Recently my wife and I were driving back from Seattle to the island of San Juan where we live. To reach the island you must take a ferry from the small port town of Anacortes, some two hours north of […]
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Sacred Sight: Improving Vision Naturally
One, two, buckle my shoe Three, four, knock at the door Five, six, pick up sticks …And so the nursery rhyme goes. Preschool kids learn to count in many fun ways to give them a head start in arithmetic. Once […]
Increasing Your Life Expectancy: Modern Medicine’s Impact on the Extension of Life
All too often, we hear that the reason life expectancy has been increased is thanks to the marvellous developments in modern medicine. This is a message that is repeated many times and promoted by the medical industry – with little […]
The Great Cholesterol Deception
From New Dawn 123 (Nov-Dec 2010) Millions of Australians are prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs – statins like Pravachol®, Zocor® and Lipitor® – each year at a cost of more than $1 billion dollars with very little, if any, benefit. In the […]
Water Fluoridation: Facts & Fallacies
From New Dawn 107 (Mar-Apr 2008) Water fluoridation has been around for just over 60 years and whilst the practice has become widespread, particularly in Western nations, it’s always been a controversial and often passionately argued one. My formative moment […]