Your Partnership With Our Environment
In the early 1970's, while living in rural Mississippi, I remember hearing my mother speak of a woman who had had incurable cancer, given chemotherapy, and sent home to die by her oncologist. She allegedly took an herb for several years and the cancer went into remission. Of course, I was skeptical, until I met the woman, then in her seventies, and appeared a picture of health. This started my quest at the nearby library, which did not offer much, to read about a more natural way of living.
Before the end of the '70's, I had read every book in town, there was no Internet or Amazon or B & N, so I decided to open my own health food store, possibly the first or one of the first in the state. I made sure the store had a large library and opened it across the street from the state university in town, as, I had pretty much become ostracized by the local yokels, and students from afar were not only my market, but the only ones who had not yet considered me a misfit.
By 1978, I had read every book available to me, there was no Internet or Barnes And Nobles, so I decided to open my own health food store, possibly the first or one of the first in the state. I made sure the store had a large library and opened it across the street from the state university in town, as, I had pretty much become ostracized by the local yokels, and students from afar were not only my market, but the only ones who did not consider me a pariah.
The Sesame Seed (store's name)e only stayed open several years but much was learned. As the years went by, I figured out that I had to unlearn most of what I had learned. New research had been done, and a lot of what I knew was outdated.
Some of the more notable facts I later found: Vitamin supplements and herbs are basically useless, even if organic. Herbs are excellent for wellness, if prepared in tincture form in countries that have strict laws in how they are raised (herbs from many third-world countries are still sprayed with dysentery-infected water doing more harm than good), and herbal capsules have virtually zero medicinal qualities, and even then they absorb pitifully in the digestive system, whereas tinctures begin working in the mouth, and absorb much better than in the digestive system.
All nutrition, even organic vitamins are overheated and not live foods. The only process of producing vitamins and minerals that work are using a method called "flash-glanced"; where the enzymes stay alive. These can only be found in a few places. One might Google flash-glanced vitamins and find them.
Finally, taking care of our bodies is no longer enough. Because we are all part of this planet, and the external environment affects our internal environments, organic household goods, bedding, cleaners, and yes, even our clothes, affect our immune system.
By now, you may be calling me a fanatic. No problem. I was labeld that by my local medical community, back in the seventies when I told customers there is a good chance that ginkgo might help them to think better and st. john's wort might make their mood better. I've been told by old friends that many of those same doctors, the ones still alive, are often recommending better nutrition and lifestyles. Go figure.
Whatever your thoughts on global warming, our environment, or certain political candidates, one must admit, we live in a world with a lot more people than when most of us were born. And not to know that our planet has become very fragile, is, indeed, naive.
By doing just a little more, that is, not just talking the talk, but walking the walk, we can do our part to make the earth last a little longer and while we are here, the quality be better for everyone. If we are not recycling, it's never too late to start. If you can't do it every day, start once or twice a week. Once in the habit, you'll enjoy doing your part.
Order a few earth-friendly cotton tees. Did you know that cotton farming accounts for over ten percent of the world's pesticide toxins? Besides that, these items are sexier and feel much better on the skin. Just a few dollars more, generally, than regular tees, they last much longer, and, as I said, are so much more fashionable. Plus one just feels better wearing them, knowing one is doing a small part to help our planet.
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Rick London is the first cartoonist to "go earth-friendly" with his organic cotton cartoon tees
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