Oct 1, 2012

by David “Avocado” Wolfe • The subtle energy of your food becomes your mind. – The Upanishads “You are what you eat” is a cosmic law. That phrase is like a zip file that was attached to our spirit when we were emailed to the planet. It seems strange that I have never met anyone who did not know the phrase “you are what you eat.” From this...

Oct 1, 2012

Aggressive approach may lead to bigger problems DRUG BUST by Alan Cassels • The people’s briefing note on prescription drugs For most people, taking drugs for high blood pressure seems like the right thing to do, but is it? That’s the question I’m asking as I look ever more closely at what the research says about the wisdom of feeding...

The first-ever GM food safety study to test over the entire life span of laboratory rats (two years) was published last month and found serious health impacts from eating Monsanto’s genetically engineered (also called genetically modified or GM) corn NK603, which was approved in Canada in 2001. The peer-reviewed study also tested the impacts of consuming...

Oct 1, 2012

by John Biggs • For those of you relieved to have found natural products containing citronella that actually work to repel bugs – so you could avoid using Deet – you had better stock up. These products are in the process of being axed by Health Canada. Better yet, do something about it. Call your MP or protest directly to Health Canada or to the Health...

Oct 1, 2012

ON THE GARDEN PATH by Carolyn Herriot • If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and then make the change. – Michael Jackson, Man in the Mirror. Each morning, I start my day perched on a wooden milk stool at the door of my greenhouse. From this perspective, I survey the food garden and take time to contemplate what I see. Birds...

Oct 1, 2012

NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina MS, RD, and Kayla Feenstra • The teen years can be a period of challenge, a little like the terrible twos, except now your kid is several inches taller than you. Mom and dad may find that a formerly compliant child has become a stranger. Nutrition-related issues either become an arena for conflict or shared learning for...

by Adam Sealey • Do you believe your government has your best interests at heart when it comes to the health of you and your family? From my personal experience and that of many others, it’s clear our government is in a deep conflict of interest and has never been more corrupt and contradictory in its actions than it is today. It’s time we stand up as...

California leads with Proposition 37 by Phil Watson • The battle in California over Proposition 37, which would require labelling of foods containing GMOs, is really heating up. Millions of dollars are already pouring into the opposition campaign, with much of it going to former Big Tobacco shills. “As California goes, so goes the nation” and Monsanto...

Sep 1, 2012

SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki • Preventing illness is the best way to get healthcare costs down. So why aren’t governments doing more to protect the environment? We’ve long known environmental factors contribute to disease, especially contamination of air, water and soil. Scientists are now learning the connection is stronger than we realized. New...

Sep 1, 2012

ON THE GARDEN PATH by Carolyn Herriot • When I grew up we had a saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” a reminder that it was healthy to eat fruit. Fast-forward to 2012 and the apple’s image as a healthy, natural food is about to be undermined, with “non-browning” GM apples next up on the list of biotech foods seeking approval. It seems...