In my prior article on sugar, "Sugar: Not Exactly the Sweet Life," I told you how eating … [Read more...]
Archives for 2015
Sugar: Not Exactly the Sweet Life
What is the most pernicious of foods? Sugar. Most people eat way too much sugar in their diet, and this is not a good thing. It can lead to health problems, and serious health problems at that. Eating a plant-based, whole foods-oriented diet along with good health practices and healthy living are important components to living a healthy life, but eating lots of sugar does not constitute good health and nutrition practices, and will definitely … [Read more...]
A Brief and Sordid History of the American Medical Association and Modern Medicine
Today I give you the true story about how modern medicine became the only show in town. This is an important lesson to know, because it will help you to understand the business of medicine better, and the unsavory and corrupt beginnings of our current system of medicine. When you are sick and go to the doctor, you take it for granted that you are going to the person who knows what to do to help you get better. When the doctor diagnoses what your … [Read more...]
The Revolution Will Be Televised
On Wed. Sept. 23 at 6:30pm, Dr. Michael Wayne will give a talk, "The Revolution Will Be Televised: Why the Movement Towards an Open Culture Will Lead to the Most Enlightened, Holistic and Sustainable Society in History." It takes place at the Saratoga Springs Public Library, 49 Henry St., Saratoga … [Read more...]
7 Ways to Get You On the Path of Doing What You Love
The last article I wrote Carpe Diem: Seize the Day, discussed how life is too short to waste doing drudgery-type work that drains your energy and makes you feel miserable – that is not a recipe for happiness. Life is too precious for that, and instead we … [Read more...]
Carpe Diem: Seize the Day!
In my last article, "Follow Your Bliss: The Art of Doing What You Love," I discussed how and why doing what you love is such an important part of the being happy. Life is too short to waste doing drudgery-type work that drains your energy and makes you feel miserable - … [Read more...]
Follow Your Bliss: The Art of Doing What You Love
An important ingredient to being happy is doing work that you find meaningful and is an expression of who you are. This is called Doing What You Love. It is also the ability to, as Joseph Campbell put it, "Follow Your Bliss." Campbell was an American mythologist, writer and lecturer, best known for his work in comparative mythology and … [Read more...]
What do you think of this?
Summer cottage is prefabbed out of cross-laminated timber. Cross-laminated timber, or CLT, makes so much sense these days. Trees are renewable; wood construction sequesters carbon for the life of the building. CLT also is a form of flatpack prefab, where the sheets are cut to size at the factory and shipped on a flatbed, then assembled like a house of cards. … [Read more...]
A Brilliant Idea That Is Making It Easy For Us To Help The Homeless
As featured on Huffington Post and TedX, The Street Store is a revolutionary way to help clothe the homeless, by giving us the tools to effortlessly open our own temporary shop. In October of 2014, we as a team organized a homeless lunch handout where we put together vegetarian lunch packs for the homeless in the heart of Downtown Toronto. Despite being simple in its nature, the experience ended up being quite the eye-opener for us, as we … [Read more...]
Crystals have the power to hold energies
The repeating chemical structure of crystals is said to invest them with a kind of memory. This means that crystals have the power to hold energies. You may hold a quartz crystal with the intention of filling it with your love. This is what is meant by programming a crystal. All you need is intention and focus. The crystal will remember your love, which will then permeate any environment in which the crystal is placed. Crystals can remember … [Read more...]