Jill Richardson, Guest Writer
Waking Times
Long before human beings decoded the human genome or split the atom, they discovered that arsenic is very good at killing things. The ancient Romans prized it as a murder weapon because it could be mixed into food or drink without altering its color, … More
Anna Hunt, Staff Writer
Waking Times
“The Doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patient in the care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.” – Thomas A Edison, 1847-1931
Eating healthy can be challenging in a … More
Tania Melkonian
Waking Times
When Vancouver couple Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon began their experiment – to eat only foods grown and produced within 100 miles of their home – they reported dubiety. This doubt was reflected in the first chapter of their book, The 100 Mile Diet (now among … More
Well Bodies, Open Minds – Today Would Be Good
Linda George, Contributor
Waking Times
Having studied naturopathy and holistic healing for over 30 years now, and practising (for the most part) the principles of healthy living – I have to say, I’m depressed. The world is crazy. I am probably more informed than most on the dangers of fluoridation, … More
Beware the Candyman – Don’t Get Willy Wonked
Zen Gardner, Guest
Waking Times
This has mostly to do with the conscious community but can be applied at any level. Wherever there is spiritual juice you’ll find the givers, the takers, and the very clever manipulators. It’s just a fact of life. Some people just can’t help themselves, … More
The Era of Antibiotics is Over – It’s Time To Return to Natural Remedies
Alex Pietrowiski, Staff Writer
Waking Times
Some will blame the doctors who are swift to prescribe pharmaceuticals; others will blame patients and their desire for a quick fix; perhaps some will think the over-use of antibiotics in factory farms and dairy products is mostly to blame. Likely, it is the … More
Tesla’s Optical Invisibility and Nazi/CIA Antigravity Drones
Alex Putney, Guest
Waking Times
In the last decades of his life, Nikola Tesla had achieved a comprehensive knowledge of the high Vedic physics of infrasound resonance that propels humanity into high-speed spacetravel. The dedicated work of trance medium Edgar Cayce established access to the Akashic records for the … More
Psychoactive Mushrooms – Mycologist Paul Stamets on Nature’s Little Teachers
Will mushrooms have a pivotal impact on whether or not we survive into the next millennium? Is it possible that those of us who have been exposed to the cosmic properties of psychoactive mushrooms were chosen by nature to be vehicles for receiving communications between plants and humans?… More
How to be Spiritual Amidst this Chaos?
Dr. Stewart Bitkoff, Contributor
Waking Times
Circumstances have overtaken man. His old languages are not sufficient to describe what is happening, and what is about to happen. To think in terms of a millennium or such tame concepts as ‘the eleventh hour’ is ridiculous. Better that he should realize that … More
Beware the Candyman – Don’t Get Willy Wonked
Zen Gardner, Guest
Waking Times
This has mostly to do with the conscious community but can be applied at any level. Wherever there is spiritual juice you’ll find the givers, the takers, and the very clever manipulators. It’s just a fact of life. Some people just can’t help themselves, … More
For the past 60 years, conventional medical authorities have warned that saturated animal fats cause heart disease and should be severely restricted in a heart-healthy diet.
As of 2010, recommendations from the US Department of Agriculture1 (USDA) call for reducing your saturated fat intake to … More
Psychoactive Mushrooms – Mycologist Paul Stamets on Nature’s Little Teachers
Will mushrooms have a pivotal impact on whether or not we survive into the next millennium? Is it possible that those of us who have been exposed to the cosmic properties of psychoactive mushrooms were chosen by nature to be vehicles for receiving communications between plants and humans?… More
Early in October 2013, the entire nation heard about how Sarah Hershberger, a 10-year old Ohio Amish girl with leukemia (now recovered), was being forced into a two-year unproven experimental chemotherapy study by Akron Children’s Hospital (ACH). Parents reported this week the child is fully recovered … More
Proposed Belo Monte Gold Mine Means More Devastation for Amazon & Indigenous People
For years now the world has watched as native peoples of the Amazon along the Xingu river have battled against the government and corporate development of the Belo Monte Dam, a massive hydro-electric power station that will displace tens of thousands of indigenous people and destroy the … More
Gold Mining in the Amazon Rainforest Surges 400%
Rhett A. Butler, Mongabay
Waking Times
The extent of gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon has surged 400 percent since 1999 due to rocketing gold prices, wreaking havoc on forests and devastating local rivers, finds a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
The … More
14 Incredible Photos of Brazilian Activists Liberating Beagles from Cruel Lab
Will Potter, Green is the New Red
Waking Times
Animal rights activists in Brazil rescued nearly 200 beagles last week from a laboratory that was experimenting on the dogs for the pharmaceutical industry.
According to one activist I spoke with in Brazil, the protest began with about 40 people outside … More
Los Angeles Set to Be Largest GMO-Free Zone in USA
Anthony Gucciardi, Natural Society
Waking Times
International outrage against Monsanto and GMOs by activists and concerned citizens at large is paying off once again. Just days after Mexico announced a complete ban on the growth of GMO corn, Los Angeles lawmakers have now gone on record in setting up Los … More
Industrial Hemp Cultivation Begins in Colorado – Free at Last!
Alex Pietrowski, Staff Writer
Waking Times
In a major victory for US farmers, activists, and those who advocate the many uses of industrial hemp, the first commercial crop of hemp to be cultivated in the United States in almost 6 decades was recently harvested in Colorado. Although different from the … More
Oil Blights Louisiana’s Coast as Second Phase of BP Oil Spill Trial Begins
Julie Dermansky, DeSmogBlog
Waking Times
The toxic mess left in the wake of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster continues to negatively impact Gulf Coast ecosystems as the second phase of the BP trial begins in New Orleans.
Billions of dollars are on the line in the trial following the … More
