100 Budget Friendly Items for the Frugal Prepper

February 9, 2016 Preparedness

By Gaye Levy When times are tight, we tend to want to stop spending money altogether. When you are a frugal prepper, this can pose some obvious difficulty. Being frugal can be challenging when you are trying to prep. Sometimes it can feel counterintuitive to buy things that you do not immediately need, but preparedness […]

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10 Reasons Why I Would Recommend Putting a “No Milk Today” Sign On Your Doorstep

February 9, 2016 Diet

Op-Ed by Paul A. Philips To a certain extent, it is understandable why many people think that milk is good for them. ‘Mothers milk’ was indeed the first food that we ever received: the loving link and the road to our survival.  I, like many, can remember my grandmother saying ‘How would you like a […]

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School Built by Thai “Solar Monk” is Lighting Souls and Lighting Communities

February 6, 2016 Environment

By Brian Berletic What if school not only taught you the basics like reading, writing, and arithmetic, but also how to build a community from the ground up? With these skills, you could specialize in any field from the humanities to science and technology, and apply them directly to improving your community and your country. […]

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This Amazing Drinking Bottle Creates Water Out Of Thin Air!

February 5, 2016 Home And Garden

By Amanda Froelich Water is the most precious resource we have, but it’s in dangerously short supply. Just imagine if we could extract this life-giving fluid directly from the air around us, using solar power to cool and condense the molecules into liquid. That’s exactly what the amazing Fontus water bottle can do, and we […]

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Israeli Study: Your Cell Phone is Killing Your Sperm

February 3, 2016 Environment

By Joshua Krause Over the years, science has thoroughly documented the global decline in male fertility, which has been ongoing since the 1940s. Several possible culprits have been blamed such exposure to pesticides, estrogen-mimicking chemicals, and sedentary lifestyles. However, a team of Israeli scientists has found another possible environmental cause. [do_widget id=text-16] Researchers at Haifa’s […]

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Shocking Study — “BPA-free” Plastics No Safer than BPA, Causing a Slew of Debilitating Side Effects

February 2, 2016 Natural Health News

By Justin Gardner In 2012, the Food and Drug Administration banned the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles, sippy cups, and infant formula packaging. Manufacturers had already dropped the use of BPA after studies linked it to early puberty and a rise in breast and prostate cancers. “BPA-free” became all the rage, but […]

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Are These Companies Growing Produce with Oil Industry Waste Water?

January 31, 2016 Environment

By Daisy Luther Some commercial farms in California came up with their own solution to the drought, and it’s not pretty. They decided to use recycled oil industry waste water to grow their produce. Chevron Oil Company treats 21 million gallons of waste water per day and sells it to farmers, who in turn use it […]

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The Disturbing Facts About Refined Sugar in Your Diet

January 26, 2016 Diet

By Paul A. Philips Refined Sugar is close to zero nutrition value Because of the industrial processes involved in manufacturing, sugar has practically no nutrition value: The vitamins and enzymes have become denatured (lose their molecular shape) and thus fail to contribute to the body’s metabolic requirements. Refined sugar is also devoid of mineral content. […]

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McDonald’s Latest Marketing Ploy Shows Just How Desperate the Food Giant Has Become

January 21, 2016 Natural Health News

By Nick Bernabe Fast food giant McDonald’s has been having a rough time. Considering its recent decision to close 700 locations in 2015, dire predictions from franchise owners claiming the company is facing its “final days,” and a June announcement that the company was shrinking for the first time in its long history, it’s safe […]

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America Needs to Start Paying Attention to How Denmark Is Generating Its Electricity

January 20, 2016 Environment

By Claire Bernish Setting a sustainable example for the rest of the world, Denmark generated a record-breaking 42% of its electricity last year from wind turbines — upping the country’s previous world record, set in 2014, by 3%. “Hopefully, Denmark can serve as an example to other countries that it is possible to have both […]

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Big Pharma is Synthesizing Cannabis to Make a Patent-able Pill and It’s Killing People

