Surviving the Holiday Season on an Alternative Diet

With the holidays starting to bear down on you, you are probably making plans for your holiday celebrations. For those of you who are entering into your first holiday season on a restricted diet of some sort (vegetarian, vegan, raw vegan) there could be some difficult decisions ahead of you. You may be inclined to hide away from friends and family and stay home where you don’t have to worry about being chastised for, and quizzed about, your personal health decisions. If family doesn’t live close this may be easy, but if you have family that is within travel distance, you may be experiencing a certain amount of pressure to be present at their holiday festivities. Read more

An Organic Farm Brings Agriculture and Architecture Together

What does sustainable agriculture look like in higher education? How are campuses moving from a global, conventional agriculture system that relies on increasing inputs of fossil fuels to a system that is increasingly organic and local? What role are universities and colleges playing in the sustainable-food movement? Read more

GenerationRx Documents Chemical Abuse of Children by Big Pharma & Modern Psychiatry

Filmmaker Kevin Miller has just launched a shocking new documentary Read more

Work: The Key to Anti-Aging?

 Relaxation is important, but retirement may well be overrated. 

On the table where my 91-year-old uncle puts his pipe there is a coaster that carries the legend, "Just as I got my head together, my body fell apart".

 

It is always there, a wry comment on his condition, and it never fails to raise a chuckle from visitors to the house. Although his mind is still pin-sharp, his body started on its slow, remorseless decline a decade ago when he was diagnosed with cerebellar ataxia, a neurological condition that has gradually robbed him of the use of his legs and left him with shaky hands. His signature, in a jagged script, looks as if powered by lightning. Read more

Meditation May Protect Your Brain

 Research is confirming the medicinal effects that advocates have long claimed for meditation.

For thousands of years, Buddhist meditators have claimed that the simple act of sitting down and following their breath while letting go of intrusive thoughts can free one from the entanglements of neurotic suffering.

 

Now, scientists are using cutting-edge scanning technology to watch the meditating mind at work. They are finding that regular meditation has a measurable effect on a variety of brain structures related to attention — an example of what is known as neuroplasticity, where the brain physically changes in response to an intentional exercise. Read more

How Crying Can Make You Healthier

It makes nine out of 10 people feel better, reduces stress, and may help to keep the body healthy. It’s also free, available to almost everyone, and has no known side effects, other than wet tissues, red eyes and runny makeup. Crying may not be a blockbuster drug, but the latest research suggests it’s highly effective at healing, and that it improves the mood of 88.8 per cent of weepers, with only 8.4 per cent feeling worse. So beneficial is it that the researchers suggest there may be a case for inducing crying in those who find it difficult to let go. Read more

Dementia Slowed By Light Therapy

The cognitive decline caused by dementia can be slowed by as simple a measure as brighter daytime lighting, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

One of the most difficult symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia for caregivers to cope with is the disruption of the patient’s circadian rhythms – the day/night cycle that tells them when to sleep and when to wake. Because the hormone melatonin is known to play a role in regulating circadian rhythms, as is exposure to bright daytime light, researchers designed an experiment to see if these factors could influence the progression of dementia. Read more

Ten Studies Showing the Link Between Sugar and Increased Cancer Risk

How many times have you heard it mentioned that sugar causes cancer, that cancer patients should avoid sugar, or that sugar is the favorite food of cancer cells? The truth is, this goes beyond mere hearsay or traditional knowledge; there is actually a large volume of scientific evidence available which shows the link between sugar and increased cancer risk. Read more

Oil of Oregano: A Powerhouse for the Alternative Medicine Cabinet

Oregano is nature’s antibiotic. It may be one reason why people who eat a Mediterranean diet tend to live longer and healthier lives. Besides making pizza, pasta and salad taste great, the oil of the wild oregano plant has been shown to kill unwanted bacteria, fungus, yeast, parasites and viruses. It’s a powerful antihistamine. New research is finding that oil of oregano is as effective against colitis as prescription drugs without the harmful side effects. It is also able to regenerate liver cells. Read more

How to Live Below Your Means

The blog Marc and Angel Hack Life has scoured the web to bring you eighteen ways to manage your money wisely, so that your money does not manage you. Read more

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