Why Fasting Boosts Brain Power – Mark Mattson
Mark Mattson explains how fasting helps to boost your brain power by activating adaptive stress-response pathways which help your brain cope with stress and disease.
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February 8, 2016
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NDP Pledge to Provide Opt-Out for Smartmeters
With BC Hydro in huge debt the smartmeter initiative is an insane added expenditure, especially since wireless technology causes cancer, neurological problems and more.
March 13, 2013
Gut bacteria never before discovered in humans
Nora Gedgaudas talks about SIBO (Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) which is very common in people with gluten sensitivity and is thought to be connected with genetically modified foods.
March 2, 2013
Rap Video: Drug Trials Kill 200 Foster Kids (NY 2004)
This isn't the first time this sort of thing has happened in North America, or even New York for that matter. At least 200 kids killed and 700 tested with drugs toxic to adults.
January 7, 2013
Wax Food Models – from Wim Wenders’ Tokyo-Ga
This is a short section from Wim Wenders' documentary film, "Tokyo-Ga", about the life of legendary Japanese filmmaker, Yasujoro Ozu. Ozu is known for his loving and methodical portrayal of family life in post-war Japan.
November 19, 2012
The Death of my Soya Sauce
The death of my soya sauce provides a wonderful opportunity to both grieve and celebrate experimenting with food. Yes, you read that correctly, my soya sauce is dead. There will be no beautifully aged, complex tasting, umami-full soya sauce in my pantry, or in the pantry of any of my family members and friends. However, I learned a bit more…
October 21, 2012
Who is Top Hobby Chef?
No. I'm not talking about a television show or a television audition. I'm talking about a real life food competition being hosted right smack dab in Vancouver on Commercial Drive. I'm talking about Slow Bites on the Drive, a celebration of the slow food movement, locally grown food and getting to know your neighbours happening on October 20. Sounds pretty…
September 15, 2012
Spying on Scientists: How the FDA Monitored Whistleblowers Who Raised Concerns over Radiation
If you haven't seen this Democracy Now report yet, check it out and be horrified. The repression of information about just how much radiation we are all getting on a daily basis and from our medical procedures is off the charts.
August 5, 2012
Cellphones Kill 7 Million Birds a Year
Every year nearly 7 million birds die as they migrate from the United States and Canada to Central and South America, according to a new USC study published on April 25, 2012
May 28, 2012
Biofilms as Human Gut Mycorrhizals
Great comparison of plant roots to the intestines of humans with their communities of probiotics absorbing nutrients. "If soil is the stomach of the earth, then plant roots and mycorrizal fungi must be the intestines."
May 26, 2012