Monsanto To Face Biopiracy Charges In India

(Greenmediainfo) According to an article published this month in the journal Nature Biotechnology, Monsanto is facing biopiracy charges in India.

In an unprecedented decision, India’s National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), a government agency, declared legal action against Monsanto (and their collaborators) for accessing and using local eggplant varieties (known as brinjal) to develop their Bt genetically engineered version1 without prior approval of the competent authorities, which is considered an act of “biopiracy.”2

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Eating Wisely (Opinion)

(NaturalNews) Like everything else in life, eating is a matter of consciously making wise choices. It is something everyone must do to keep the body healthy and alive, which is the practical purpose for eating.

Unfortunately for many, the purpose of eating has become centered around satisfying the tastes the tongue has become addicted to. Allowing the tongue’s addiction for the taste of flesh and blood, refined grains, sugar, salt, etc., to dictate what nourishment for body gets, has resulted in what a U.S. Senate report called “. . . a wave of malnutrition” sweeping the country. This is a fact most Americans are aware of. In 1978, a Harris survey showed that only 14% of those polled thought Americans ate a proper diet. That figure has not changed much since then. Continue reading “Eating Wisely (Opinion)” »

Day 6 – My Fasting Update

In my original post I said that I will be following a 12 day fast, well, after 6 days I have noticed a few things from my time on this fast and this is what I wish to share with you on this post.

Before I even started this fast I knew things wouldn’t actually work out as planned, I thought that because of my manual job I knew this fast would be testing both physically and mentally.

What follows is a brief over-view of what I have learnt from my fast.

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