Can Turmeric Also Fight Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria?
Sayer Ji – Can the potent healing spice turmeric be the perfect defense for increasingly dangerous antibiotic resistant bacteria?
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5 Reasons to Have Hope for the Planet – Jane Goodall
Rhett Butler & Jeremy Hance – “Jane Goodall is not only arguably the most famous conservationist who ever lived, but also the most well-known and respected female scientist on the planet today…”
The Massively Manipulative Marketing Meme
Zen Gardner – “ere are a few examples that will resonate and help plant your feet squarely in the camp of the observing enlightened.”
Sustainable Community Revolutionizes Housing for the Homeless
Anna Hunt This innovative project that address chronic homelessness in Austin could be a model for creating affordable, sustainable communities.
Don’t Forget Why Marijuana Legalization Is Winning
Maia Szalavitz – “The magnitude of the change is hard to understand without knowing a bit of recent history—and if we are going to continue to move toward rational drug policy…”
Why Today’s Young People are Going Crazy
Ron Taffel, PhD – The force that fuels connection and change comes from the kind of vital human presence that creates three-dimensional relationships…
Guatemalan Indigenous Communities Beat Monsanto & Seed Privatization
Jeff Abbott – For 10 days, the streets in front of the legislature were clogged with thousands of protesters demanding the repeal of the law…
California County Passes Historical Law Declaring Right to Self-Governance
James Lee – The people of Mendocino County have made history once again after being the first county in the nation to ban GMOs in 2004…
8 Signs That We Simply Don’t Need GMOs to Feed the World
Christina Sarich – Key research shows we don’t need GMOs to feed the world…
22 Facts About Plastic Pollution (And 10 Things We Can Do About It)
Lynn Hasselberger – It seems nearly impossible to escape plastic in our every day lives, and we can’t escape plastic pollution, either.
Dodging the Tuition Debt Bullet
Anna Hunt – Student tuition debt is astronomical in the US, and Germany announces free higher ed for all…
Across the US, Cities Struggle to Figure Out How to Accommodate Urban Farming
Sena Christian – “Widespread interest in urban agriculture is forcing local authorities to re-examine rules that prohibit farming in cities…”
Balu Wala, or the Kuna ‘Good Life’: How One Indigenous Tribe is Passing on its Traditions
Ruxandra Guidi, Mongabay Waking Times Balancing the old world and the new, the Kuna people keep their heritage intact Jesús Smith is sitting at his old wooden desk facing the entrance to his house. He’s hunched over, shirtless, and wearing his chunky reading glasses while writing copious notes by hand — a favorite pastime. When …
Psych Experiment Tricks Students Into Believing in Non-Existent Career
Heather Callaghan, Contributor Waking Times How career dreams are born, and then evaporated. Study shows how to convince those with low self-confidence to pursue their career choice – by first crushing their self-esteem…. What does it take to convince a person that they are qualified to achieve the career of their dreams? Researchers found that …
The Accepted Norms of Health and Wellness in Current Generations Are The Insanities of Tomorrow’s
Marco Torres, Prevent Disease Waking Times We don’t need to go very far back in time to see what was once acceptable in medicine is now frowned upon by even our mainstream society. In fact, many argue that many past tendencies were deranged insanities of that time. But do things really change through successive generations? …
Dangers of Smart Meters Extend Beyond Radiation Exposure
Waking Times The electro-magnetic radiation given off by smart meters has become a health concern for many, but, millions of people worldwide whose homes have been outfitted with these devices must also be aware of the dangers of overheating and malfunction. Recently, there have been an extraordinary number of smart meter-related fires reported all over …
Earth Has Lost Half of its Wildlife in the Past 40 Years, Says WWF
Damian Carrington, The Guardian Waking Times Species across land, rivers and seas decimated as humans kill for food in unsustainable numbers and destroy habitats. The number of wild animals on Earth has halved in the past 40 years, according to a new analysis. Creatures across land, rivers and the seas are being decimated as humans …
Disney Corporation: Making Evil Look Good?
David Gardner, Guest Waking Times Disney Corporation: Making Evil Look Good? Disney is seen around the world as a source of wholesome entertainment for children, but is there a darker side to its productions hidden in plain sight? This article investigates occult references in Disney productions, how society’s values and perception of good and evil are …
The GMO Labeling Conundrum
Ulson Gunnar, New Eastern Outlook Waking Times It would seem that large agricultural corporations touting genetically modified organisms (GMOs) they claim possess enhanced benefits for farmers and consumers would be proud to differentiate their products on the shelves from organic and traditionally produced food. However that is not the case. Not only is big-ag attempting …
Fluoridated Water Can Calcify Arteries, Study Finds
Sayer Ji, Green Med Info Waking Times Fluoride is put in your drinking water ‘for your teeth’ without your consent, but did you know that it could also be calcifying your arteries? A few years ago, we reported on a study evaluating a new diagnostic technology that inadvertently revealed a link between fluoride exposure and coronary …