By Lynn Quiring

The hot new craze in Internet access is Wi-Fi and its soon-to- be big brother Wi-Max. Wi-Fi is a wireless connection that allows users to access the Internet without the computer being connected to a cable. And yes, it’s very convenient. Imagine walking from the sofa to the bedroom with your laptop and never loosing your connection. Imagine the freedom and flexibility afforded schools and office workers. No more ugly bothersome cables to tie you down. You’re free to roam the Internet with your fingers while roaming your home, school or office with your feet. Freedom to move and freedom to surf. Perfect for the individual who is on the go and up to date with the latest technology. You can even have free Internet access at your local coffee shop. Same for airports.

What a great idea. Or is it?

What exactly is Wi-Fi? Read more…

Sunburn Season and Tips

It’s “Sunburn Season” – July and August are vacation months and the time for fun in the sun before returning to school or buckling down on the job. Some people get more sun in these months than the rest of the year.

Naturally, that leaves them susceptible to sunburns. But did you know that many medications increase your chances of getting sunburned?

This article by pharmacist, Suzy Cohen, explains which drugs can cause serious sun photosensitivity.

Many people find themselves in a catch 22 – they don’t want to get sunburned, but they know they are more susceptible. Even so, Read more…

The topic of Genetically Modified Food (GMOs) can be confusing. On one side we have big Pharma companies touting studies that show that Genetically Modified Food is perfectly safe for consumption. On the other hand, we have wholistic health groups and speakers saying GMOs can present serious health risks.

Who is right?

Here’s a reprint of a report written by Jeffrey M. Smith, author of “Seeds of Deception” from Spilling the Beans that helps shed light on the subject… Read more…

Does this grilled chicken have additives?

Do you feel funny after eating processed and fast food?  Or even the grilled or roasted chicken you can get in a grocery store that says it doesn’t have the usual culprits like MSG?

I do…

I don’t eat junk food as a rule, and I stay as far away as I possibly can from fast food restaurants and grocery store grilled chicken.  However, on occassion, I do have to eat in restaurants.  Every time I do, I’ve noticed that I don’t feel well afterwards – especially from Read more…

Normally, I mute commercials when I watch TV (which is not often). Last week, however, I forgot to set the mute, and I heard a commercial for a prescription drug that went something like this:

“Take XXX drug to prevent XXX (disease condition)…”

“Prevention is taking a prescription drug on a regular basis to reduce your chances of getting a disease.”

Wait a minute!

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After years of touting “It’s so pure it floats,” Ivory soap is dropping it’s slogan… and changing it’s ingredients.

A friend of mine was recently shocked when she smelled a fruity and distinctly artificial fragrance from her new bar of Ivory soap. I recognized the scent immediately. It’s a common scent found in many personal care products today. I can only describe it as “Cherry Puke.”

A quick look at the package turned up the phrase “just a little scent” and fragrance/parfum in the ingredients list. What happened to Ivory being “pure?”

This particular package of soap was packaged for sale in Canada. I don’t know if they are selling the same formula in the U.S., but I would guess they are – or something similar. Proctor and Gamble probably feels they can’t compete with all the other soaps on the market that are scented.

And the truth is, the olfactory glands of the average American are so plugged they can’t smell anything unless hit over the head with a “fragrance” sledge-hammer.

How many hits of the “fragrance” sledge-hammer will it take to knock them down?

How long will it take people to figure out that many of their illnesses, poor memory, alzheimers symptoms, etc…are caused by toxic artificial fragrances?

How long will it take them to stop buying this destructive puke?

Could be a long time. The more artificial fragrance they smell, the duller their brain gets and the less they can reason or figure things out.

Last year, the Associated Press found that public water supplies in virtually all U.S. cities tested were contaminated with pharmaceutical chemicals. These chemicals mostly came from pharmaceutical drugs in urine and from pills flushed down toilets.

Researchers are now discovering Read more…

In a follow-up to the previous article from The Sacramento Bee
(CA), “Organic Farms Unknowingly Used A Synthetic Fertilizer,” another large organic fertilizer maker has been found spiking its product with synthetic nitrogen.

In a raid last week, Port Organic Products Ltd. of Bakersfield, a major Read more…

If you’ve been spending extra money buying only organic food, you may not be getting what you’re paying for. The Sacramento Bee has recently discovered that a California brand of organic fertilizer included distinctly UN-organic ingredients. 

In the article entitled, “Organic Farms Unknowingly Used A Synthetic Fertilizer” by Jim Downing, the Sacramento Bee reports: Read more…

If you’re concerned about fitness for children, it couldn’t come as a surprise that computers and televisions affect children’s fitness levels.  Several studies have pointed to that already.  But this new study from the New South Wales Centre for Overweight and Obesity is a little different.

The difference in this study is that the researchers included ALL screen time as well as general sedentary time.  They included text messaging, reading, homework and even sedentary hobbies in their results.  Most previous studies only included playing computer games and watching TV.

They found that Read more…