Miscellaneous
Healthy eating: Food theory
On carbohydrates, fats and proteins.Andrew Weil | June 2003 issue Carbohydrates Carbohydrates are the most fundamental nutrients. They consist of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. The most simple carbohydrates are sugars: glucose and dextrose, fructose (sugar from fruit) and sucrose (table sugar, cane Read More...
The co-operative revolution
The rising stinginess of intellectual property rights has sparked a creative response: open source. Tijn Touber | March 2006 issue Over the past decade we have seen a period of unprecedented economic growth and prosperity but also depressing levels of human need and extreme suffering. In the 21st Read More...
Healthy eating: Vitamines
Five vitamine suggestions.Andrew Weil | June 2003 issue There is a lot of controversy about the amount and types of vitamins and minerals one needs to stay healthy. But there is no longer any question about the fact that we should take some type of supplement. The mismanagement of farmland and more Read More...
Healthy exercise: Chi Neng
Chi Neng is a meditation in moving. Dr. Pang Ming | June 2003 issue To be healthy one must exercise regularly. Like the traditional Eastern yoga techniques, the Chinese Chi Neng is a very effective approach to getting exercise. Practiced by roughly100 million Chinese, Chi Neng is a type of moving Read More...
The miracles we miss every minute
Rob Brezsny has been diagnosed with pronoia--the opposite of paranoia. He sees a conspiracy of goodness in the world and invites you to become co-conspirator. Rob Brezsny | March 2006 issue Thousands of things go right for you every day, beginning the moment you wake up. Through some magic you Read More...
When possessions become a burden
The richer we get, the fewer possessions we have. A contradiction? Futurist Jeremy Rifkin predicts that owning things is quickly becoming outmoded. Access and use are the key words for tomorrow's economy.Juurd Eijsvoogel | March 2006 issue“Just look around you,” says Jeremy Rifkin. Read More...
Healthy thinking: Praying
Praying has a healing power.Larry Dossey | June 2003 issue A study by the Californian cardiologist Randolf Byrd helped inspire Larry Dossey to get involved in the healing power of prayer. In 1988 Byrd studied 393 heart patients. They were randomly divided into two groups using a double-blind Read More...
Healty eating: Ten golden rules of nutrition
Ten suggestions for your dinner table. Andrew Weil | June 2003 issue 1. Use your senses, not your head when you eat Trust your body's signals. Don't eat anything you don't like, but that others say is 'good for you'. 2. Eat mindfully and taste your food Your digestive system is a reflection of your Read More...
To soy or not to soy
What should you think about the new research linking soy products to cancer and other health risks? Tijn Touber | March 2006 Read More...
Protect yourself
Ask your doctor the right questions and don't leave before you have the answers.Bryan Hubbard | June 2003 issue * How long has this drug been on the market? As we have seen, many of the problems of drugs and their side effects are with the newer drugs that have been recently licensed, and that are Read More...