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...

Oct 1, 2012

SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki • At least 38 earthquakes in northeastern BC over the past few years were caused by hydraulic fracturing (commonly called fracking), according to a report by the BC Oil and Gas Commission. Studies have found quakes are common in many places where natural gas extraction process is employed. It’s not unexpected that shooting...

Oct 1, 2012

FILMS WORTH WATCHING by Robert Alstead • New York is not a place that springs to mind when you think about bird watching. All that concrete and human bustle. But smack in the middle of Manhattan you’ll find one of the most famous urban parks in the world and as Birders: the Central Park Effectreveals, it’s a magnet for hundreds of different species of...

Oct 1, 2012

UNIVERSE WITHIN by Gwen Randall-Young • I’ve developed a new philosophy… I only dread one day at a time. – Charlie Brown (Charles Schulz) If I had to pick one thing that causes my clients the most discomfort, I would have to say it is worry. Anxiety is a more intense form of worry and can also have a biochemical component. It can also be a state...

Oct 1, 2012

A NEW EARTH byEckhart Tolle • To read Eckhart Tolle’s latest column, please see the current print edition of Common Ground. For copyright reasons, we are authorized to publish this column in our print version only. More than 1/4 million people read Common Ground every month! Pick up your copy today. This article appeared in the OCTOBER 2012 print...

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...

Oct 1, 2012

La Dolce Vita article and photo by Alastair Gregor • Driving through the mountains, I could see the heat shimmering off the hot rocks, playing tricks on my eyes as mirage pools appeared in the distance only to disappear as I got closer. Free of the city, I was enjoying a spirited ride along narrow mountain roads and it was then I noticed it, faint at first...

Oct 1, 2012

by Mac McLaughlin • Aries | Taurus | Gemini | Cancer | Leo | Virgo | Libra Scorpio | Sagitarius | Capricorn | Aquarius | Pisces A blindfolded Goddess with a sword in one hand and scales in the other rules over the sign Libra. She represents impartial justice, balance, order and harmony. The Sun transits Libra until October 22. Libra is a Cardinal/Air sign...

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...