Obesity through a straw
NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina Have you ever drank a 20-ounce soda? That’s the size many adults and teens are drinking today. Or would you ever … Read more
Month: January 2011
Grow beauty and eat it too
ON THE GARDEN PATH by Carolyn Herriot To understand just how disconnected we are from food today, consider that in the 1930s, 30 percent of … Read more
Ego and parenting
UNIVERSE WITHIN by Gwen Randall-Young You may house their bodies but not their souls, for their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot … Read more
Whose NSF?
Dear sirs: In view of what seems to be happening internationally with banks at the moment, I was wondering if you could advise me … Read more
The year of innovation
INDEPENDENT MEDIA by Steve Anderson In my January 2009 column, I encouraged readers to make opening up the media in Canada their … Read more
not so happy meals
NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina Over a 15-year period, studies show a dramatic increase in the number of overweight (tripled) and … Read more
Enlightened agriculture
ON THE GARDEN PATH by Carolyn Herriot It is evident that globalization is not working well when it comes to feeding people. Last … Read more
Finding our true purpose
UNIVERSE WITHIN by Gwen Randall-Young A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer; it sings because it has a song. – Maya Angelou Often, my … Read more
The Illusionist
FILMS WORTH WATCHING by Robert Alstead Alice in The Illusionist. Screenwriter-director Sylvain Chomet chose to go the old-school route when he adapted French comedy legend … Read more
Learning from our elders
SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki with Faisal Moola As I approach my 75th birthday, I find myself often thinking about mortality. I’m in the … Read more