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11 Save Our Planet: Change Your Light Bulbs
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22 leGalize it! Support Medical Marijuana...
52 BuSineSS Five Pillars to Help Your Sustainable Brand Survive
36 Fashion: Green Fashion
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58 MeDiCine Natural vs. Prescription
60 eXerCiSe. Secrets to easy exercise.
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16 helPinG hanDS Kiribati: Raising climate change awareness
huStleBunnY Natalia - pg. 25 Andrea - pg. 44 Gabriela- pg. 68 32 liFeStYle Global Marijuana March 40 FaShiOn Green Fashion 64 entertainMent Scripted! 72 GrOw rOOM Germinating 75 DiD YOu KnOw?
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Everyone should be using vaporizers! Benefits of Marijuana Vaporizers Why? Because you’re lungs will thank you. When smoking marijuana, you really want to smoke 2 ingredients, THC and CBN. Although you end up smoking the plant too, which contains harmful carcinogens. Vaporizers are great because they simply heat up the herb until pure THC and CBN’s are released, NOT burning the plant. This makes vaporizers a smart, and healthy method of using marijuana. Read below to discover the many health benefits of vaporizing marijuana.
How They Work... Vaporizers heat up marijuana to around 180190 degrees Celsius, where active cannabinoid vapors are released. Noxious smoke and carcinogenic toxins are produced at a higher temperature, 230 degrees. Vaporizers allow us to bypass these nasty toxins. Use Vaporizers for your health! Click and discover the benefits today!
Marijuana smoke contains hazardous toxins Its well known that marijuana smoke contains hazardous toxins which aren’t great for your respiratory system. Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons are highly carcinogenic, and believed to be a leading factor in cigarette related cancers. California NORML and MAPS recently conducted a laboratory study and found that vaporizers are truly able to drastically reduce or eliminate harmful smoke toxins, while still delivering cannabinoids. Get more info on this study right here. To date, at least 4 vaporizer studies have been performed. Back in 1996 one study found more tar in the vapor, although the vaporizers were of a primitive design. Since, great leaps and bounds have been made in Vaporizer technology. A study in 2006 by researchers at Leiden University tested the high end volcano vaporizer and found this: “Our results show that with the Volcano a safe and effective herbal delivery system seems to be available to patients. The final pulmonal uptake of active ingredients is comparable to the smoking of them, while avoiding the respiratory disadvantages of smoking.”
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SUSTAINABLE LIVING + Save Our Planet
Change Your
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ere's a bright idea. Take a big step to- whereas your incandescent bulb is likely to last
wards energy conservation in your home by switching to energy-efficient light bulbs. Because electricity in most households is still generated in power plants that burn fossil fuels, any wasted electricity, even in the home, can be extremely taxing on the environment in terms of both resource depletion and carbon dioxide emission. Quite simply, some light bulbs are less efficient than others. Incandescent light bulbs, the kind that fit into most household lamps, turn the vast majority of the electricity they consume as much as 95%, according to one source into heat, rather than light. By contrast, compact fluorescent light bulbs (pictured), or CFLs, combine substantially increased efficiency with a significantly longer lifespan. Because of their increased efficiency, an 11-watt CFL, for example, will produce about as much light as a 60-watt incandescent bulb. And because of their longer lifespan, that same CFL should continue lighting up your room for as long as 15,000 hours,
only about 1000 hours. Just how long is 15,000 hours? That's almost two years, if you left it on 24 hours a day. In more realistic terms, that bulb could last you a decade or more. While until recently CFLs have been difficult to find, at worst, and expensive, at best, yearly sales have steadily increased, and they are now widely available and much more affordable. What's more, between their longevity and the cash you'll save on your electricity bill, you'll make back the difference pretty quickly. This commendation comes with a small caveat. CFLs generally contain small amounts of mercury, which means they shouldn't really be thrown out. Good news: you'll have to have them recycled. Some stores will take back dead CFLs, or you can bring them yourself to your local environmental society or recycling facility. www.aboutmyplanet.com/daily-green-tips sPLiFFsPLiFF February July2011 20111111
SUSTAINABLE LIVING +Save Our Planet
