7 Types of Pain that Should Not be Ignored
From webmd:
“Whoever coined the term “necessary evil” might have been thinking of pain. No one wants it, yet it’s the body’s way of getting your attention when something is wrong. You’re probably sufficiently in tune with your body to know when the pain is just a bother, perhaps the result of moving furniture a day [...]
The World’s Best Water
From discovery:
“How long has it been since you really enjoyed a glass of water?
Odds are, any number of things in your H2O (both better and worse for you than just regular water in its unspoiled state) have tainted your chance to experience this life-giving liquid at its best.
I recently had the chance to taste water [...]
Natural Easter Egg Dyes
Instead of using chemical dyes that are not friendly to the environment and are not always necessarily that safe - especially if you eat the eggs later, use dyes made from nature. You may have to soak the hardboiled eggs in the liquid much longer than with commercial dyes but the wait is worth it [...]
Under 18? Show the world how to save the planet
From the Whole Earth Generation Contect (Whole Foods):
Now’s your chance to inspire the world and make the planet a greener place.
Are you under 18 and thinking green? Show us what you’re doing to be a part of the Whole Earth Generation. Are you recycling at your school? Planting trees? Forcing your parents to go green? [...]
Tie the Knot The Eco Friendly Way: “Green” White Weddings Dresses
Reduce your negative impact on the earth and have an eco wedding (also called eco friendly weddings, green weddings, sustainable weddings). How? To start, here are some suggestions regarding eco-wedding dresses:
Forget White White Dresses
You might not know that many people die because of the toxic chemical process used to make wedding dresses that sparkly [...]
Natural, Safe Flea Collars for Dogs and Cats
Spring has sprung sort of and the weather is warming up. Well, it’s supposed to be warming up in most parts of the world and that means it’s time to think about flea control for your beloved pets.
Since most flea collars use very strong chemicals, keep your little cutie safe and use an herbal, natural [...]
Ways to Recession-Proof Your Job
Times are tough right now in the U.S. The strongest currency, the greenback, has dropped to number 2. Yup, now the euro is number one and well, it looks like it’ll be like that for a while. During times like these, anything can happen, including losing your job. If you lose your job, how will [...]
New Book: The Empowered Patient
The Empowered Patient - is a new must-read book from author, Julia Hallisy. She has written something so fundamentally necessary that everyone will benefit from reading it. Some background: Her daughter, Kate, had been diagnosed with a fast-spreading cancer of the eye when she was just five months old. She’d underwent chemotherapy, radiation, reconstructive [...]
North American Indians Doing Their Part to Save the World
From AP:
PALENQUE, Mexico (AP) — North American Indians assembled in the shadow of ancient Mayan pyramids Monday discussed how their tradition wisdom could help save the planet, and were told that even indigenous cultures have struggled with environmental abuse.
More than 200 leaders from 71 American Indian nations in Mexico, the United States and Canada came [...]
MSG, the Secret Killer Behind the Savor
From the nyt:
“In 1968 a Chinese-American physician wrote a rather lighthearted letter to The New England Journal of Medicine. He had experienced numbness, palpitations and weakness after eating in Chinese restaurants in the United States, and wondered whether the monosodium glutamate used by cooks here (and then rarely used by cooks in China) might be [...]
101 Year-old Man to Run London Marathon
From bbc:
“A 101-year-old man has his sights on the London Marathon in a bid to become the world’s oldest competitive runner.
Working plumber Buster Martin ran Sunday’s Roding Valley half marathon in Essex in five hours 13 minutes, and is now focusing on London’s 26-mile event.
On finishing the run, the first words of the ex-member of [...]
Cow Poo Gas to Power Homes
From Reuters:
“RIVERDALE, California (Reuters) - Imagine a vat of liquid cow manure covering the area of five football fields and 33 feet deep. Meet California’s most alternative new energy.
On a dairy farm in the Golden State’s agricultural heartland, utility PG&E Corp began on Tuesday producing natural gas derived from manure, in what it hopes will [...]
Gorton’s Fish Recall
From AP:
Gorton’s Inc. recalled about 1,000 cases of frozen fish in 10 states on Friday after confirming items a Pennsylvania woman reported finding in her food were pills.
Gorton’s voluntarily recalled the product as a precaution while a laboratory conducts further tests to determine the nature of the pills. The results are expected early next week.
“Obviously [...]
Book: Twinkie, Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined), and Manipulated into What America Eats
Twinkie, Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined), and Manipulated into What America Eats - Like most Americans, Steve Ettlinger eats processed foods. And, like most consumers, he didn’t have a clue as to what most of the ingredients on the labels mean. So when [...]
A Non-organic Farmer Doesn’t Want You to Know That There are Hormones in the Milk You Drink
From the slttribune:
“Most Utah consumers want to know what’s in their food and how it is produced. Some prefer vegetables and fruit that are grown without pesticides, and milk and meat that are produced with no growth hormones.
Food grown under those conditions and other federally mandated standards can be labeled “certified organic.” with a description [...]