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Body Autonomy
Health is an elusive mix of the physical and the emotional, the mental and the spiritual, the individual and the social, the logical and the intuitive. It is the diversity of these factors that can make defining health a difficult task. This... read more »
The Birds & The Bees
The first introduction to ecological thinking for many people was The Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. It is one of the many books on our students recommendation reading list. Rachel Carsons heartfelt observations of the damage done to nature by human activity took America... read more »
The Personal is Planetary
As a young boy growing up in Northern California, I was blessed with the opportunity to hike and camp in the woodlands of the Sierra Nevada and coastal ranges and to roam the rugged coastal cliffs and beaches. One of the highlights... read more »
Super Bugs For Super Health - How The Microbiome Protects The Gut
Did you know we are only 10 percent human? Ninety percent of our cells are nonhuman, microbial cells. Humans and our ancestors have evolved since the most ancient times with a commensal microbiota. This is the term used to describe the microbial... read more »
Great Success with Our Oxford Presentations
Dear Friends Where does the time go? In the blink of an eye, the first quarter of 2024 seemed to pass very quickly. However, we are delighted to share that we are making great inroads with our educational programmes. read more »
Macrobiotics and the Microbiome
Over the past twenty years there has been a consistent growth in the study of the human gut biome. We are fascinated with the idea that there is a living environment contained within us that may comprise the largest organ of the... read more »
How I Saved The World 2050
I have written this short essay for submission reporting my vegan advocacy work. The nature of the competition was what one did to contribute to saving the world. The prize money (manifesting success, of course) would allow me to purchase copies of... read more »
Humans Have NO Need To Eat Animal Products
Plant-based vegan diets are healthy and sustainable. This is now irrefutable since every major health institute around the world endorses this way of living. Remember, knowledge is power. Here is a useful list of links below. A vegan... read more »
Society
At COP28 the conversation is still about money and not feeding the world. Another year, another COP meeting and the environment is back in the news. COP stands for Convention of Parties and they do party. This gathering of... read more »
Animals
We need to reassess our relationship to the whole animal kingdom and a good place to start is with those non-humans we claim to love the most. The human love affair with dogs goes back possibly 20,000 to... read more »