ENERGY FACTS! 1. The average American consumes five times more energy than the average global citizen or 10 times more than the typical Chinese. If the typical Chinese consumer used as much oil as the average American uses, China would require 90 million barrels per day—11 million more than the entire world produced each day in 2001. Worldwatch Institute 2. Today, transportation is the world’s fastest-growing form of energy use, accounting for nearly 30 percent of world energy use and 95 percent of global oil consumption. The most significant driver of rising energy consumption for transportation is growing reliance on the private car. About one fourth of those cars are found on U.S. roads. West Europeans now use public transit for 10 percent of all urban trips, and Canadians for 7 percent, compared with Americans at only 2 percent. Worldwatch Institute 3. It takes less gasoline to restart your car than it does to let it idle for more than a minute. If all the cars on US roads had properly inflated tires, it would save an estimated 2 billion gallons of gasoline per year and improve your gas mileage 3-7%. University of ColoradoEnvironmental Center, 2003 4. If every car carried one more passenger during its daily commute, 32 million gallons of gasoline would be saved each day. Natural Resources Defense Council, 2003 5. Aggressive driving (speeding, rapid acceleration and braking) wastes gas. It can lower your gas mileage by 33 percent at highway speeds and by 5 percent around town. U.S Dept. of Energy 6. Worldwide, people use about a third of all energy in buildings—for heating, cooling, cooking, lighting, and running appliances. As homes become bigger, each individual house uses more energy. The average new American homes grew nearly 38 percent between 1975 and 2000, to 2,265 square feet—twice the size of typical homes in Europe or Japan and 26 times the living space of the average person in Africa.
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HELPING HANDS + UNICEF
Kiribati: Raising climate change awareness Young people raise awareness about climate change in the Pacific atoll nation of Kiribati ‘The State of the World’s Children 2011 – Adolescence: An Age of Opportunity,’ UNICEF’s new flagship report, focuses on the development and rights of more than a billion children aged 10 to 19 worldwide. This series of stories, essays and multimedia features seeks to accelerate and elevate adolescents’ fight against poverty, inequality and gender discrimination. Here is one of the stories.
By Tomas Jensen TARAWA, Kiribati, 4 March 2011 – In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the young people of Kiribati are experiencing a disaster that is slowly and steadily eroding their culture and home. Their nation’s beautiful, low-lying atolls are pounded day and night by rising sea levels, which crowd in on scarce supplies of fresh water and limited patches of fertile land. Their lives are challenged by ever more frequent droughts, as well as diversions of funding away from the education, health, transportation and communications infrastructure to deal with the adverse effects of climate change. Solving environmental problems To the adolescents of Kiribati, the impact of this slow disaster – a topic often encountered in the media but not experienced directly by many around the world – is already frightening and real. Kiribati, a country made up of 32 atolls and an island, and home to a population of about 100,000 people, is on the front line of climate change. Groups of adolescents have long been active here in informing their peers and communities about climate change and coming up with solutions to mitigate the impact. With a marginal contribution to global emissions, Kiribati is, however fully dependant on global and collective solutions to global environmental problems. sPLiFF July 2011 16
urgent action needed The voice of adolescents from the atoll nation is echoed in the ‘The State of the World’s Children 2011,’ in an article by His Excellency Anote Tong, President of the Republic of Kiribati. And UNICEF is a committed long-term partner to the girls and boys of Kiribati and other Small Developing Islands States, supporting their participation in the global climate-change debate and decision-making process. Their message, and that of their president, is clear and relevant to everyone on the planet: Climate change is eating away our adolescents’ future and placing their physical and mental development at risk. Urgent action is required from every family, community and government to address climate change and its consequences.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znjCW5_n1sM
VIDEO: UNICEF reports on adolescents in the Pacific atoll nation of Kiribati raising awareness about the impact of climate change.
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A rising sea level poses a serious threat to the small Pacific atoll nation of Kiribati.
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Youths in Kiribati are experiencing the effects of climate change.
