Monday
Jun212010

Mankind's Self-inflicted Peril

DateMonday, June 21, 2010 at 01:44PM

There was a time when our individual survival was threatened by the likes of saber-toothed tigers and many other natural phenomena, but we've overcome much with our cleverness.  However, in our expanding attempts to suppress undesirable aspects of the natural world, and without sufficient understanding of and respect for such, as widely evidenced we're now seriously threatening our own longer term survival.

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Thursday
Jun182009

Ol' Shep's Well-being: A Natural Perspective

DateThursday, June 18, 2009 at 01:02PM

Second revised edition dated Friday, June 18, 2010.

Have you had occasion to reflect on the continuing escalation of debilitating chronic illnesses like cancer, heart diseases, various forms of arthritis, and the many other autoimmune diseases, despite our advanced development and medicine? Maybe you've also wondered why some people and animals are so naturally healthy despite this trend?

The author Euan Fingal has offered up a free ebook to try to help us understand how we might improve our well-being and that of our domestic animals in general, but especially that of our canine companions.

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Friday
Nov282008

Microbes To Mankind, And Back?

DateFriday, November 28, 2008 at 01:33PM

Chew on this if you dare:  Have you ever stopped to consider what the human life form, indeed any higher life form, really is biologically, and how it integrates with the overall ecological environment?

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Sunday
Nov092008

Nature's Magic Mirror

DateSunday, November 9, 2008 at 09:52AM

A departure from the normal presentation approach, this story is intended for the imagination of younger minds, and those that haven't lost such, to try to convey how important all animals are to us, and how companion animals reflect back the core of goodness in our humanity.  It's a short story about one day in a young boy's life, that has its roots in real life, but with artistic license taken to focus on the theme.

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Sunday
Sep142008

Dr. P. Kibble Interview

DateSunday, September 14, 2008 at 11:03PM

On a lighter note, I'm offering up a fabricated interview that I modeled after a piece that has been kicking around the internet for a number of years.  Hope you enjoy it :o)  

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Sunday
Sep072008

Is Soda Pop or Milk Healthier?

DateSunday, September 7, 2008 at 02:58PM

Interested in another thread of the “Chronic Illness Industries” real-life saga, replete with all the sorted chicanery a novelist might conjure up?   I'm trying to present this in bite-sized threads because there's so much material it's overwhelming.   Please come along for the journey to a more well-rounded perspective of our “advanced” industrial development and its effect on our quality of life – it's really not as boring as you might presuppose :-)  

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Tuesday
Jul292008

GMOs: Frankenstein in a business suit?

DateTuesday, July 29, 2008 at 11:53PM

Animals, having senses more attuned to the  natural world, may have something to teach us.  There's a farmer in Illinois who had planted soybeans on his 50-acre field for years.  He also had a flock of soybean-eating geese that took up residence in a pond nearby.  Being creatures of habit, the geese returned to the pond each year to feast on his soybeans. But then one year, the geese limited their eating to only a portion of his field.

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