Climate change is the most widespread & complex problem humanity has ever faced! There is no time to waste and we need to turn green talk into profound green action. This is the intention of the GREEN TIMES.
Far be it from me to climb onto a bandwagon – as greenies we set rather than follow trends. I do believe in always keeping an open mind, though, and not judging anything until I have first-hand experience. So when I heard about banting earlier this year and the tremendous health benefits reported, I had to find out more. Of course reading the book was not enough for me, I … [Read more...]
If personal and environmental transformation is your thing you might like to join me for a Relationship Building workshop called “People Politics and Gossip,” offered by Michele Hinds on Wednesday, 19 November in Cape Town. This day forms part of the Energy and Vitality series hosted by the School of Lifestyle Medicine as a valuable contribution towards the art and science … [Read more...]
More than 300 traditional healers and many other guests crowded into the Old Assembly Hall of Parliament last week to listen as the Traditional and Natural Health Alliance (TNHA) presented its views on an amendment to the Medicines Act Bill 6 (also known as the SAPHRA Bill) to the Portfolio Committee of Health. It has been almost 50 years since the Medicines Act of 1965 was … [Read more...]
Food forests or Forest gardening have been around for a long time with many of the native cultures practicing this form of sustainable agriculture. It is a form of low-maintenance plant-based food production which replicates natural ecosystems, incorporating fruit and nut trees, shrubs, herbs, running vines and perennial vegetables. Beneficial plants and companion planting is a … [Read more...]
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, in Cape Town is a great place, not just for tourists, but also for the locals, as a place where generational memories are shared. The mountain, the streams have been a perennial witness to centuries of change that took place on the slopes of the great Table Mountain. From the days of the San people to where we are now the mountain has … [Read more...]
Are you interested in healing through altered states? Then you should join us for a Holotropic Breathwork weekend in the countryside, led by 2 Swiss facilitators trained and certified by the creator of this modality, Stanislav Grof himself! In the 1970s the Czech psychiatrist Stanislav Grof and his wife Dr Christina Grof studied ancient wisdom traditions from all over the … [Read more...]
To be human is to belong, and care is both the expression and the gift of our connectedness. Heartfelt care motivates us to make our best contributions in life. And expressing care not only feels good but is actually good for us, having been shown to strengthen the immune system! The environmental movement is made up of millions of people who dedicate their lives to caring … [Read more...]
Today we throw the environmental net wider, in line with our definition of ‘green’ meaning health – that of the planet and all her creatures, and always honouring the intricate interdependence between all in the web. For once the topic of depression and suicide – the silent killer of our time – is at the top of the agenda with the loss of the gifted and beloved actor Robin … [Read more...]
Will the complementary medicines which practitioners currently use for their patients continue to be available after the new government regulations have become law? This is an issue which many are wrestling with – and something which concerns users and dispensers alike, as we are all likely to be affected. Last week the Registrar of The Allied Health Professions Council of … [Read more...]
One of the challenges of working with earth is that no two sites are the same. The recipes one learns on one site may not work on another, because the earths found there are composed differently. Most earth building relies on a mix of sand and clay, which may be present in a single earth or need to be blended together. Sand has many faces Sand has a particular particle … [Read more...]
Our rights to natural health are under threat in this country. This since the Department of Health, during November 2013, passed new regulations to control complementary medicines in the same way as pharmaceutical drugs. In response the Natural Health Alliance was formed last month, chaired by Dr Bernard Brom (photograph on the right)), an Integrative Doctor, who has used … [Read more...]
We are blessed with a rich variety of indigenous plants which should be used to drive socio-economic development, said Dr Nox Makunga of the Department of Botany and Zoology at Stellenbosch University (SU) on Monday (2 June 2014). She was the speaker at the fourth Stellenbosch Forum Lecture of 2014. The Stellenbosch Forum lecture series provides regular opportunities to … [Read more...]
The African Centre for Biosafety (ACB) has today brought into sharp focus the white bread industry in South Africa with the release of its new report ‘GM Contamination, Cartels and Collusion in South Africa’s Bread Industry.’ The report shows that the white bread tested contains high levels of Monsanto’s genetically modified (GM) soya and that most companies are unashamedly … [Read more...]