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LEGALIZE IT!
rep. John Conyers says Marijuana should Be Decriminalized by Morgan Fox At a press conference at the National Press Club on Friday, representatives of Institute of the Black World, as well as Rev. Jesse Jackson, Ethan Nadelmann of the Drug Policy Alliance, and others met to look at the impact that our nation’s failed war on drugs has had on minorities. One of the ideas mentioned most frequently to eliminate some of the negative effects of the drug war was to remove criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana. While this is not a very radical statement, and does not address the problems associated with maintaining criminalization of the marijuana market, it is definitely a step in the right direction. It was little surprising coming from Rep. John Conyers (D-Michigan), who said he had never made such a statement before:
Youtube Video http://youtu.be/De2ldB6KoJQ
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Miss usa supports Medical Marijuana by Morgan Fox In yet another illustration of how the marijuana debate has gone completely mainstream, the freshly-crowned winner of the Miss USA pageant, Alyssa Campanella, stated that she supported the use of marijuana for medical purposes. As the California representative at the pageant, the judges thought it appropriate to ask the young lady about her opinions on marijuana. She had this to say: “Well, I understand why that question would be asked, especially with today’s economy, but I also understand that medical marijuana is very important to help those who need it medically,” she said during the pageant. “I’m not sure if it should be legalized, if it would really affect, with the drug war,” she said. “I mean, it’s abused today, unfortunately, so that’s the only reason why I would kind of be a little bit against it, but medically it’s OK.” Well, it’s great that a Miss USA contestant feels comfortable supporting people finding relief from this proven, if unaccountably still controversial, medicine. It seems to me, however, that her position regarding ending marijuana prohibition altogether was a little less assertive. I’m willing to wager that she felt she had to say she was against taxing and regulating marijuana for all adults to please the judges, even if it was just “a little bit against it.” What is even more significant is that this question has become so prominent in the public arena that it is being asked at such a traditionally tame event as the Miss USA contest.
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strain name: Blue Cheese Genetics: Blueberry x Buddha Cheese Grade: AType: Indica Looks: Light green buds with a slight tint of a bluish hue. The crystallization is complete with few hairs on the bud at all, all nuggage. Smell: The smell is not like bleu cheese, but rather the most wonderful combination of the parents which I have had the pleasure of trying both. The fruitiness of the blueberry really penetrates through the musky skunk of the cheese but not without bringing along some of it’s skunky attributes. Taste: The taste is similar to smell but without the skunk taste. Just pure berries from the beginning of the bowl to the ash. Effects: The effects are very intense. The effect is like a melting of the body, it’s not that you don’t want to get off the couch it’s that you’re limbs just won’t respond. It mellows out to a more sativa head-buzz after the first few moments though. Potency: The potency as described above, are extreme in the beginning but mellow out to a decent head buzz that allows you to concentrate on even the most tedious tasks, I was able to do some serious programming after some good fat bong rips. Reviewed by: ILikeKush Good Strain For: Chronic Pain, Spasms, Chron’s Disease, Cancer, Joint Pain
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LIFESTYLE
global Marijuana March By Nataya Zihlavski
Global Marijuana March The Global Marijuana March (GMM) is a pro-cannabis rally that is held annually in cities around the world. People come together for this event to celebrate the cannabis culture and lifestyle they’ve chosen to embrace and “demand an end to cannabis prohibition around the world”. The rallies consist of marijuana-related events such as concerts, meetings, festivals, and marches, as well as the sharing of information at educational booths and good vibes. Since its inception in 1999 the GMM, or Million Marijuana March, has taken place on the first Saturday of May. Two of the main organizers of this event are Dana Beal of curesnot-wars.org and Cannabis Culture magazine. Over six hundred cities have participated in this event since its start twelve years ago. The 2011 Global Marijuana March consisted of over 250 cities worldwide joining in the fight to eliminate caustic antimarijuana laws and call to attention their damaging effects. Cities in six out of the seven continents participated this year. Did you miss the march? Don’t worry, there’s always next year. Mark your calendars!
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HUSTLEBUNNY + ANDREA
Andrea Edwards Newport News, Va About Andrea: Andrea started doing professional photoshoots since January 2009. Havin worked with renowned photographers in the Hampton Roads and surrounding states, she has developed a true passion for her craft and being in front of the camera "Thanks to the guidance of so many wonderful influential people with in the modeling industry, I've been able to showcase my special talent for modeling and develop a better understanding of the industry" said Andrea, "I'm extremely versatile and love trying different looks, it's much better to stick out than to blend in"
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BUSINESS
Five Pillars to Help Your Sustainable Brand Survive 1. Sustainability By Marc Stolber, greenbiz.com
I founded a green brand agency in the heady Al Gore days. At that time, I believed sustainability would become the brand megatrend of the 21st century. I was right. And very wrong. Sustainability does make business sense. In a world of diminishing resources, heightened environmental legislation and vigilant NGO's, it is a smart brand insurance policy. But sustainability is also a political wedge. Mention green, and 50 percent of Americans run away, while the other 50 percent cringe and wonder how much more it will cost.
