To create a positive change in the U.S. and world towards a more holistic, sustainable and enlightened society - in other words, a Quantum Revolution - one of the areas that has to be addressed is health and getting people healthier and wellness oriented. Health and wellness is an area that, for all the wonders that modern medicine has to offer, isn't a strong suit of modern medicine. Sick care is modern medicine's strength, but helping people … [Read more...]
The PETA Interviews, Part 3
Today is the final segment in this three-part interview with Ashley Gonzalez of PETA. In case you missed Part 1 or Part 2, here's the links: The PETA Interviews, Part 1 The PETA Interviews, Part 2 In this interview we talk about talks about PETA"s mission; animal cruelty in slaughterhouses and on farms; the prevalence of E. coli and salmonella in animals and why this occurs; the detrimental effects of eating dairy foods; and PETA's sexiest … [Read more...]
The PETA Interviews, Part 2
Today I give you the second part of a three-part interview with Ashley Gonzalez of PETA. The other day was part 1 of this interview, and in this interview we carry on from there.
In this interview we talk about PETA's outrageous billboard they put up in downtown Glasgow, Scotland; the health benefits of not eating meat; the relationship between eating meat and climate change - meat production is the number … [Read more...]The Heavy Metal Great-Grandma
Winifred Pristell is 70 years old and lives in the Seattle, WA area. Three days a week she gets up at 3:30am in order to be at the gym by 5am. Winifred has a reputation to uphold. She's a great-grandmother who they call "Heavy Metal" because she's a competitive weightlifter with two world records and aspirations for more. When you watch the above video, you'll learn more about Winifred and see her in action. But she wasn't born into a fitness … [Read more...]
The Obesity Apocalypse is Nearing
Today is the last article for this series on obesity, and the last article for this week - Thanksgiving is upon us, and with it I am taking a few day hiatus. And what better time than Thanksgiving to talk about the dangers of eating too much food and the wrong types of food? Because as a nation, here in the U.S., statistics show that obesity is … [Read more...]
Stress: A Major Cause of Obesity
I've been writing on the theme of obesity for the last few weeks, and will wrap this series up tomorrow. (It's a short week, what with the Thanksgiving holiday, and so tomorrow's article will be the last for this week.) I've written about many causes of obesity - diet, chemicals in foods, sugar/high fructose corn syrup, … [Read more...]
Cars Are Making Us Obese
I've pointed out during this series on obesity that the obesity rates are steadily increasing at alarming numbers in adults and children, and that the number one cause is the prevalence of junk foods and sugar drinks. Now you can add another thing to the list, and it's something that most people use on an everyday and regular basis: cars. There's a direct … [Read more...]
It’s the Food, Not Lack of Exercise, Causing Teen Obesity
For the last two days I've been talking about obesity in children, and the fact that in the U.S. nearly one in three children and teens are overweight or obese.
I discussed in yesterday's article that one of the key causes of this obesity epidemic is [Read more...]
What’s Making Our Children Obese?
There is an epidemic of childhood obesity in both the U.S. and the world, as I discussed in yesterday's article. I discussed some of the reasons for this, but there is one factor, and one factor alone, that is the main cause for it: sweets - sugar and high-fructose corn syrup. Back in 1977, average daily consumption of … [Read more...]
Obesity in Children
I continue with this series on obesity by discussing a topic that is alarming: obesity in children. I've talked about obesity around the world and in the U.S., and how statistics show that the obesity trends continue to increase. It's bad enough to see the rates increase amongst adults; it's even worse to see them increase among children. What … [Read more...]
