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...
Archive for May, 2005
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...
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...
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...
"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
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...
Beware, this article will make you cry... Mothering Magazine Article
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.
"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...
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...