Google "why brands fail" and you'll be rewarded with upwards of 18 million matches. Given this abundance of expertise on the subject, you'd think creating bulletproof brands would be as easy as tying your laces. And yet, brands are crashing and burning as much as they always have. Probably more so. Why? Well, the 5 or 6 articles I read on the subject (I didn't manage the full 18 million) certainly don't help. Almost all focused on predicting what had already happened -- why brands had succumbed in the past. A bit like predicting someone's death after they'd died. Truth is, it's much more difficult to point out predictors of future success. Especially in a world rocked by massive cultural migration, climate change, economic upheaval and revolutionary new forms of communication. Having spent some time building brands at the intersection of sustainability, innovation, insight and design, I believe I've gathered some useful battle wisdom. I'd like to share it by describing five pillars I believe will help brands survive, and thrive in our brave new world.
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Smart brands like Nike believe the solution is to incorporate sustainability into their brands, but not use sustainability as a selling feature. If brands were an onion, you'd have to peel back a few layers to discover the green technology in Nike shoes. This is smart for two reasons. First, it prevents sustainability from upstaging the brand's key attributes. Nike's are about technology that enable athletic performance. Period. Second, sustainability becomes a hidden reward for brand mavens to discover. They can unearth the sustainability story with a few clicks, then spread the news themselves. On the other hand, those wanting to lambast Nike for environmental omissions will be pleasantly surprised to peel back layer after layer of sustainability initiatives, culminating in the company's comprehensive Corporate Responsibility report.
2. Innovation My green brand agency was acquired by one of North America's premier innovation agencies, which allowed me to work in a field that defines progress for business.
What I learned was that far too many companies are illequipped to produce a steady stream of innovation. Most approached it haphazardly ... there were a few pet projects in the pipeline, and little to no methodology for producing a steady stream of new products, services and business models.
In this cultural cacophony, what do all of us understand? Design.
Today, companies that methodically generate both evolutionary and revolutionary innovation are leading in their fields. Tomorrow, factors like reverse innovation and rapid idea realization through new technology will wipe out companies that aren't passionate about innovation.
One need only look at the international passion for all things Apple to understand that people can instantly appreciate products that convey a strong design sense. Good design sells product, and helps new users make the most of that product.
3. Perennial Insights
Is your product well designed? Give it to a child or to someone who doesn't speak your language, and see if they can understand how to use it. Even better, see if using it puts a smile on their face.
I was greatly encouraged to hear about BMW's new iProject. Not because it was set to deliver new electric BMWs to the market, but because it had broadened the BMW brief from "ultimate driving machine" to "mobility."
Good design creates a visceral reaction in people. It conveys beauty while aiding function. It generates feelings of wonder and drives desire.
5. Sociability
Think about it. More than half the world's population has moved to cities. Megacities are becoming the new norm. Gas prices are not going down. The ultimate driving machine insight may fast be approaching its best before date.
I cut my teeth in an advertising world where brands were displayed in metaphoric show windows -consumers were only allowed to see them in their best light, and there was no interaction allowed.
On the other hand, people will never stop moving. By adopting the broader "mobility" insight, BMW is opening up an entirely new avenue for innovation. And guaranteeing brand relevance far into the future.
Today, brands are like fishbowls. Consumers can look at them from every angle, even stick their hand in and slosh around the water. There are no boundaries.
It pays to hold up your key insights to scrutiny, and brainstorm on their relevance in the future. At worst, this exercise might provide you with the alarming news that people won't need your product in the future. At best, it will get you thinking with broader scope, and answering briefs that allow far greater innovation.
Established brands (and their agencies) have had a difficult time with the transition. There's still a yearning for control, for proper presentation, for giving consumers only the good news. Complete transparency is a frightening thing.
4. Design More than ever before, cultures are mixing and ethnic groups intermingling.
But transparency and honesty is long overdue. If brands have been harming the planet or people, it's time to come clean. Unsettling changes may be needed to make brands more virtuous. Is that a bad thing?
