photo: David Silver You may have missed it over the holidays of the past ten days but the BBC ran an interesting piece on the sort of transformation that will be required in the 21st century to feed a projected world population of 9 billion by 2050, without continuing to simply pump more chemicals into fields to replace what has been lost by intensive industrial farming. Professor Tim Lang of the UK government’s Food Council described our current agriculture syste…
Original post by Hank Green
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I’m sure many people have resolved to quit smoking in 2009 and may turn to patches and gum, but are there any natural solutions that aren’t full of chemicals?
I haven’t tried these remedies, because i don’t smoke, but I found it interesting to learn that there are alternatives if you don’t want to use patches or gum and don’t want to quit cold turkey either.
- St. John’s Wort may lessen cravings but make sure to check with your doctor if you take any prescription drugs. You wouldn’t want any adverse interactions going on there.
- Replace your habit with something else. When you want to smoke, chew a piece of gum, take a walk or find something to keep your hands busy and your mind elsewhere like origami or paperclip folding. Just make sure you don’t pick something that can turn into it’s own bad habit like eating candy or other junk foods.
- Set up a reward system. Use your cigarette money for something else if you don’t smoke for a week or get a massage after several weeks of not smoking. Make the rewards something you really want.
If you really want to quit, you can do it.
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Original post by blogs@bobvila.com (Dave)
For well over two years we have been wondering why they still allow chemicals like triclosan in products like soap, creams and even toothpaste. We know people are crazed about using antibacterial products, even though they do more harm than good. They are possibly gender-benders and may be responsible for killing amphibians. So why are they still so ubiquitous? Because the EPA continues to think that they are just fine. …
Original post by Hank Green