The Nourisher - Editor’s Blog

When we got married the registry wouldn’t let me put Super Hero as my occupation, they put Home Duties on our marriage certificate instead. But I AM a Super Hero and my Super Hero name is…… The Nourisher.

Archive for December, 2006

Climate Friendly Christmas Gifts

By Joanne Hay December 13th, 2006

Comments

For those who have it all. Give the gift of a clean atmosphere. You can save the planet 1 tonne of greenhouse gases (the average amount used by one Australian each month) by buying your friends a Carbon Credit for $21.15. MORE...

Global Orgasm

By Joanne Hay December 8th, 2006

Comments

This is a wonderful idea that came to me last year. I was very excited about it and am so much more excited now that I know I don't have to organise it. It is already being done. Each year on the Solstice (Summer for us, Winter for the Northern Hemisphere) people all round the world endeavour to make love (alone or together) and orgasm with world peace as their intent. How beautiful is that! MORE...

Dreaming of a Green Christmas

By Joanne Hay December 6th, 2006

Comments

Last year our family broke free from the Christmas convention. We refused to play the usual Christmas game: travel for miles and with polite smiles, cringe at piles of plastic toys that will break in 5 days and sit in landfill until our grandchildren have grandchildren. And this year will be no different. We've told the family, no Christmas for us. The head shaking and tongue clicking that goes on is hilarious. Not that they're surprised though. They're used to us doing things differently. MORE...

Vitamin B12: Vital Nutrient for Good Health

By Sally Fallon December 2nd, 2006

Comments

One of the most important nutrients we get from animal foods is vitamin B12. The vitamin is also the largest known biomolecule and the only nutrient with a stable carbon-metal bond. One molecule of cobalt lies at the center of each B12 molecule, which has the approximate (and awesome!) chemical ... 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

Recent Discussions