Your brain interacts with every aspect of your body, giving directions to cells and the nervous system. It is essential for supporting good mood and clear thinking, helping to improve your overall quality of life. Here are seven of the most harmful and pervasive toxins you should look out for in order to support brain health. 

By Guest Writer Dr. Edward Group

Traditional schools, in the U.S and many other countries, are training grounds, intentionally constructed to prepare children for The System. If schools taught our children to be self-sufficient, confident and well-equipped for real life, The System would crash, or at the very least, dissolve naturally over time. Why don't we tell our children the truth about The System as soon as they are old enough to understand? Instead of teaching children how to get along in a dysfunctional world, why don’t we teach our kids how to create their lives based on their highest values? 

By Contributing Writer Nanice Ellis

Everything in my world just flows much better when I get my day off to a good start with a vibrant breakfast. Different superfoods get my attention at different times and I do love to mix them up for variety. Use this recipe as inspiration and then find the perfect blend for you. Once you really get into clean eating, your body will tell you when you need more or less of certain things. Today’s smoothie is a superfood feast; jam packed full of goodness, rich in proteins, healthy fats, minerals, vitamins and a bit of just about everything you need for optimal health and wellness. 

By Contributing Writer Trinity Bourne

Of all of the countless foods, exercises and techniques used to help awaken and activate the pineal gland, perhaps none exist with as much power to take you to the highest levels of human consciousness than the following 3 tools. Since there are no quick fixes or shortcuts to activating and strengthening the pineal gland, the following techniques mentioned require self-discipline, dedication and a burning desire for ascended health and consciousness. 

By Guest Writer Joshua Eagle

Mindfulness is the new black. It is an effective mental technique, borrowed from the two thousand year old Buddhist contemplative practice and adapted to suit non-religious contexts, including boardrooms, corporations, hospitals, schools and sports teams. It is a practice which supports the capacity to stay focused on what you are doing as you are doing it, a powerful antidote to the distractable nature of the mind and the information-overload of our digital world. When practised regularly, it can bring more calm and effectiveness into everyday life, reducing stress and enhancing mental capacity. 

I would like to offer perspective for a deeper contemplation on how to expend your vital energy and inspire any shifts that would improve your quality of life. All I ask is for your honesty with yourself. First off, please understand that I am not a monk, an evangelist, otherwise religious, old and washed up, or a lonely person who can’t get any action. My perspectives are practical, based on what brings me and others I know the most enduring joy, vitality, and fulfillment. 

By Contributing Writer Jack Adam Weber

Is Geoengineering pushing us into climate chaos? The short answer is yes. Here's how… If something as dynamic as weather is pushed too far by various atmospheric conditions (like mass methane releases or meltwater shutdowns of ocean circulations), the longer-term weather patterns we call 'climate' can change drastically. Geoengineers understand that complex weather behaviour emerges from a few simple initial conditions; Change those conditions along a broad atmospheric front – by spreading particles that accrete moisture and scatter incoming sunlight, or ice-nucleating chemicals to rapidly cool air masses – and you change the heat balance of that airspace and thus the resulting weather. Do this repeatedly and even climate can be altered. But which way will it jump? The atmosphere is adaptive, and as we're learning, responds to each input with widely different outcomes. 

This ingenious and easy-to-build design -- which uses recycled materials -- participants can have a flourishing garden up and running in very little time. The best part, however, is that the bed only needs to be watered once every 2-4 weeks. This not only reduces time spent on upkeep but also drastically lowers the amount of water used. 

Coffee is one of the most consumed beverages in the world. It’s grown in over 70 countries and amounts to over 16 billion pounds of beans every year. That’s a lot of beans… and when they’re only used once and thrown away, it also amounts to a huge amount of waste. 

By Guest Writer Dr. Edward F. Group

When I was 18 years old, I suffered from anxiety and stomach problems. A compassionate physician and practicing Buddhist referred me to a Taoist monk who specialized in meditation and martial arts. I ended up healing myself of anxiety and stomach issues by doing meditation, and went on a great journey of self-discovery. 

The scientific world has good news for those who like nothing better than to curl up with a good novel. You already know that reading can delight, transport and intrigue you, but now you can add another benefit to this list: reading a novel actually enhances connectivity within the brain. 

By Guest Writer Mary West