Alex Pietrowski, Staff Writer Waking Times Food Processors Want to Keep Us Snacking – Can Public Policy Help? No one can question the fact that the condition of public health in the United States has reached a critical point, and that much of this health catastrophe can be blamed on poor eating habits. Nearly 1 …
Ian Wrightman, Staff Writer Waking Times High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a highly-processed chemical sweetener used in many processed foods, including breads, cookies, candy, condiments, and soft drinks. HFCS extends the shelf life of products, and it is often cheaper than sugar, which are the main reasons why manufacturers like it. There has been much research …
Anna Hunt, Staff Writer Waking Times New research suggests it may be possible to learn high-performance tasks with little or no conscious effort. Conjuring up images of the hit film The Matrix, recent research indicates that it may be possible to program your brain to perform certain feats like playing instruments, sports and intellectual challenges. “Experiments conducted at Boston University (BU) …
Andy Whiteley, Wake Up World Waking Times Would you be surprised to find a company with the same name as your country registered with theSecurity and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Washington DC? Well, guess what?! Among those listed as corporate entities by the United States SEC are: Israel, Turkey, Italy, Hungary, Sweden, Finland,Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, The Philippines, South Korea, Japan, Jamaica, South Africa, Canada,Australia… and my personal favourite (and I …
Dave Mihalovic, Prevent Disease Waking Times Vaccinated populations contract some of the highest rates of disease and more evidence on whooping cough is coming forward to support this claim. Whooping cough, or pertussis, is spreading across the entire US at rates at least twice as high as those recorded in 2011 and epidemiologists and health …
Waking Times One fish said to the other: “Do you believe in this ocean that they talk about?” This ancient Chinese saying well illustrates how narrow our vision of the world and the universe can be. We see the world from our limited perceptual framework. Despite evolution of our race, an average human mind is …
Allan Badiner, AlterNet Waking Times Medical marijuana is now legal in 18 states, but it’s clear we’ve discovered a fraction of its potential for health. There are now legal medical cannabis programs in 18 states plus Washington, DC, with pot fully legal for adults in two other states. Ironically, however, the actual healing power of …
Steven Bloore, C. Ht., Guest Writer Waking Times Imagine yourself in a quiet, secure setting with someone you have learned to trust. You are focused on your breathing, allowing your body to experience a deep state of physical relaxation and comfort as you consciously follow the lead of your facilitator. Later, you may visit a serene …
Andrew Puhanic, Guest Writer Waking Times Around the world, it is estimated that tens of millions of people are affected by both dental and skeletal fluorosis. In many cases, it is the addition of fluoride into drinking water supplies by governments that is the primary cause of both dental and skeletal fluorosis. Common techniques used …
Mike Molyneaux, Contributing Writer Waking Times Many anarchists today advocate the rejection of authority, rules, hierarchy and social order. But more than ever before the world needs wise and encouraging mentors, exceptional, spiritually enlightened, well-informed leaders who will inspire us to cooperate and reach intellectual, emotional and spiritual maturity. We are social beings and we need social relationships, hierarchy and …
Bernardo Kastrup, Ph.D., New Dawn Waking Times The study of non-ordinary states of consciousness is quickly becoming an established area of scientific and philosophical inquiry. Yet, all the enthusiasm about finding out what these non-ordinary states are somehow obfuscates much bigger, important, and urgent questions: What as-of-yet unknown aspects of reality do they give us access to? …
David James Lees, Guest Writer Waking Times Trust is one of the most profound emotional energies that I encounter throughout my professional career and it forms a fundamental part my ‘Wu Wei Wisdom’ model of personal and spiritual development. In my client sessions and public talks and workshops I’m regularly asked: “how can I trust…?” (often in …
Dr Lester Sawicki, Guest Writer Waking Times Today’s science of nano-technology has advanced dental fillings far beyond bees wax used in Europe over 6000 years ago. Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry are currently developing and testing a nano-technology tooth colored resin composite cavity-filling that kills harmful bacteria and regenerates tooth structure destroyed …
Anthony Gucciardi, Natural Society Waking Times Just days after a leading genetically modified organism (GMO) researcher spoke out against GMOs and how many pro-GMO ‘scientists’ are in bed with Monsanto or carry their own GMO patents, the largest managed healthcare provider in the United States is now publicly speaking out against GMOs. In a recent newsletter, the Kaiser Permanente company discussed …
Mike Adams, Divinity Now Waking Times The recent discovery of the Higgs particle — the “God” particle — will go down in the history of science as one of the greatest discoveries ever made. But what was discovered, exactly? Was it a discovery of a “particle” that grants mass to other elements of matter, or …
Veda Kalidas, Guest Writer Waking Times The beginnings of formal medical research with hypnosis began with James Braid who is considered the Father of Modern Hypnotism. In 1842 Braid coined the term Hypnosis to describe his use of the mesmeric trance in treating psychological and physiological conditions. Braid believed that the hypnotic trance was induced …
The Health Coach, Conributing Writer Waking Times Who among us does not know someone who has gone over the edge these days? How many in our own families have gone very close to the edge? Certainly there are co-workers, neighbors or friends who flirt with this emerging condition of the mind, as much as it is …
Mae Chan, Prevent Disease Waking Times Researchers at McGill University have discovered a molecular basis for the cancer preventive effects of vitamin D, whereby its active form essentially shuts down cancer cells. People with higher blood levels of vitamin D live significantly longer than people who have low blood levels of the vitamin. The team, led by …
Pao L. Chang, Guest Writer Waking Times The “End Times” prophecy is one of the most successful self-fulfilling prophecies because it has tricked millions of religious followers into believing that the end of the world is near. The people who believe that the world is going to end by the end of 2012 do not realize that …
Arjun, Collective-Evolution Waking Times Where does our current understanding of reality come from? As we’ve moved through different stages of human history, new findings about the true nature of reality have become increasingly apparent. We knew the Earth was flat, we know the Earth is round, are we on the brink of another paradigm shift? …
