Get Connected to the Global World
I’ve been working with some amazing companies over the past couple of years in the making of our upcoming film “Prosperity”. It has really changed my thinking about how we need to solve the world’s problems and I feel confident that some of the solutions we’ve highlighted in the movie will make a lasting impact. […]
How Much is Too Much We all know that vegetables should constitute a large portion of our diet. A small side salad at dinner is just not going to cut it. We have all heard the phrase eat the rainbow, but why? Each one of the colorful vegetables represents a myriad of vitamins, minerals, enzymes […]
Most of us folks on the health train know that chemicals aren’t good for us and have taken steps to reduce or eliminate them in our homes. But when it comes to the world of beauty, there are some insidious bad guys we don’t always know to look out for. Even so-called “natural” products could […]
Water Purifiers: Are They Necessary? Is it necessary to filter water for your best health? Are harmful chemicals present in our water? Are there really medications in our tap water? Is our drinking water filled with bacteria, viruses, and parasites that may make us sick? What do you do when even the “experts” disagree on […]
Everyday Heroes Professor Larry Nielsen has chronicled the lives of the most inspirational conservationists the world has known. From accounts of a man who tied himself to a tree in a storm, just to see what the tree would feel, to the story of a woman in Kenya who caused 50 million trees to be […]
Wild is the way to go If you don’t know how to get food anywhere except the local supermarket, you may be fascinated to know that David Wolfe can find all kinds of food in wild nature. Not only that but wild food has more energy and vitality so is better for your health. Even […]
Even if you’re not a fan, it’s hard to deny what the invention of plastics has done for mankind. As a versatile material, plastics support innovations in a slew of industries, such as aeronautics, healthcare and consumer electronics. Plastics can facilitate exciting possibilities in sustainable building practices, along with offering a multitude of other benefits […]
It turns out that the products we use not only influence our lives but that of wildlife. Guest Lisa Archer, an activist and leader in the Friends of the Earth organization, enlightens the audience with truth about our influence on the products we use and how they impact the circle of life. Bees for […]
CHANGING FOOD POLICY Eating in alignment with our values is a crucial crux to the future of our food system. We can all make a difference and every dollar we spend counts. Who are you voting for? We all advocate brands whether we realize it or not. It is paramount that we choose to support […]
You want a tight core. Your best friend proudly sports a “dad bod” but wants to touch his toes without pain. Your partner has no interest in a tight core, can toe touch without pain, but wants to run a six minute mile. We all have varying fitness goals, and you already know that different […]
Building Green What would it be worth to get advice on how to make smart purchases for your home; purchases that are not only good for your health, but good for the planet? What if that advice came from the ‘Father of the Green Building Movement”? You have the opportunity to get that with David Gottfried, […]
The Soil Ecologist Molly Haviland is a “Soil Ecologist.” Her wake-up call came when she made the move from the beautiful outdoor playground that was Great Sand Dunes National Park to the man-manipulated monocropped fields of Iowa. As the child of a park ranger in Colorado, Molly was able to enjoy a range of outdoor […]
Urban Farming A significant but ignored threat to our national security is the poor quality of our food supply. We live in a society where quick and easy takes precedence over quality and, in this case, health. The situation is particularly dire in poor communities where access and finances limit healthy food choices. Eugene Cooke […]
World Water Conditions Water. We take it for granted, but though it covers 70 percent of our planet, all that water isn’t necessarily accessible — or useable due to poor water conditions. Eleven percent of the global population does not have access to clean and safe water. To put this in perspective, that’s double the […]
Sick Buildings We spend most of our waking hours, in fact, most of our lives, inside buildings – schools, offices apartments. What many don’t realize is that this time spent inside is making us sick. There is a term called Sick Building Syndrome (SBS). SBS describes the situation where the time people spend in a […]
You can make change happen in your community You don’t have to be famous or an expert about something to rock the boat in your community if you know something is wrong. You can be a concerned citizen/parent like my guests were today to make people take notice. When parents in my local community found […]
Overflowing Landfills Sara El Yafi grew up in Lebanon. Its a tiny country (the size of Connecticut) with 6.5 million people and very little useable land. For years, people would come by and pick up the garbage and nobody thought anything of it. Then things changed. It turns out, the company that had the contract to […]
Ah, sunset. Since ancient times, it has signaled the end of long hard workings days for humans and many other day-loving creatures, while serving as a wake-up call for our nocturnal friends. Sunrise, sunlight, and the hours between have long served as bounded periods of rest, work, and leisure among people, and the Sun and […]
Living On a Water-World The earth is predominately covered in water and, since time immemorial, marine life has made important contributions to the progression of human civilization. Just for examples’ sake, we call to mind how important aquatically derived products have been to different peoples across times and places. The ancient Greeks and Romans used […]
Once I wrote an article that wound up on the homepage of AOL called “An Effective Weight Loss Technique You Can Do in Bed.” That one probably got more hits than any of the hundreds of articles I’ve published in the last two decades. Want to know what effective weight-loss “technique” I was referring to? […]
