapy in the home
• Dr. Dorle Kneifel will be presenting on the use of Vitamin D for Acute & Chronic SelfCare
• Biz Bastian will be hosting a workshop on Understanding Your Body’s Energy‍
• Dinner
• ‍Keynote Speaker Jackie Mirkopoulos presenting on Regenerative Leadership
• Fireside Social

SUNDAY APRIL 26th (6:30 am to 4:00 pm)

• Forest Bathing
• Canada Health Alliance 2026 Annual General Meeting
• Breakfast
• Vendors & Art Exhibit
• Dr. Aliya Rahemtulla presenting on Know Yourself, Heal Yourself
• Leah Crowell presenting on HeartMath & Stress Management
• Dr. Dorle Kneifel presenting on DMSO
• CHA Community Panel Discussion on Integrating SelfCare
• ‍Lunch
• Lynda McLeod hosting part 2 of the Re-Humanization HeArt workshop
• Alan Brough presenting on Light, Sound & Frequency healing
• Dr. Magda Havaz with Sheena Symington recap on EMF & Auricular Chromotherapy
• Closing Ceremony

You certainly won’t want to miss this full, fun, interactive, empowering, social and educational event.

Yet it won’t purely be a conference, as we have made sure that it has the necessary ‘retreat’ features to ensure that you can relax and recharge, and choose which presentations and workshops you want – and need – to attend. And, it will all be in the company of like-minded friends who are on the same ‘SelfCare is Healthcare’ journey as you are.

For more information, check out the website at: https://www.selfcareishealthcare.ca and buy your tickets online at https://www.selfcareishealthcare.ca/tickets

And remember, your Fully Immersive Ticket includes: shared accommodation, meals, access to all presentations and workshops, plus the art exhibition and the social activities, making it exceptional value, at a time when you really need it the most!

SEE YOU THERE!

The Future of Healthcare & Taking Back Control of Your Health
Alan Brough’s Interview on The ‘Activate & Illuminate’ Podcast

Last week, Canada Health Alliance Board Member, Alan Brough, was interviewed on the ‘Activate & Illuminate’ podcast.

Speaking about this interview, the podcast host Melanie Wakelin said, “This week I’m joined by Alan Brough, co-owner of ReVitalife Wellness and Executive Director of Canada Health Alliance, for a powerful conversation about the current state of healthcare, personal responsibility, and what it truly means to take control of your health in 2026. This episode is thought-provoking, empowering, and deeply relevant to the world we’re living in today.

From his early life experiences in Africa to his work within Canada’s healthcare space, Alan brings a grounded and compassionate perspective to a system that many people feel overwhelmed by. This conversation explores not only the challenges within modern healthcare, but also the opportunity for individuals to reconnect with their own agency, awareness, and decision-making.

In this episode we explore:

• The current realities and growing challenges within Canada’s healthcare system.
• Alan’s journey from marketing into healthcare advocacy and wellness.
• Why so many people feel disconnected, overwhelmed, and uncertain about their health.
• The concept of “SelfCare Is Healthcare” and what that really means.
• Alternative and integrative approaches to supporting overall well-being.
• The impact of fear-based messaging, media, and societal influence on mental health.
• The importance of questioning narratives and seeking second opinions.
• Trust, medical errors, and navigating personal healthcare decisions.
• The role of empathy, connection, and ethics in modern medicine.
• Why hope, curiosity, and critical thinking are essential in today’s world.

One of the key themes in this conversation is exploring alternative approaches to health and healing — including technologies and modalities that aim to support the body beyond conventional systems. This episode is not about rejecting healthcare — it’s about becoming an active participant in your own well-being. It’s a reminder that:

• You are not powerless when it comes to your health.
• One answer is not the only answer.
• And, real change begins with awareness and personal responsibility.

You can watch this interview on Melanie Wakelin’s Activate & Illuminate podcast on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a-Ik7321l4 and browse through the Activate & Illuminate homepage on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@activateandilluminatewithmel

Other ‘Activate & Illuminate’ links worth exploring are:
Podcast Website: https://activateandilluminate.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/activateandilluminate

The World Council For Health Reveals What Is Really Going On With The Recent Meningitis Outbreak In The UK

The recent meningitis outbreak in the UK has prompted a surge of panicked headlines. However, having watched all these scary, new, potential pandemics surging all over the world over the last two or three years, we at Canada Health Alliance have not deemed it necessary to comment on this, as the playbook of trying to engineer public panic has become so predictable.

Sure enough, according to an update by the World Council For Health issued a couple of days ago, once again it appears that the early case numbers of this UK outbreak may have been, “Inflated by misclassification, false positives, and the fact that many people might be carrying the bacteria ‘asymptomatically’.” Now, where have we heard that before… ?