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NATURAL HEALING + Food
Drinking Chocolate Milk May Help Your Workout Study Shows Low-Fat Chocolate Milk May Boost Endurance, Build Muscle By Kathleen Doheny WebMD Health News Drinking low-fat chocolate milk after a workout helps endurance, builds muscle, reduces fat, and seems to improve performance, according to new research. The drink seems to have the right combination of carbohydrates and protein, says researcher John L. Ivy, PhD, department chair of kinesiology and health education at the University of Texas at Austin. "When recovering from exercise, two things you want to do is replenish sugar stores in the muscle and turn on protein synthesis and stop protein breakdown," Ivy tells WebMD. "The combination of carbohydrate and protein [found in chocolate milk] work synergistically to do those two things," he tells WebMD. The low-fat chocolate milk beat out two other drinks tested -- a no-calorie beverage and a carbohydrate drink with no protein. Ivy's research is published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and the Journal ofNutrition and Metabolism. He also presented the findings at the American College of Sports Medicine Meeting in Denver in June. The research was funded by the National Dairy Council and the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board.
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Chocolate Milk after Workouts ceiving the milk tended to have a greater increase in lean body In one of two studies, Ivy had 10 mass and greater reduction in well-trained cyclists exercise body fat." over two hours to the point of fatigue. They then drank either the Ivy says he was not trying to do milk drink, the carb drink, or the a head-to-head comparison no-calorie beverage right after against sports drinks on the marthe workout and then two hours ket. He says that sports drinks later. meant for use after workouts typically do contain protein. After four hours the cyclist did a 40K cycling time trial. The chocolate milk tested, he says, has a better carb-protein "The individuals, when they had mix than white milk. The chocoreceived the chocolate milk, per- late milk used has about 11.5 formed the time trials significantly grams of carbohydrates per 100 faster," he says. They shaved six milliliters, 3.5 grams of protein, minutes off their time when they and 2 grams of fat. The carbohydrank the chocolate milk com- drate drink he tested has 15 pared to the carb drink. grams of carbs, 2 grams of fat, and no protein. The chocolate milk, he says, activates the proteins that block Calories Count, too protein breakdown. This preserves protein and muscle, help- Jennifer Schmit, a spokeswoman ing the recovery process. for Gatorade, did not comment directly on the research. HowIn a second study, Ivy trained 32 ever, she says that a sports reuntrained people, having them covery drink made by the cycle 60 minutes a day, five days company does contain protein. a week, for 4.5 weeks. She notes that "it is important to He gave one group the chocolate take in 10-20g of protein within milk right after exercise and one 30 minutes of exercise to start hour later. He gave a second the muscle recovery process, as group the carb drink and a third well as to replenish the carbohythe placebo no-calorie drink. drates and electrolytes lost during the workout." They looked at maximum oxygen uptake, a measure of aerobic en- The research findings make durance. ''The improvement in sense, says Barbara Lewin, RD, maximum oxygen consumption a sports nutritionist in Ft. Myers, was twice as great [in the milk Fla. She advises athletes on nudrinkers] than in the carb or trition to improve their performplacebo group." ance. She reviewed the findings for WebMD but was not involved "We also found individuals re- in the research.
"I have been using it for a long time," she says. It's no surprise, she says, that the chocolate milk beat out the no-calorie beverage and the carbohydrate drink without protein. The inclusion of some protein in a post-workout drink does improve muscle repair and growth, she says. "This doesn't mean that protein shakes are the answer because carbohydrate is extremely important in the recovery process and in restoring glycogen (the stored source of energy in the muscles). However, a food that contains a carbohydrate to protein ratio of 4:1 up to 5:1 does give more of an advantage than taking in 100% carbohydrate. This is what makes chocolate milk such an ideal choice. I usually recommend 1% or skim chocolate milk as the fat in the milk does not appear to provide any advantage.'' Lewin advises drinking the chocolate milk within 20 to 30 minutes. Ivy agrees. How much to drink, she says, depends on how hard you've worked out and your weight. She advises drinking about 8 to 16 ounces as a general guide. If you weigh 120 pounds and you've done a light workout, keep the calories around 120, she says. If it was a high-intensity workout, the calories can be double your weight, or about 240. For the average exerciser, Ivy recommends taking in about 50% of the calories you burned during a workout.
