“Playing for Change” is a movement created to “inspire, connect and bring peace to the world through music.” The project started out as a documentary and has blossomed into an international community passionate for the healing that music can offer to our world.
I’ve always been a little hesitant with music. My croaking voice and emotionally traumatic piano recitals made it [...]
There has been a lot of support for ”clean coal technology”… but from this view, it doesn’t look like coal is quite so clean:
The coal ash spill that happened in Tennessee last week is beyond dirty. More than 500 million gallons of coal ash sludge is now flowing down the Emory river. Mercury, cadmium and other heavy metals can be found [...]
If you’re not familiar with Matthieu Ricard (and even if you are), you must check out this interview. As you can see, Ricard is a very different sort of researcher:
More than 35 years ago, Matthieu Ricard left a promising career in cellular genetics to study Buddhism in the Himalayas. After earning a doctorate in biology from the [...]
Last week, ABC World News did a special on the new spinal fusion technique, AxiaLIF. The surgery is less “invasive” than conventional fusion, but can only be performed on the lower part of the spine. Interestingly, the surgeon is not actually able to see the spine- instead, frequent X-rays inform the surgeon of his/her exact location. The ABC special bragged that this new [...]
Another media doctor has been busted for making millions from the drug companies. The psychiatrist and radio host of “Infinite Mind”, Dr. Frederick K. Goodwin, has done work with GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis and others. Problem is, we shouldn’t be surprised.
It is a frequent practice of the pharmaceutical companies to have doctors play as spokespeople/educators/consultants/witnesses [...]
A good yogurt is hard to find. Many of them are full of artificial flavors, artificial sweeteners and sourced from inhumane and unhealthy dairy corporations. Though I’m mainly a vegan, I tend to crave a yogurt every now and again… and some good cheese… ooh and a bit of ice cream… yummm…
Anyway, back to the yogurt, it’s called SKYR and [...]
Gretchen Reynolds wrote a great article in the NY Times discussing static stretching and dynamic stretching. This is definitely something we should all understand. It’s pretty basic:
A static stretch is a slow stretch with an extended hold at a final position (20 seconds plus). This type of stretching may also be called “active stretching”.
A dynamic [...]
I recently came across an interesting article in the NY Times about the use of placebos in medicine. The article stated, “Half of all American doctors responding to a nationwide survey say they regularly prescribe placebos to patients.”
Hmmmm… it continues:
The most common placebos the American doctors reported using were headache pills and vitamins, but a [...]
If you’ve never perused the website for the Institute of Noetic Sciences then now is the time. I look it up every now and again to see what kinds of funky, out-of-the-box topics they’re discussing. I absolutely love the way the Institute describes their work:
“[The Institute] conducts and sponsors leading-edge research into the potentials and [...]
There’s an ad on TV that is really bugging me. The ad is for “Warriors in pink” which is a marketing campaign powered by Ford to boost their sales and at the same time, support Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. It’s wonderful that Ford is helping to support this great organization, but I [...]
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