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Archive for May, 2005

Natural Contraception

By Joanne Hay May 31st, 2005

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It just struck me that we have no reference to Family Planning and Natural Contraception on our site. Dr Mercola's blog reminded me this morning with the scary post title How Contraceptives Kill a Women's Libido For the Long Term. This sent me on a search for references on the web for more wholistic alternatives MORE...

Real Milk

By realmilk.com May 30th, 2005

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Many alternative health practitioners accuse milk of causing everything from allergies and asthma, to heart disease and cancer, but when we could buy Real Milk, these diseases were rare. So what is real milk? MORE...

The Dreaming Festival June 10 - 13

By Joanne Hay May 30th, 2005

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Held at The Woodford Folk Festival grounds in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, South East Qld, the Dreaming Festival is the perfect opportunity to nourish your soul with the old cultures of our land. A vibrant, exciting and a valuable celebration with the most comprehensive showcase of Indigenous arts ... MORE...

Teens Before Their Time

By Sally Fallon May 27th, 2005

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A recent feature article in Time Magazine reported on the disturbing increase in early puberty among girls in the US. According to a recent study reported in the journal Pediatrics,1 one percent of all American girls now show signs of puberty, such as breast development or pubic hair, before the age of three; by age eight, 14.7 percent of white girls and almost 50 percent of African-American girls had one or both of these characteristics. The consequences of truncated childhood are tragic. Young girls with mature bodies must cope with feelings and urges that most children are not well-equipped to handle. And early maturation in girls is frequently a harbinger for problems with the reproductive system later in life including failure to menstruate, infertility, breast cancer, headaches and early menopause. MORE...

Thoughts of Peace

By peacepilgrim.org May 20th, 2005

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"Never think of any right effort as being fruitless - all right effort bears good fruit, whether we see results or not. Just concentrate on thinking and living and acting for peace, and inspiring others to do likewise, leaving results in God's hands." Peace Pilgrim

Optimum Nutrition: Cooked or Raw?

By Susun Weed May 19th, 2005

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Which is better: cooked food or raw? Taking nothing for granted or gospel, I set out to find out for myself the answer to this important question. MORE...

Let The Healing Begin

By Joanne Hay May 17th, 2005

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Beware, this article will make you cry... Mothering Magazine Article

Hilarity and Dissent

By Joanne Hay May 16th, 2005

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The disposition of the average outraged activist sometimes gets a bit serious, so Free Range Graphics have come to the rescue with the latest of their hilarious flash movies, Store Wars Check out their earlier work.

What We Truly Desire.

By Joanne Hay May 16th, 2005

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"We're only truly secure when we can look out our kitchen window and see our food growing and our friends working nearby." Bill Mollison, co-founder of Permaculture So often we hear the same story. The same desires from people of all ages and backgrounds. "We're looking for some land to ... MORE...

Diversity Survival

By Joanne Hay May 16th, 2005

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75% of European food product diversity has been lost since 1900 93% of American food product diversity has been lost in the same time period 33% of livestock varieties have disappeared or are near disappearing 30,000 vegetable varieties have become extinct in the last century, and one more is lost every six hours Scary ... MORE...

nour·ish (nûrsh, nr-)
  1. To provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth; feed.
  2. To foster the development of; promote: “Athens was an imperial city, nourished by the tribute of subjects” (V. Gordon Childe).
  3. To keep alive; maintain: nourish a hope.

Originating from Latin Nutrire which means to feed or suckle

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