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THIS BUDZ FOR YOU + Durban Poison
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Durban Poison From: Purple Lotus Patient Center Grade: High Grade, organic Type: Pure Sativa, Land race Looks: Somewhat fluffy, large trichomes Smell: Dank Taste: Light/medium smoke Effects: Very euphoric effect in the beginning. Started to wear off after a long time, still felt high 2 hours later. Didn’t leave me groggy after it wore off, and I actually felt very creative. Definitely a smoke a go kind of strain. I originally found this strain because it won 3rd place at this year’s High Times Medical Cannabis Cup I can see why the Durban Poison placed. Potency: 9 or 10 Reviewed by: Layla N
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NATURAL HEALING + Medicine
Natural Alternatives vs
Prescription Drugs
When do we generally seek a doctor? Exactly what are those natural alternatives and how can we use them to better the general health life of ours? How safe are they? How effective are they? How are natural alternatives different from prescription drugs? Which health alternative is reliable, and where can we easily find their corresponding scientific proof? Seldom do we give a second thought to these.....don’t we?
Chris Read www.hateweight.com
Natural Alternatives: A growing phenomenon across this world which is a very diverse concept yet very divine and instrumental in healing health diseases. It might be thought as any health care which is not a part of the mainstream medical establishment. Despite the tremendous disparity in philosophy, organization, practice, and origins of the myriad types of alternative medicine, the growing acceptance and use of these therapies is part of a single cultural phenomenon. It is also an extremely dangerous and pretty costly too.
long before conventional medicine came into the scene. Mainstream medicine is finally taking note of the herbal industry. More and more people are taking note of herbal therapies to treat various kinds of ailments in place of mainstream medicine. Herbal supplements are a type of dietary supplement that contain herbs, either singly or in mixtures. An herb (also called a botanical) is a plant or plant part used for its scent, flavor, and/or therapeutic properties. It is interesting to note that there were not so many mortal pestilence diseases in those days. What has caused this never-ending increase of deadly diseases that is Firstly let me deal with the critical differ- inflicting such havoc on the body today? ences between mainstream medicine and alternative medicine. And why the latter is cause for If conventional medicine was the answer concern. In short, prescription drugs are a scien- to these diseases, why have they increased, and why are so many people dying from these devtific endeavor, and alternative medicine is not. astating illnesses? And why do so many people We know that alternative medicine (Nat- seem to be convinced that alternative medicine ural Alternative) was being used in ancient times made by God do not have healing virtues as the sPLiFF July 2011 58
conventional medicine made by man? Why is information about cures by alternative medicine often suppressed even though conventional medicine very often interferes with the natural process of healing? People are so coerced to use conventional medicine that they refuse to even give alternative medicine a chance because advertisements have such great influence when heard often enough, that the public is convinced. Have you ever noticed the way conventional medicines are advertised? It seems apparent that every effort is made to highlight the possible negative effects. Next what comes into the scene is complementary medicine, another treatment which is used along with conventional medicine to affect a cure. However, not all complementary medicine must be used with conventional medicine to be effective.
For example: When the word "cholesterol" comes to mind some of us may think of it as deadly. The truth about cholesterol is that it isn't deadly at all, it's a vital substance. Cholesterol is actually a very important part of our bodies because it's used to form cell membranes and is needed for other functions in our bodies. However, it's when there are excessive levels of cholesterol in the blood that cholesterol can become dangerous. There are different ways one can develop high cholesterol. Your body, mainly the liver, can produce too much cholesterol and a poor diet will almost always do it. You MUST follow a strict, permanent, and healthy lifestyle to take control of your cholesterol.
