No One in America is Safe–From the Government

From Paul Craig Roberts at Counterpunch:
A Totally Lawless Regime
Think about this question: In the 21st century what regime is more lawless than the Bush Regime?
Everyone is entitled to his own answer. The only answer I can come up with is the Zimbabwe regime of Robert Mugabe. Voted out of power in the last election, the [...]

Seth Godin’s “Angry People” Chart

Wise words from marketing guru Seth Godin:
“Angry people are different from other people. They are not just an inch or two along some curve. Instead, there’s a gap in the curve, a vertical chasm, separating the angry from everyone else.
You may encounter angry prospects (angry before you even got there) or angry customers or angry [...]

Don’t Replace Meat with SPAM!

According to the Associated Press, since meat prices have skyrocketed, people have resorted to buying canned meat, namely: Spam. ICK!
All I can say is: DON’T DO THAT!
Why? Because anything processed and canned is treated with chemicals such as sodium nitrites (to keep its color and to preserve it) and salt. That’s why it can live [...]

What Do Prescription Drugs REALLY Do to You?

Did you know that many of the drugs you’re prescribed, can actually HARM you? It is so shocking that these things are supposed to be helping us but in most cases, they don’t. They simply feed the greedy pockets of big pharmaceutical companies. How do we know which drugs do damage?
The 24-Hour Pharmacist- is the [...]

10 Ways to Change The World by Gandhi

From the positivityblog:
1. Change yourself.
“You must be the change you want to see in the world.”
“As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves.”
If you change yourself you will change your [...]

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? [...]

Is eating Genetically Modified Foods Safe?

I personally would like to stay away from engineered foods but it’s so hard to do that if you live in the U.S. Many people don’t believe it does any harm but I do. Why take the chance on your health and the health of your own kids? Find out what scientists have discovered about [...]

If Aspartame Does This to Rats, What does it do to Humans?

From My Aspartame Experiment:
When Victoria Inness-Brown contacted me about “explosive information” concerning aspartame (Equal,NutraSweet) the controversial, artificial, chemical sweetener, I didn’t know what to expect. Despite overwhelming scientific evidence of aspartame’s danger to human health (tires have been recalled for less) it remains in 6,000 food, drink and medicinal products. [...]

Why You Should Give Up Soda Pop

You might not want to hear about this but if you read it here, maybe it’ll make you think about your soda consumption. For one and the most important reason: soda can cause a myriad of health problems. Is it worth it? I don’t think so. I gave up soda when I was a kid [...]

Related News Tidbits

Achieve a Deep Uninterrupted Sleep -Today Americans get 25 percent less sleep than they did a century ago. Nearly 4 out of 10 don’t get the minimum 7 hours of sleep necessary for optimal health and daytime functioning, while 15 percent get less than 6 hours most nights.
Since we’re all in agreement that a good [...]

You Have Hemorrhoids!

Um. Yes I know this is an embarrassing topic for you (not me, I don’t have hemorrhoids!) but it really needs to be addressed these days. Denying that you have them isn’t productive so cut it out right now and admit you have hemorroids. Let’s say it out loud together, ” I. have. hemorroids.” See, [...]

Keeping Fit (and happy) When the Weather is Crappy

I know. That rhymes.Many of you live in climates where you’ll have a long spurt of very grey, cold, rainy or snowy weather during the winter time, and it leaves much to be desired in terms of staying active and keeping fit and happy. Unless you like using the weather as an excuse to not [...]

Thoughts From Bodhidharma

The mind’s capacity is limitless, and its manifestations are inexhaustible. Seeing forms with your eyes, hearing sounds with your ears, smelling odors with your nose, tasting flavors with your tongue, every movement or state is all your mind. At every moment, where language can’t go, that’s your mind.
All know the Way, but few actually walk [...]

