By Kimberly Cecchini Many of us are cleaning our hair — with chemicals. These ingredients found in popular shampoos can not only dry out your hair and your scalp, but the chemicals are linked to more significant health hazards like cancer and hormonal disruptions. That’s…
By Neenah Payne Dr. Zach Bush’s Urgent Prescription To Save America shows that Dr. Zach Bush warns that we are in the Sixth Great Extinction now and human survival depends on the urgent restoration of our soils to provide the foods we need. We have…
By Neenah Payne As we face the Sixth Mass Extinction, there are growing calls for us to “Think Different” and to choose a different path. Since there are just six inches of top soil left now — enough to grow food for only 60 more…
By Neenah Payne The buffalo — like the Plains Indians — is iconic of the West. The bison (buffalo) is on the back of the nickel. We sing “Home on the Range”: “Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam.” In 2016, President Obama…
Op-Ed by Neenah Payne I LOVED Christmas growing up and looked forward to it all year! The season began when my father and I bought a Christmas tree which my brothers and I decorated. My mother would take me to the department store to see…
By Stephanie Vallette When it comes to baby formula, making the right decision for your infant can feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders. Choosing the best formula, let alone a backup if your first choice is out of stock can be…
By John Anderer It’s a popular question among tired Americans: How can I sleep better without turning to medicine? The answer could be on the other side of your front door. Getting outside for at least a little while and soaking in some daytime light, even…
By Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International In 2017, Blazepress compiled “20 Ridiculous Products That Should Never Have Been Made.” The list includes diet water, condiments for dogs, alcohol free vodka, the I-potty (toilet training seat with mini touch pad), and a hairbrush with an i-phone holder. Bored…
By Study Finds Acupuncture can relieve lower back and pelvic pain many women experience during pregnancy, according to a new study. Researchers from Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine say this may be because the needle-based treatment releases endorphins — or “happy chemicals” — and increases…
By Neenah Payne In 1621, colonists and the Wampanoag shared a ‘feast’, viewed as the first Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is now one of the most popular holidays in America. More people travel to be with family for Thanksgiving than for any other holiday. Many Americans look forward…
By GreenMedInfo Research Group Support your body’s natural wound healing potential with potent compounds like honey, aloe vera and curcumin. Even tasty fruits like kiwi contain special enzymes to support the wound healing process. The natural biological process that occurs in your body to heal…
Op-Ed by Neenah Payne We don’t live in the physical world as much as we live in our mental map of the world. Our worldview is shaped by our Foundational Stories that tell us who we are and our relationship to the Earth. The radically…
Op-Ed by Neenah Payne November is Native American Heritage Month — a good time to take a look at these ancient cultures that have given us so much and have so much more to share now. For many Americans, the 500 Native Nations are like…
Op-Ed by Neenah Payne Mapping a New Geography of Hope With Native America shows that our Foundational Stories shape our minds and our relationship to the Earth. The Foundational Story of the West is the story of the Garden of Eden. In that story, a…
By Study Finds In perhaps the most “tweet-worthy” news of the day, research shows that being around birds make people happier and boosts mental well-being. Scientists at King’s College London say that seeing or hearing birds provides feeling uplift that last for up to eight…
Op-Ed by Neenah Payne Dr. Zach Bush’s Urgent Prescription To Save America shows that Dr. Zach Bush warns that we are in the Sixth Great Extinction now and human survival depends on the urgent restoration of our soils to provide the nutritious foods we need….
By John Anderer Summer days by the beach or evenings at the lake as a child promote better wellbeing decades later, according to fascinating new research. Across 18 different countries, researchers found that adults with better mental health were more likely to have spent time…
By Chris Melore Are there plenty of birds in your neighborhood? A new study finds they may be great for your mental health. Researchers in Germany have found that songbirds help to reduce anxiety and feelings of paranoia among people who listen. In a study…
By The Conscious Resistance On this episode of The Activation podcast Derrick Broze interviews Del Bigtree, journalist, activist, and host of The Highwire. Topics include Del’s experience in film and production, the founding of The Highwire, questions about the funding of The Informed Consent Action…
By Julian Savulescu, University of Oxford; Christopher Gyngell, The University of Melbourne, and Tsutomu Sawai, Hiroshima University Children, even some who are too young for school, know you can’t make a baby without sperm and an egg. But a team of researchers in Israel have…
