Feb 4, 2011

  INDEPENDENT MEDIA by Steve Anderson and Lindsey Pinto   As I write this column, I’m doing what I often do when I’m on deadline; I’m surfing the web! It’s like any other day on the Internet; people are finding creative ways to express themselves by making YouTube videos, posting on Facebook, connecting through Twitter and...

Feb 4, 2011

  Arthritis, allergies & raw food diets     NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina         Can changing your diet help with symptoms of arthritis or fibromyalgia? Research shows that a change in diet can definitely help some people with these conditions. I am pleased to see the Arthritis Society’s...

  ON THE GARDEN PATH by Carolyn Herriot As we look to create greater food security by expanding regional food production, we will inevitably be drawn into new ways of making a living, something I refer to as the new “gastroeconomy.” This describes the myriad ways people can earn an income by putting more regionally produced food on the...

Feb 4, 2011

UNIVERSE WITHIN by Gwen Randall-Young   Seek first to understand, then to be understood. This principle is the key to effective interpersonal communication.  – Stephen Covey Imagine a kindergarten class about to have “show and tell.” Every student in the class has a hand up, waving excitedly because each wants to go first. When...

Feb 4, 2011

FILMS WORTH WATCHING by Robert Alstead To stay or not to stay? That is the question at the centre of slow-burn, immersive drama Of Gods and Men (Des Hommes et Des Dieux). The men are eight monks living harmoniously in a local community in Muslim North Africa. As Cistercian-Trappists, they refrain from all proselytizing, practising a devotional life...