this includes: 1) Getting more active. 2) Eating foods that are low in cholesterol. 3) Maintaining a diet rich in soluble fiber. There are also many natural alternatives that can be used to compliment a healthy lifestyle. Lecithin, which is a natural substance derived from the soybean, is one of the most effective supplements available to lower cholesterol. What just hovers onto my mind is why most people don’t try natural remedies. Very often a simple massage is the answer to a problem. I personally have not had a headache for many years. There was a time when I was headache-prone, and got into the habit of using synthetic medicines to ease the pain, but after I decided to try natural treatments and medicines, I changed my diet from eating 'junk' foods and tried to stop using those synthetic headache remedies. Now they are virtually no more a part of my life. I have helped many, many persons to be rid of a headache by just simply giving them a massage as mentioned above. Many had headaches lingering for days, and after about 20 minutes of massage, they miraculously stopped. Think of the thousands of persons who might have been alive today if only they had known, and had been encouraged, to use certain natural remedies to be healed. It is not the intention of this article to condemn the use of conventional medicine, like prescription drugs . There have been countless such cases where, without the administration of conventional medicine, many persons would not have survived. However, it is my hope that conventional medicine in the field of drugs will one day give way to alternative medicine, and conventional medicine will retain its place in the field of surgery and other traumatic conditions where it cannot be replaced. Natural alternatives are not only much safer than using prescription drugs but also a lot cheaper. sPLiFF July 2011 59
NATURAL HEALING + Exercise
Secrets of Easy Exercise From the WebMD Fit MOVE Handbook If you could get away with it, would you rather be vegging on the couch most of the time? Or are you too busy to think about exercising? Like many teens, you probably aren't getting your recommended 60 minutes of daily activity. True, an hour can seem like a lot of time for a teen to set aside. But consider this piece of exercise motivation: You don't have to do it all at once. You can break your 60 minutes of activity into short chunks of 10 to 15 minutes -- or even very short 2 to 5 minute spurts -- throughout the day. Still seem like a lot? Here's another secret: You can increase your daily activity without even having to put down your phone or get off the couch. Just start adding extra movements to your everyday routine. Like walk around the room while you talk on the phone. Or do a few leg-lifts while lying on the couch. Once you start moving more -- even just a little -- you'll see how easy exercise can be. Plus, there are benefits that come with being active, including having more energy to do the things you want. The key is to get yourself moving more. And it doesn't even have to seem like exercise. Why Daily activity Makes a Difference Why move? Moving helps keep your body's energy cycle in balance. Every day you eat food to fuel yourself (measured in calories). Then you burn that fuel living your life, says James Levine, MD, in his book Move a Little, Lose a Lot. Getting up, chewing your breakfast, walking to class, and brushing your teeth all burn calories. Eating more calories than you burn can lead to unhealthy weight gain, which can lead to feeling lousy and major health problems, even in teens. Burning calories through daily activity is what keeps the calories-in/calories-out balance. According to Levine, when you sit for long periods of time (like on the couch while studying or gaming), some fat-burning in your body is "switched off." For example, enzymes that help break down fat in your blood go into hibernation if you're too still for too long. That means these fats -- one of the major triggers of dangerous heart disease -- stay in your blood building up.
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Although it may seem like there's lots of time to rid your body of fats, studies show that all-day sitting raised the risk of heart disease in both old and young people. A study found that couch potatoes and regular exercisers alike should avoid sitting and add extra movement during their day to lower their risk of heart disease. small extra Movements add up Here's the good news: All it takes is getting up to "break out of hibernation mode and switch these enzymes on again," Levine says in his book. A daily activity you do seated or lounging -- reading, texting, gaming, watching TV -- typically burns 0 to 50 calories an hour. Just standing can double your calorie-burning. By getting up on your feet instead, you'd burn 50 to 100 calories an hour. How's that for easy exercise? Take it the next level by going for a walk or climbing stairs. You'll double your burn again -- 100 to 200 calories an hour. Considering how easy it can be to eat extra calories without realizing it, every little bit of movement helps to keep your body's energy-in and energy-out in balance.
Benefits of Marijuana Vaporizers Why? Because you’re lungs will thank you. When smoking marijuana, you really want to smoke 2 ingredients, THC and CBN. Although you end up smoking the plant too, which contains harmful carcinogens. Vaporizers are great because they simply heat up the herb until pure THC and CBN’s are released, NOT burning the plant. This makes vaporizers a smart, and healthy method of using marijuana. Click the image to read more to discover the many health benefits of vaporizing marijuana. sPLiFF July 2011 61
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HUSTLEBUNNY + GABRIELA
This is the thick and lovely Gabriela Rio. Gabriela has mostely taken photos with famed photographer C.E. Wiley. Gabriela credits her fantastic legs and physique to playing soccer and martial arts. Website hustlebunny.com Credits C.E. Wiley
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GROW ROOM
How do I germinate seeds? germinating seeds, excerpted from Chapter eight, indoor Marijuana horticulture,
Cannabis seeds need only water, heat and air to germinate. They sprout without light in a wide range of temperatures. Properly nurtured seeds germinate in 2 – 7 days, in temperatures from 70 – 90 degrees F. Temperatures above 90 degrees F impair germination. At germination, the outside protective shell of the seed splits and a tiny, white sprout pops out. This sprout is the taproot. Cotyledon or seed leaves emerge from within the shell as they push upward in search of light.
