That drug use in the U.S. has increased exponentially over the last 10 years, thanks in no small part to advertising on TV! Our latest article https://drmichaelwayne.tempurl.host/blog/bit.ly/1uJSDgw explores our growing drug dependency in the U.S. … [Read more...]
Can You Handle Hot Yoga?
Many claim that Bikram is a great way to beat the chill of winter. However with 26 therapeutic yoga postures and a room heated at 98.6 Fahrenheit it might not suit everyone! Body and Soul write that you can burn as much as 597 calories in one 90 minute workout as well as massaging the internal organs, and stimulating the endocrine and nervous systems so it might be worth a try - what do you think? … [Read more...]
Joint Announcement On Climate Change Is The Most Important Advance For Years
According to The A-list, the recent US-China joint announcement on climate change and energy is the most important advance for many years. China has agreed a clear target to reach a peak of CO2 emissions no later than 2030, with the intention of trying to peak earlier than 2030. The US’s failure to act decisively on its own emissions for two decades has long been defended by the Senate on the basis that the US should act only if China does as … [Read more...]
Edible Waste Free Packaging Does Exist – But Do We Want It?
Tree Hugger questions the sense of a single food item that gets consumed within seconds leaving behind a piece of packaging that will linger on Earth for years. ‘Zero Wasters’ are strict about what they buy in terms of packaging, but the majority of us need to get over the mental barrier of buying things sold loose. A Swedish company has come up with a series of food packages where the packaging has the same life span as the foods they contain. … [Read more...]
Food For Thought …
With drug advertising everywhere what is the message being drummed into us all?
Drug advertising is everywhere so what is the message being drummed into us and our children? That for every symptom and sensation the solution is a pill? The growing attitude that drugs are the answer for every ache and angst is destructive for individuals and societies. Do you think we rely on pharmaceutical drugs too much? Image Credit: Maja Vuckovic … [Read more...]
US & UK Giving Tax Breaks To Explore New Reserves
The guardian reports that rich countries are subsidising oil, gas and coal companies by about $88bn a year to explore for new reserves, despite evidence that most fossil fuels must be left in the ground if the world is to avoid dangerous climate change. The most detailed breakdown yet of global fossil fuel subsidies has found that the US government provided companies with $5.2bn for fossil fuel exploration in 2013. Most of the support was in the … [Read more...]
Are We A Drugged Out Nation?
Did you know that antidepressants were the third most-popular type of drug dispensed in 2008, with $9.5 billion in sales? Our article "Drugged Out Nation" highlights the damaging effects the overuse of prescription drugs is having on the health of our nation. Image Credit: Slinkachu … [Read more...]
Drug Ads on TV – A Brief History
In my last article on Health, I stated that we are a Drugged-Out Nation, and that when you take medications, it lessens your ability to achieve true health. How did we get to the point that drugs use is at such an epidemic level? As I mentioned in Drugged Out Nation, the per capita usage among Americans is 12 medications per person. I'm not saying to quit taking your medications right now, as that may not be a wise thing to do. What I am saying … [Read more...]
How Are You Trying To Save The Earth?
"Some day the earth will weep, she will beg for her life, she will cry with tears of blood. You will make a choice, if you will help her or let her die, and when she dies, you too will die." John Hollow Horn, Oglala Lakota, 1932 Image Credit: SavetheEarth … [Read more...]
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