Monday, August 2nd, 2010
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the descriptive label given to an ever-increasing number of children – especially boys – who have trouble fitting into the school system and disrupt family life. Complaints about their behavioral “problems” include hyperactivity, poor attention span, lack of concentration, disruptiveness, clumsiness, recklessness, defiance, and irritability. As I wrote in [...]
Filed: Education, Green Living, Health, Natural Food, Natural Life Magazine, Natural Parenting | Tagged: ADHD, environment, Feingold, food additives, Health, healthy homes, junk food, Natural Parenting | No Comments »
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
Our food supply – not to mention farming and the environment – just got a bit safer in North America. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a ban on the pesticide endosulfan – one of the last legal organochlorine pesticides, a notorious group of which DDT is a member.
Filed: Natural Life Magazine, Organics | Tagged: DDT, endosulfan, environment, EPA, insecticide, organic, organochlorine pesticides, pesticide, Pesticide Action Network | No Comments »
Sunday, June 13th, 2010
We can boycott BP, but should also consider the other “bad boy” oil companies, and oil in general. Natural Life provides one way for individuals to begin.
Filed: Climate Change, Natural Life Magazine, ecology | Tagged: boycotts, BP, Climate Change, ecology, environment, global warming, net zero energy, oil spill, renewable energy | 1 Comment »
Sunday, May 2nd, 2010
Some Natural Life Magazine readers may have noticed that whenever we use the word “Nature” meaning universe in which we live, and all its living and non-living things, we capitalize the letter “N.” So I thought I’d let you know why we do that.
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Monday, April 26th, 2010
Whale researcher Alexandra Morton has organized a walk down the British Columbia coast in support of wild salmon and in an attempt to get the government to outlaw penned salmon farms from B.C. waters.
Filed: Natural Food, Natural Life Magazine, Uncategorized, ecology | Tagged: environment, farmed salmon, sustainable seafood | No Comments »
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
Celebrating Earth Day is not appropriate. And it’s too late for symbolism. Instead, we need to push governments and corporations to make serious and drastic change in order that Earth continues to be habitable by humans.
Filed: Climate Change, Green Living | Tagged: biodiversity, celebrations, Climate Change, Earth Day, ecology, environment, Green Living, greenwashing, sustainability, tree planting | No Comments »
Friday, March 5th, 2010
Many people express an interest in green living but don’t know how to get started, or don’t believe their small actions will help save the environment.
Filed: 3Rs, Climate Change, Green Living, Natural Life Magazine | Tagged: 3-Rs, CFLs, compact fluorescent bulbs, composting, environment, Green Living, recycling | No Comments »