Greta Thunberg’s address to the UN
This is all wrong. I shouldn’t be standing here. I should be back in school on the other side of the ocean. Yet you all … Read more
Health
Climate crisis also an opportunity
– by Peter G. Prontzos – Political Ecology: System Change Not Climate Change Dimitrios Roussopoulos Black Rose Books, 2019 When more than 97 percent of … Read more
Aging in great health
NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina Getting older – showing it and feeling it – involves a build-up of toxic metabolites. These include reactive oxygen molecules (free … Read more
Redefining protein quality
NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina A new paper published by the American Society for Nutrition makes the case for modernizing the definition of protein quality. This … Read more
Synthetic turf – not supported by science as a safe solution
– by Marlene Cummings – At Vancouver’s Trillium Park, just a short walk west from the calming vegetable plots, trees and wildflowers of Strathcona and … Read more
Essential iron – from plants
NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina, Alessia Vaz & Sophia Jhajj A common misconception holds that people on plant-based diets are more likely to develop iron deficiency … Read more
Monsanto argues Roundup victim should receive less money because of imminent death
– by Dr. Joseph Mercola – In August 2018, a California jury found Monsanto (now owned by Bayer AG) negligent in the case of a … Read more
Let’s subsidize cultivation of plant-based protein
NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina According to data provided by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the value of annual government support to Canadian agriculture … Read more
Biophilia and the health benefits of nature
– by Chanchal Cabrera and Thierry Vrain – Nature Deficit Disorder is an informal diagnostic term used to describe what happens when people disconnect from … Read more
Pushback against 5G wireless grows
– by Paul H. LeMay – In the United States, an increasing number of environmentalists, labour unions, and municipal councils (the City of Portland being … Read more