Natural Communities Magazine

How to avoid salmonella contaminated eggs

Jeff — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:26:17 +0000

In response to the massive egg recall, some mainstream news outlets have begun addressing the real cause of food contamination: inhumane and unsanitary food production methods. A recent MSNBC article explains that organically-grown eggs from chickens who live and feed in natural pastures are healthier and safer than the caged, industrially-grown ones most people buy.

Help Yourself Start a Mindfulness Practice

Jeff — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:41:14 +0000

If you keep up with current health and wellness literature, it’s likely that you have read something about mindfulness. It seems to be a hot topic in today’s world but it is actually an ancient practice, grounded in wisdom. Mindfulness meditation stems from insight (vipassana) meditation and has been practiced for approximately 2500 years.

FDA uses egg recall to demand more power, authority over food

Jeff — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:01:39 +0000

Following the recall of more than half a billion commercially-produced eggs potentially tainted with salmonella, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is now petitioning the U.S. Congress for more power and authority over…

Insomnia: Induce Sweet Dreams Naturally

Jeff — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:26:11 +0000

Insomnia adversely affects the lives of millions of people every day. It does so by disrupting the circadian rhythm, which affects daytime performance and results in poor memory and concentration. If you have difficulty sleeping…

Who Are You? Check in On Your Breathing Now

Jeff — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:33:20 +0000

We notice that every now and then the question "Who am I?" awakens in us. It can come in moments of great shock or suffering; it can also come in moments of true wonder and joy; or it can arise as a result of the conscious efforts we make in our lives to live more honestly. Sometimes it just seems to arise by itself, as a gift from the unknown.

Flu Plan Scandal Ahead – An Urgent Warning

Jeff — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:52:51 +0000

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the swine flu pandemic officially over on August 9th. The swine flu, which we were warned would kill millions, if not tens of millions of people, turned out…

Help retire Ronald McDonald (so he won’t keep hooking kids on factory foods)

Jeff — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:21:05 +0000

"It's time to send Ronald McDonald to join Joe Camel in the retirement home of marketing icons, where he hopefully will never be heard from again," writes Michele Simon, author of Appetite for Profit, in the forward to the group's "Retire Ronald" report.

Can Eyesight Get Better Naturally?

Jeff — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:31:57 +0000

Is there another option? Is there a natural approach to solving these many vision challenges? Is there a solution without associated risks or nasty side-effects? Happily, the answer is a resounding YES.

We are back in business. Widespread hack that affected Natural Communities site.

Jeff — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:09:18 +0000

Good day,

Just to let everyone know, there was a widespread hack against the entire hosting company Media Temple. It was not specific to our site but it did affect us for a few days. We…

Dead cow carcasses “resurrected” to produce cloned beef

Jeff — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:08:38 +0000

We already know that cloned beef has entered the food supply both in the United States and the UK. Now, thanks to revelations from JR Simplot, a U.S. company specializing in the cloning of cows for beef production, we're learning that dead cows are cloned to produce the next generation of beef cattle.