Book: Mind Training, The Great Collection

People seeking to improve themselves tend to be voracious book readers so from time to time, I will have some relevant book recommendations. I hope you will be happy to include it in your library. Here’s today’s:
Mind Training, The Great Collection (Library of Tibetan Classics) is an English adaptation of the first anthology of techniques [...]

Fava Beans as Hormone Replacement?

“I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti” - Hannibal Lecter
Sorry bout the unrelated cannibalistic reference from Silence of the Lambs. I’m a brat!
From NewsTarget:
“Two years ago this month a good friend of ours joined us for a humble beginning of our natural nutrition and whole food preparation classes. She [...]

If People Could Change Just One Thing About Themselves…

If people could change just one thing about themselves and only one thing, I’d wish for them to choose: eating healthful, unprocessed, untreated, organic REAL food. Why? Food is where practically everything begins and what you eat is directly related to how you feel physically and emotionally. Don’t believe me? Drink a coffee every day [...]

The Importance of Breathing

Duh. I know breathing is important to live but there’s much MORE to breathing than people realize.
If you simply take time to be aware of breathing in and breathing out, a wonderful thing happens: You stop thinking, particularly about all the chaos that is swimming around in your head. Whether you’re thinking about what you [...]

How to Think More Positively

It’s a known fact that the power of positivity has had amazing beneficial effects on people. Studies have shown that positive people tended to be in better health throughout their lives, and well, face it, more likable. I mean, who likes a grump?? Not me. There’s nothing worse than a sourpuss with an attitude problem [...]

How to Afford Anything

If money is your greatest obstacle in Life, what are you doing to break it down? No matter what your income, here are some very wise tips for being able to afford practically anything you want: (from Ken Rockwell):
“People ask me how I afford all this camera stuff. Easy: I beg, borrow, and sometimes even [...]

Personal Development: Your Goals

It’s the very beginning of the year, and during this time, people usually think about their new year’s resolutions or set some kind of goals for themselves so they have the entire year to achieve them. Dive into the new year with great challenges and goals but don’t overdo your list. When you have set [...]

Relax Don’t Do it (20 Benefits of Doing What Frankie Says)

“Masturbation is the primary sexual activity of mankind. In the nineteenth century it was a disease; in the twentieth [and twenty-first] , it’s a cure.” ~Thomas Szasz, psychiatry professor at the State University of New York Health Science Center
Kick off the new year by just remembering what Frankie Goes to Hollywood sang, and live [...]

Posted on January 2, 2008 | No Comments | Filed under : body, creativity, fitness, general, health, men, mind, online self help, quotes, self improvement, wisdom, women

10 Ways to Unbake Your Brain

From Jonathan Fields:
“Feeling stressed, anxious, overwhelmed or fatigued? Having trouble making decisions, falling and staying asleep and solving problems? A bit low on energy, just all-around baked? Life does that to us sometimes. The good news is…there’s a short list of simple practices that, done regularly, can pretty quickly un-bake your brain…and your body!
How stress [...]

Escape from Diab

From Treehugger:

“The sci-fi action and adventure video game Escape from Diab should help prevent kids from becoming obese and developing diabetes and other related illnesses.
In the game, the player fights along Deejab and Delinda against evil King Etes to turn the city of Diab back into the Golden City. The King has gotten rid of [...]

Posted on December 23, 2007 | No Comments | Filed under : diet, health, kids, online self help, self improvement

Yoga Today

No, I’m not asking if you did your yoga today. I’m writing about the website Yoga Today, a very awesome place to visit on the webs to check out yoga workouts at all levels. Each week, there are new workouts that focus on specific body parts or issues and you can read about it and [...]

10 tips for keeping your desk clean and tidy

I WAS going to post a photo of my desktop…but it was too messy…
From Life Clever:
“A messy desk is a sign of creativity and imagination. This is the excuse I gave myself for the mountain of papers, knickknacks, and San Pellegrino bottles normally piled on my desk at work. Truth is, I’m just lazy. When [...]