letting excess water drain away freely. The cloth will retain enough moisture to germinate the seed in a few days. The seed contains an adequate food supply for germination, but watering with a mild fertilizer mix will hasten growth. If living in a humid climate, water with a mild 2 percent bleach or fungicide solution to prevent fungus. Once seeds have sprouted and the white sprout is visible, carefully pick up the fragile sprouts and plant them. Take care not to expose the tender rootlet to prolonged intense light or air. Cover the Popular germination techniques: germinated seed in one quarter to one half-inch of fine planting medium with the Soak seeds overnight in a cup of water. white sprout tip (the root) pointing down. Make sure seeds get good and wet so that growth is activated. Do not let seeds Sow (direct seed) or move the sprout into soak more than 24 hours or they might a shallow planter, one to five-gallon pot, get too wet and suffer oxygen deprava- peat pellet or rooting cube. Keep the tion and rot. Once soaked, seeds are planting medium evenly moist. Use a ready to be placed between moist paper spoon to contain the root ball when transtowels to sprout, planted in a root cube or planting. Peat pellets or root cubes may be transplanted in 2 – 3 weeks or when fine, light soilless mix. the roots show through the sides. Fertilize In a warm location (70 – 90 degrees F) with a dilute fertilizer solution. place seeds in a moist paper towel or cheesecloth, making sure they are in See color section: Photo of seeds soakdarkness. Set the moist cloth or paper ing in cup of water. towel in a vertical position (so tap root grows down) on a grate (for drainage) on To construct a moisture tent over the seedling container, place a baggie or a dinner plate. piece of cellophane over the seeded soil. The cover will keep the humidity high and Water the cloth daily, keeping it moist,
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temperature elevated. Seeds usually need only one initial watering when under a humidity tent. Remove the cover as soon as the first sprout appears. Leaving the tent on will lead to dampingoff and other problems.
Warning! Internodes will stretch if temperatures exceed 85 degrees F for long. The temperature must stay below 95 degrees F through flowering.
Seedlings emerging from peat pots first develop seed (cotyledon) leaves before Place planted seeds under the HID lamp growing first set of “true leaves”. while germinating to add dry heat. The heat dries soil, which requires more fre- Over-watering is the biggest obstacle quent watering. Place a heat pad or soil some growers face when germinating heating cables below growing medium to seeds and growing seedlings. Keep the expedite germination. Marijuana seeds soil uniformly moist, not waterlogged. germinate and sprout quickest when the Setting root cubes or planting flats up on soil temperature is between 75 – 80 de- a grate allows good drainage. A shallow grees F. and the air temperature is at 70 flat or planter with a heat pad underneath degrees. may require daily watering, while a deep, one gallon pot will need watering every 3 Cannabis Clue: Maintain the growing days or more. A well-watered flat of rockmedium temperature between 75 – 80 wool cubes needs water every 3 – 5 days degrees F. day and night to root cuttings when sprouting seeds. When the surface fast. is dry (1/8-inch deep) it is time to water. Remember there are few roots to absorb Super Size Secret: Keep the temper- the water early in life and they are very ature of the rooting medium at 78 – 80 delicate. degrees and ambient air temperature 6 – 8 degrees cooler than the rooting medium, day and night. Root growth increases dramatically.
a humidity tent keeps the climate just right for rooting.
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the Dea's administrative Law Judge, Francis Young concluded: "In strict medical terms marijuana is far safer than many foods we commonly consume. For example, eating 10 raw potatoes can result in a toxic response. By comparison, it is physically impossible to eat enough marijuana to induce death. Marijuana in its natural form is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man. By any measure of rational analysis marijuana can be safely used within the supervised routine of medical care. sPLiFF July 2011 75
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