When you dig a little deeper, the playbook is revealed. Why were there less deaths from meningitis in England in 2023-2024 compared to adjacent years? What is Exercise Pegasus and why is it relevant? When is one coincidence too many? Find out more about the recent UK ‘outbreak’ by visiting these two very informative websites:
Unravelling the Conspiracy: Exercise Pegasus – When Life Imitates Simulation: https://drtesslawrie.substack.com/p/exercise-pegasus-followed-by-meningitis
Stay Informed, Stay Healthy – Meningitis Facts: https://worldcouncilforhealth.substack.com/p/meningitis-the-facts-behind-the-headlines

Meetings & Events

Tuesday, April 7th, 2026 – CHA National Assembly call with homeopaths Dr. Stephen Malthouse and Shirley Guertin who will be discussing, “The Worst Day Ever: Fending Off One Catastrophe After Another…” This promises to be a very entertaining, revealing and educational discussion where Stephen and Shirley talk about their worst day ever and how each potential disaster could be managed with homeopathy. This online discussion will start at 5 pm PT / 6 pm MST / 8 pom EST. To register for this free online discussion register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/jATt0v_xTt6PKLab3a2qEg

Monday, April 20th, 2026 – FREE webinar on ‘Breast Health During Lactation.’ Hosted by Nadia Bakir BSC, ND, MSC and Presented by Canadians for Homeopathy. There is an abundance of natural and effective treatments for lactation-related issues. In this webinar Nadia will examine the various complications that can arise during lactation, for both mother and infant, and discuss the best treatment approach using various modalities including (but not limited to) homeopathic medicine, nutrition and hydrotherapy. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Zhzvju1YTD-vHSrbeRsmkw This very informative discussion starts at 4.30 pm PT / 7.30 pm ET and attendees must be pre-registered.

April 24 to 26, 2026 – Our CHA ‘Self Care is Healthcare’ Retreat, Educational Conference. Held at the stunning Cheakamus Centre in Brackendale just an hour north of Vancouver, this will be one of our great gatherings of 2026. It will be packed with incredible presenters, vendors and workshops to empower you to truly explore and embrace all the aspects of selfcare as the foundation of healthcare, longevity and quality of life. This will also be a great opportunity for us all to spend face-to-face time together to get to know each other, make lasting friendships and build our community and support structure. Visit our Conference website at https://www.selfcareishealthcare.ca and you can buy your tickets at: https://www.selfcareishealthcare.ca/tickets

Sunday, April 26 – Our CHA Annual General Meeting will be held on the last day of the ‘Self Care is Healthcare’ Retreat Conference. You are invited to attend our next Canada Health Alliance Annual General Meeting (AGM) that will be held on the morning of Sunday, April 26th, at the CHA SelfCare is Healthcare retreat conference. The AGM is open to everyone, although, as per our bylaws, only paid members are entitled to vote on the resolutions of the AGM. The AGM will be conducted in-person, but, as usual, will also have an online Zoom option which will enable you to participate and vote from anywhere across Canada. The meeting will be held from 7.45 am to 8.30 am PST / 10.45 am to 11.30 am EST and if you would like to attend please email alan.brough@canadahealthalliance.org or info@canadahealthalliance.org with ‘YES, I want to attend the AGM’ in the subject line. We will be reviewing the milestones and achievements of 2025, approving the financials for the past year, discussing any changes to the Board and taking member questions. We very much look forward to your participation.

Thursday, May 7, 2026 – CHA New Health Series Training Course: MUSIC FOR HEALTH & HEALING, hosted by Clinical Counsellor and Certified Music Therapist, Katherine Wright. This unique, powerful and memorable training session will demonstrate how you can use music as a tool to improve many health challenges, including cognitive, physical and emotional issues, experienced by all ages. Katherine will also explain how music is processed in the brain, and how it helps with pain, depression, anxiety, the nervous system, and movement. Participants can also expect to learn how to use music functionally to improve quality of life. Register for this interactive and experiential course today! The cost of this life-changing course is $30 (or just $20 for paid CHA, VCC and CCCA members). You can purchase your ticket for this very engaging two hour session on the CHA website at: https://canadahealthalliance.org/event/cha-new-health-series-training-course-music-for-health-and-healing

May 29 to 31, 2026 – The Better Way Conference, hosted by the World Council for Health. This year, this highly acclaimed educational conference will be held in Rhode Island, USA. For decades we’ve been told to trust systems that many now recognize are deeply flawed – systems where scientific debate is often shut down, where financial incentives shape treatment decisions, and where prevention and patient empowerment take a back seat to lifelong disease management. That’s why the Better Way Conference will be such an important landmark event. This is not just another health conference. It’s a gathering of some of the most courageous thinkers, doctors, scientists, and advocates who are working to create the next era of healthcare. For more information and to get your early-bird tickets, which are still on sale, visit the website at: https://www.betterwayconference.org

If you are hosting any training courses or know of any courses, or relevant meetings and events that you think our Canada Health Alliance members should be aware of and would like to attend, please email the details to info@canadahealthalliance.org. And please email us sufficiently early so that we have enough time to get them into the next edition of this newsletter.

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