January 20, 2016 Big Pharma

By Matt Agorist Throughout the bodies of every human on the planet is a physiological system that plays a crucial role in establishing and maintaining human health. The endogenous cannabinoid system (ECS), discovered by scientists unafraid of studying marijuana, is made of endocannabinoids and their receptors which are found throughout the body: in the brain, […]

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Sikkim Becomes India’s First 100% Organic State

January 17, 2016 Food Freedom

By Amanda Froelich Amazing news! Sikkim has become India’s first fully organic state. According to Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, the monumental achievement was a result of implementing organic practices on around 75,000 hectares of agricultural land. Said Dr. Anbalagan: We have achieved fully-organic status in the end of December. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will formally […]

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10 Useful Medicinal Plants To Cultivate From Seeds

January 16, 2016 Home And Garden

By Gaye Levy Over the years, I have shared many articles relative to herbs and plants for the survival garden.  Some are easily found while foraging while others need to be cultivated.  Some provide benefits for a specific ailment while others are all encompassing.  It should come as no surprise the essential oils made from […]

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Are These Dirty Little Secrets Lurking in Your Toxic Laundry Products?

January 16, 2016 Home And Garden

By Daisy Luther For a space that’s completely dedicated to getting things clean, the laundry room can be a landmine of dirty substances.  Toxic laundry products can contain ingredients that are irritating to the skin and damaging to the lungs. Some products disrupt hormones and have been linked to cancer. This month, our Whole Home […]

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New Study Shows Cannabis to be an Effective Treatment for the 6th Leading Cause of Death in US

January 16, 2016 Homeopathic Remedies

By Justin Gardner Scientific research continues to uncover an astonishing number of ways in which medical cannabis can treat human ailments. The latest is a clinical study conducted by Israeli researchers which found that cannabis is “a promising treatment option” for those suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease. This degenerative neurological disease affects more than five million […]

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10 Beautiful and Unusual Edible Trees and Shrubs to Transform Yards into a Raw Food Paradise

January 14, 2016 Home And Garden

By Justin Gardner As the movement toward local, sustainable food expands across the nation and around the world, more people are recognizing that our own yards offer plenty of opportunity for growing our own. Edible landscaping is the perfect complement to a vegetable garden. Edible landscaping simply means planting things around the home that provide […]

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Solar-Powered Pod Lets You Live Off-Grid Anywhere!

January 11, 2016 Environment,Home And Garden,Natural Living,Video

By Amanda Froelich If you were one of the many infatuated by the solar-powered pod that allows you to live off-grid anywhere in the world, you’ll be stoked to know that they’re finally on the market. According to Ecocapsule, a limited edition of 50 self-powering pods is available for pre-order. If this is your first time […]

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Australia First to Receive Electricity Using Zero-emission Wave Energy Generators

January 11, 2016 Environment,Video

By Vic Bishop Wave energy technology has finally proved its feasibility to provide renewable, clean energy on a mass scale. The Perth Wave Energy Project has demonstrated that the CETO 5 wave energy generators, developed by Carnegie Wave Energy Limited, are capable of using the movement of the ocean to provide electricity to a naval base […]

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EPA’s Own Scientists Admit to Misleading Public on Fracking Impacts to Drinking Water

January 10, 2016 Environment

By Justin Gardner Five years ago, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was commissioned by Congress to undertake a study on the impacts of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on drinking water. This newer method of oil and gas extraction involves the pumping of highly pressurized water, sand and chemicals into underground rock formations. Fracking has driven the […]

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Big Pharma Shaking in Their Boots as 80% of Cannabis Users Give Up Prescriptions Pills for Pot

January 10, 2016 Big Pharma

By Justin Gardner A new survey conducted by the Centre for Addictions Research of BC helps explain why Big Pharma is so afraid of cannabis. The pharmaceutical and alcohol industries, both powerful influences in Washington, have long lobbied against cannabis legalization in order to protect their profits. However, the tide has turned as decriminalization of […]

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