Nine-Year-Old Girl Fights Against GMOs in Girl Guide Cookies
A nine-year-old British Columbia Girl Guide (Canada's version of Girl Scouts) and her mother have started a petition urging the organization to stop the use of genetically modified ingredients in their cookies. Maya Fischer and her mother, Linda Cirella, residents of Victoria, British Columbia, currently have over 25,000 signatures on their Change.org petition to ban GMOs from Girl Guide...
Always Do This When You Drink Tea
"Tea is a work of art and needs a master hand to bring out its noblest qualities. We have good and bad teas, as we have good and bad paintings -- generally the latter." KAKUZO OKAKURA, Book of Tea With cold and flu season knocking on the door, it is time to boost up the old immune system with a...
Unlock Your Fat Burning Potential with These Common Foods
The body is an intricate and amazing machine full of wonder and mystery. When provided with the correct fuel and lifestyle, it has the ability to think well, move well and stay alive for a long time. In our day, more than any other, we are plagued with a host of sometimes debilitating conditions that are all, in one...
5 Reasons to Volunteer
King George IV once said, "the highest of distinctions is service to others." If you've got a bit of extra time, and want to greatly help out your community, volunteering is a truly rewarding endeavor - one which can also be a lot of fun. Besides benefiting people in need, you may discover yourself feeling better, more energized and...
GMO Labeling: Corporations vs. We the People
It’s almost here. Another major state initiative to require manufacturers to label GMOs in the food we eat. On Tuesday, Nov. 5, in Washington state We the People vote on Initiative 522. The most recent time we had a big state initiative on mandatory labeling of GMO was in California a year ago, known as Prop 37. As you may...
Natural Remedies that May Alleviate Lupus Symptoms
Lupus is a chronic autoimmune condition in which the body is unable to tell the difference between foreign invaders and healthy tissues, and essentially begins attacking itself. This leads to inflammation, pain and sometimes organ damage and infections, depending on the severity of the lupus. The Lupus Foundation of America estimates that around 1.5 million people in the United...
The Biggest Water Guzzlers
Water is a necessity for our survival. In the U.S. and other first world countries, clean water is frequently taken for granted. All we need to do is turn on the faucet and out it comes. But in some areas of the world, sources of water can be so polluted that people don’t have access to clean drinking water. According...
Prescription Painkiller Deaths Skyrocketing in Women
The Centers for Disease Control published a report recently that revealed deaths from prescription painkillers in women are rising at an alarming rate. From 1999 to 2010, the number of women who died from overdoses of prescription opioids increased by 400 percent. Men also experienced a significant increase at 264 percent over that same time period. The report also notes...
Coffee Plus Honey More Effective Than Steroids for Cough
Study Conclusion: "A combination of honey and coffee can be used as an alternative medicine in the treatment of PPC. " In a recent article we discussed some natural alternatives for dealing with a sore throat. Now, a remarkable study published in the Primary Care Respiratory Journal gives us a natural alternative for that annoying cough that often lingers after...
How Sick are You? When You Should Stay Home from Work or School
It happens every year. The seasons change, the kids go back to school and cold and flu season hits full force. Even if you eat healthy, exercise and take precautions to wash your hands frequently, sooner or later you are likely to succumb to a virus. It may start with a minor sniffle, or hit you like a truck. And...
