Has the world gone mad? The level of violence, vitriol and hate has gone beyond a tipping point and beyond a boiling point and has reached the level of pure madness. The terrorist attack in Paris was bad enough. But the number of mass shootings in the U.S. is showing that the matrix of American society is fraying and falling apart. We don't … [Read more...]
Gun Sales Rise – as Does Fear. Where Will It All End?
In 1965, folksinger Tom Paxton wrote a song "Buy a Gun for Your Son" (see the above video) in which he sang the chorus, "Buy a gun for your son right away, Sir Shake his hand like a man and let him play, Sir. Let his little mind expand, Place a weapon in his hand, For the skills he learns today will someday pay, Sir." It looks like more guns are being bought for more sons, as gunmaker Smith & Wesson announced a tripling of profits in … [Read more...]
Imagine: John Lennon
35 years ago, and many tears ago, on Dec. 8 1980, John Lennon died. Imagine was his song, but it is also a song for all of us. It is a song of peace, of love, of a world without war, of a world where people live as one, in tolerance of one another and sharing the common dream of a brotherhood … [Read more...]
Saccharine and the Artificial Sweet Life
I told you about how high fructose corn syrup is toxic to your health in my prior article in this series on [Read more...]
High Fructose Corn Syrup: Poison By Any Other Name is Still Poison
In my prior article on sugar, "Sugar: Not Exactly the Sweet Life," I told you how eating … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
Did you know that you can do a course in first aid for depression?
Melbourne university researcher Prof Jorm and his wife came up with the idea of first aid for depression ten years ago. According to the BBC, Mental health first aid training teaches participants how to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental health problems and to respond appropriately. Since its inception the training has spread around the world, reducing stigmatisation and helping people to treat mental health like any other illness. … [Read more...]
Can we trust science?
According to Aeon, scientists seeking demigod status fly too close to the sun with their claims. There’s also the increase of retractions which can leave an entire scientific community frightened of the resulting stigma. These retractions are fascinating when they hit the mainstream – the infamous 1998 paper in The Lancet by the British researcher Andrew Wakefield and others that linked autism and vaccines, influenced many thousands of parents … [Read more...]
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