Jodi Bassett writes about the many ways getting myalgic encephalomyelitis is a ‘shock to the system’ of sufferers.
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: The shocking disease
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What the Drug Companies Really Want
Ever wonder how the drug companies REALLY want to sell pharmaceuticals? Here’s the answer: Through vending machines! Bypass the doctors, advertise drugs directly to consumers, and…
Eggshell Seed Starters
These biodegradable eggshell planters are perfect for starting seeds! When the plants get too big for the shells, you can transplant them straight to the soil, shell and all.
Planet Thrive is Taking a Break
The founder of Planet Thrive explains why the site will be not adding new content for the next month or so.
Age of Synthetic Chemicals
At some point in the far future, geologists will study the sediment layers of our planet and discover an extremely toxic layer of pollution and chemicals starting at around the year 1920 and steadily…
All Natural Foods
Factory food manufacturers have figured out that slapping an “all natural” claim onto their processed, chemically-altered food products results in increased sales. Consumers, it seems, are…
Embracing a Terminal Illness
Fred Lanphear shares how his recent diagnosis of Lou Gehrig’s Disease brought a beautiful opportunity of growth to the Songaia Cohousing Community, which he cofounded.
When Doctors Have Nightmares
Ever wonder what doctors have nightmares about? Perhaps it’s about giant bottles of vitamins stealing their patients! Vitamins, you see, help keep people healthy and prevent disease, and that…
Sleeping on Wool Felts
Eliana Jantz, bed designer and founder of Shepherd’s Dream, is now forming a felting collective in Montague, California to focus on wool felts as the perfect sleep system.
Fishing
I don’t keep what I catch. I just stick a barbed hook in its face, yank it gasping from the water, rip the hook out, & then throw it back in, leaving it to wonder what kind of…
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