[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ince last year, Chinese authorities have tried to combat the production and use of recycled waste oil. But this illegal practice remains a common complaint, and there are reports these products are ending up on supermarket shelves. Gutter oil continues to make its way to consumers in China, according to local media. The Beijing Times […]
Category: Discovery
ARTICLE (graphic) & VIDEO | Asian bear bile remedies: traditional medicine or barbarism?
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]magine living 20 years spending 24 hours a day in a cage that tightly fits your body, not giving you room to stand up, stretch out, turn around, or move at all. Imagine that twice a day during these years you would have a metal catheter inserted into a hole which has been cut into […]
VIDEO | Adventures In Treesitting | Can’t believe she lived 2 years on a giant tree without touching the ground.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]his is the amazing story of Julia Butterfly Hill who spent more than two years on a giant tree without touching the ground. Julia’s determination to withhold storms, cold and pressure by the logging company inspired countless activists around the world to this very day. Julia spent an incredible 738 days on top of the tree […]
VIDEO | What If? The Movie | What if you are far greater than what you currently think you are?
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hat if ageing is only a program we learned and can be changed? Our core beliefs control our genes? The greatest power in the universe sits dormant within us just waiting for us to recognize it? Have you ever sensed that who you really are is far greater than what you’re currently experiencing and expressing? Within you […]
VIDEO & ARTICLE | With a determination that won’t quit, they didn’t give up on her.
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]uhana* was only 16 when she was rescued by IJM (International Justice Mission Canada) and local police from a Kolkata brothel. Brought to a secure and loving aftercare home, she began to thrive. After more than a year of healing, Suhana and her counselors decided she was ready to start a job outside of the […]
VIDEO & ARTICLE | The Health Dangers of Artificial Sweeteners. Are they really better than sugar?
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]rtificial sweeteners were designed to be sugar substitutes as a less fattening alternative. You find sugar substitutes in diet sodas, yogurt and such. These artificial sweetener additives mimic the flavor of sugar but with virtually no useful energy. There are five dangerous sugar substitutes that are approved for consumer use: saccharin, neotame, acesulfame potassium, aspartame […]
ARTICLE & INFOGRAPHIC | How Many Slaves Work For You?
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]e would think that slavery has been abolished a long time ago. But modern day slavery is rampant in many supply chains. Where does cotton in t-shirts or tantalum in smart phones come from? Have you ever thought about it? The story of our lives as consumers affect the stories of those people at the […]