Jyssica Scott’s article on the use of weighted blankets as a therapeutic measure to assist children and adults who suffer from a myriad of emotional and/or psychological difficulties really comes to life when she refers to the experiences of Temple Grandin, Ph.D. Ms. Grandin’s own autism at a time when it wasn’t a household word propelled […]

Just over thirty years ago, there were more than 7000 seed companies. Most of them were owned by families, and even the largest didn’t control over 1% of the seed market. Boy, has the world changed since then. Counter Punch reports, “Nowadays, six transnational corporations own 63% of the global seed market and 75% of the […]

In my household, each morning is greeted by a warm glass of clean water, organic baking soda and lemon. This keeps our bodies more alkaline/less acidic, which is critical for health. But that’s just one of many amazing foods that can help keep you free of disease, including cancer. What are some of those cancer killing foods? Natural News provides the list: […]

Neurogenesis, as explained by Highexistence.com, “is the birth of new neurons from neural stem or progenitor cells in the brain.”  It’s a cause and effect phenomena influenced by your environment, your diet, your activities and even your thoughts. Natural News reports five ways to pump up your brain matter: ” 1) Exercise. . . Getting your heart pumping and your blood […]

When faced with a difficult diagnosis, where do you turn? It’s clear that western medicine and their white-coated sepulchers posing as physicians have one thing in mind; pharmaceutical pills and big pharma protocols. But one woman, who was told she had an autoimmune disease called multiple sclerosis, decided on a different route. Her story is a powerful […]

Not many people take the Old Testament admonition to make no cuttings on one’s body seriously. Yet not only is our fleshly body considered a tabernacle for the spirit, breath and life itself to dwell in, your skin is also your body’s largest organ. And when needles puncture that skin with dyes or salts that are not organic, there can […]

The herb belongs to the genus Artemisia. It’s more commonly called wormwood. For centuries, its bitter taste and medicinal properties have been in use to assist digestion, de-worming, a remedy for jaundice or dropsy and even gout or flatulence. It’s also utilized as the key ingredient in vermouth and absinthe. This perennial, which is sometimes considered a […]

It was December of 2003. Chris Wark was just 26 years of age and had just been diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. His diet before this time fit into three categories —  junk, processed or fast food. Following a surgical procedure that removed eighteen centimeters of his ileum and colon, lymph nodes and a golf ball-sized tumor, […]

Imagine strolling down a local street and discovering fruit trees, vegetable plots, herbs, and flowers sprouting around government buildings, school campuses, private businesses, even by the local police station. Then, imagine that these organic foods are to be publicly shared. The town called Tomorden, England began their transformational food journey in 2007. It is still going strong, building community, the local economy, and, most of […]

The Swiss Gotthard Basis Tunnel winds its way through the Swiss Alps, serving passengers and freight traveling from Switzerland, Italy, Germany and France. Over seventeen years in the making, it is an extraordinary feat of Swiss engineering, and the longest underground rail tunnel in the world, measuring 57.1 KM, or just over 35 miles. Excavators removed […]

In 2015, a mother, Tiffanie Hupp was arrested after bravely stepping in front of a police officer who was about to shoot her leashed dog. The incident was caught on film and went viral on social media. After being charged with misdemeanor obstruction, Hupp has finally been vindicated in a court of law. The incident […]

“Do you know what you’re doing? This food could feed so many people!”  I could taste my disgust as I spoke to an employee of a well known grocery chain a couple months back. He was dutifully marching to the outside trash bin with an overloaded cart of what he called waste. I saw watermelons, tomatoes, pineapples, mushrooms, avocados, bananas, oranges, […]

The number 666 is arguably the most feared digit in all of history, which the New Testament infamously refers to as “the mark of the beast.” Debate wages among Christians about who the beast actually was, is or will be. According to the folks at Numberphile, however, 666 actually translates to the Hebrew spelling of […]

Several visitors to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art this week were fooled into thinking a pair of glasses set on the floor by a 17-year-old prankster was a postmodern masterpiece. (Article by Christopher Hooton,  republished from http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/a-pair-of-glasses-were-left-on-the-floor-at-museum-and-everyone-mistook-it-for-art-a7049551.html) “Upon first arrival we were quite impressed with the artwork and paintings presented in the huge facility,” […]

(MindBodyScience.news) People that believe they are not creative simply don’t understand what creativity is. Here I’d like to make the point that you are never too old to be creative. The problem is as we grow older, we lose our childlike creativity. From infancy through the start of school we are generally thinking ‘why not?’ Anything […]