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  We have become anesthetized to the violence that happens more and more frequently in our society. It is an equal opportunity outrage that has racist, religious, and just insane anger leading to the deaths of more and more people. We cannot depend upon changes in the laws to cure a cultural violence sickness that … Continue reading Violence Is a Cultural Sickness

We have a yearly concert called Healing Spirits/Sacred Songs.  This year, Douglas Blue Feather, award-winning Native American flute player, played for our healing service.  Holly Moretti and Bonny Shiplet led the Cosmic Soul Band with Christmas carols, Peace songs, and spiritualist chants.  Take Me to the Mountain was one of my chants they used, and this … Continue reading Take Me to the Mountain

I am the hawk; floating, soaring, drifting high in the winter sky. I watch many things.   A mouse sunbathes beside its burrow; a rabbit rambles; munching slowly.   Across the hill, a young chicken struts before her rooster, but I will replace her lover.   I dip my wing to the sun and fall … Continue reading Spiritual Poetry – Predators and Victims

I have a friend from many years ago.  I met her in a restaurant in Dallas where she was helping her grandmother.  We lost track of each other for many, many years before reconnecting.  When I heard her grandmother had passed over the rainbow, I wrote this poem. Grandmother Luna’s Goodbye She stands in the … Continue reading Grandma Luna’s Goodbye

Erythritol is the major ingredient in the artificial sweetener Truvia™.  In an article released by Drexel University on  June 4, 2014, it was revealed that scientists at Rutgers University have discovered that Truvia results in early death and significant motor impairment of fruit flies.  The announcement of the study was  titled You can catch (and … Continue reading Sixth grader’s science project documents Truvia™ as potential insecticide

The data on deaths related to drinking high sugar beverages were collected as part of the World Health Organization (WHO) 2010 Global Burden of Diseases Study.  Researchers talked with experts across the globe to obtain 114 national dietary surveys, covering more than 60% of the world population.  The study was publically released today, March 20, … Continue reading Drinking Sugary Drinks Is a Sweet Way to Die

The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) classifies drugs into five categories.  There are the formal definitions for Schedule I and Schedule II drugs.  There have been attempts to move marijuana from Schedule I to the Schedule II classification.  The Schedule I drugs are primarily hallucinogens.  Marijuana should never have been places in Schedule I according to … Continue reading DEA drug classifications for Schedule I and Schedule II drugs are seriously flawed

People that are trying to become healthier or those that are obese or overweight often turn to diet drinks as a substitute for sugary drinks.  Artificial sweeteners are usually a better choice than high fructose corn syrup, but not that much better. Sugar is the oldest sweetener.  Sugar was once used like salt and other … Continue reading All Sweeteners Are Not Created Equal

There is a lot of advice on how to become healthier by avoiding certain diseases that help you live longer.  We generally ignore that advice.  We know what we should be doing to be healthier and live longer.  This article provides advice on how to get sicker and die younger.  If you are serious about … Continue reading How to live more painfully and die sooner

MedPage Today posted a list of vitamins and supplements on August 18, 2016. Some of their information is useful, but there some key pieces of information missing or not considered. The slideshow gives their 12 key points. The comments in bold italics present other ideas to consider. The slideshow is titled Vitamins and Minerals from A to Z. Traditional … Continue reading Additional considerations for consuming vitamins and minerals (revised)