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alive Magazine

I walked into my local Capers Market and picked up a free copy of Alive Magazine (errr…I hope it was free). Feist was on the cover and I must say the new format of the magazine looks much better….

About alive Magazine (from their web site: www.alive.com)

For more than 30 years, alive magazine has been Canada’s
recognized leader in the field of health and wellness. Every month
hundreds of thousands of people turn to the latest issue of alive
to keep themselves up to date with current trends in natural health.
People who want to take control over one of the most important
contributors to a good life-their health-use alive as their indispensable resource.

 

At alive, we
hope to be your trusted source for any health-related information. From
nutrition, herbal medicine, and homeopathy to Pilates, weight loss, and
emotional well-being, it is our commitment to provide you with the most
well-researched and relevant articles that we can. It is our sincere
conviction that the best way to ensure your optimal health is to
empower you with the knowledge that you need to make informed decisions
about you and your family’s wellness.

Featured Articles…

BC’$ Carbon Tax
Sometimes we need to view a problem with our own eyes to appreciate its gravity. For British Columbia’s Premier Gordon Campbell, a trip to smog-choked Beijing helped him to understand the impact our actions have on the environment.

Detox the Bathroom
Smart advertising has led many of us to believe we need a different product to clean each fixture in our bathrooms. In reality we need only three ingredients to get the job done: white vinegar, baking soda, and water (plus lemons if you want a nice smell).

Grooming Your Grounds
Natural lawn care is not simply a choice between good and bad gardening products. It is a philosophical shift to a new relationship with your lawn, working with, rather than against, the ecosystem of your garden.

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B.C.’s Biodiversity Is Important for All of Canada – Science Matters

One of my proudest moments came in 1992 at the inaugural Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Along with UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (which in turn led to the Kyoto Protocol), a second key outcome of this international meeting was the signing of the Convention on Biological Diversity, a groundbreaking agreement founded on the principle that conserving biological diversity is “a common concern of all humankind”. Canada was the first of 189 countries to sign the agreement. Continue reading B.C.’s Biodiversity Is Important for All of Canada – Science Matters