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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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Books and Resources

Attention Environmentalists



WIRED MAGAZINE: ISSUE 16.06

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This month’s issue of Wired Magazine has a very interesting and engaging cover. I couldn’t help but pick it up and flip to the feature article “Inconvenient Truths: Get Ready to Rethink What It Means to Be Green” (and preparing myself to not take it too seriously of course).

BUT, I see (and of course not agree with) what the geeks at Wired are trying to get at.

With today’s major and sometimes “media-circus” emphasis on reducing carbon emissions to help stop rampant climate change, this issue takes a radical (yet one-sided) arguement to tell readers that if the sole goal is to reduce carbon emissions, then this is what you ultimately have to do.


I personally found it witty, smart, and quite entertaining to read while taking satirical jabs at my values and beliefs.

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Books and Resources, Education and Learning, Manitoba

Landscapes from Manidoo Abi – A Photographic Journey on the Eastside of Lake Winnipeg

rp_Manidoo_Abi-thumb-200x160.jpgFor the First Nations people who have lived for thousands of years on
the Eastside of Lake Winnipeg this is the place where the Creator sits
– Manidoo Abi.

The intent of Landscapes from Manidoo Abi is to capture for the first
time ever the timeless beauty of the land and waterways on the Eastside
of Lake Winnipeg and share these stunning colour photograph images with
the rest of the world, and to broadly promote the area, as stated by
UNESCO, “as an outstanding example of the Canadian Boreal Shield both
geographically and culturally.”

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