“You’re only as old as you feel.”“Age is mind over matter — if you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.”“You’re as young as your spine is flexible.”“Everyone is the age of their heart.”
You might have heard one — or all — of these at one time or another. Age can be a sensitive topic for some. […]

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“You’re only as old as you feel.”“Age is mind over matter — if you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.”“You’re as young as your spine is flexible.”“Everyone is the age of their heart.”
You might have heard one — or all — of these at one time or another. Age can be a sensitive topic for some. […]

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Far too often, we’re left without answers when we’re trying to find out if seafood on our supermarket shelves is sustainable -until recently it’s been almost impossible to know. Now we are providing an international red list of fish that both consumers and retailers should avoid.     Full Story…

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The announcement from soya traders in Brazil to extend a moratorium on soya expansion, provides hope for the Amazon rainforest. We’re not out of the woods yet, but this decision and the history of campaigning which got us here should be celebrated and built upon to protect all ancient forests for the future.     Full Story… […]

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“Imagine a free phone with no guaranteed contract on the back end. That is all in front of us.” This was said by Jonathan Schwartz, the CEO of Sun Microsystems, seemingly to ignite some interest in a vision of the future. It sounds attractive, doesn’t it? A cell phone with zero cost […]

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I love fountain pens, but I’m far to busy for the regular ritual of cleaning, filling, etc. Most of my day is spent scrawling notes or typing on a keyboard. But there is one task for which only a fountain pen will do.
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Perhaps the #1 reason I started this blog was to distinguish therapeutic natural products (i.e., single chemical entities derived from plants, microorganisms, etc.) from questionably-marketed herbal and non-herbal dietary supplements. After doing research and teaching in this area for at least 13 or so years, I have found that patients with cancer and HIV/AIDS are […]

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