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How Economic Isolation Has Preserved Cuba’s Stunning Coral Reefs

September 13, 2015 LJ Vanier Leave a comment

In 1992, at an Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro, Fidel Castro, the leader of Cuba, gave an extraordinary speech on ecological preservation entitled Tomorrow Will Be Too Late. Near the conclusion of the said speech, Castro stated that we have to pay our ecological debt, more so than foreign debt. True to his word, in 1996, the Cuban Ministry of Fishing declared a 150 km stretch of archipelago off the Southern coast of Cuba as a protected area, which meant that no activities were to take place there that would have the potential to distress the ecological system of the region.

Almost 20 years on, Jardines de la Reina (Gardens of the Queen), is one of the most preserved coral reef region in the Caribbean, if not the world. Going underwater is like going back in a time, you are transported to an ocean floor that would have existed about 100 to 150 years ago, not tampered by our technological progress.

Despite the protected status, one of the main contributing factors for the Jardines de la Reina’s immaculate state is Cuba’s economic isolation through much of the last century. Driven by an austere dictator and governed through Communism, Cuba was left to stand on its own after Soviet Union’s fall. In any other country, the system would have collapsed but in Cuba the people were more resilient.

They resorted to homegrown solutions to much of the technological advancements they were deprived of. The same holds true for farming as well. Unable to import pesticides or fertilizers, the Cuban government launched campaign after campaign to encourage local farmers to adopt greener methods. The government’s effort bore fruit and the Cuban farming sector went through an organic farming revolution through much of the 1980s and 1990s. Continue reading →

Hermetics

This One Technique Can Induce An Out of Body Experience

September 12, 2015 LJ Vanier 3 Comments

From ayahuasca to sensory deprivation tanks and shamanic journeys, to teas, elixirs and natural herbs. It seems everyone is looking to achieve an out-of-body experience and connect with the unknown. Why has it become such a craze?

An out-of-body or astral projection is something that everyone needs to experience, at least once. It is the single most soul satisfying experience, because it allows you to connect with all things in the universe. From meeting with guides, angels and fifth dimensional beings and the full experience of being one with creation itself. An out-of-body experience restores you to your natural state, prior to incarnation.

A true out-of-body experience will connect you with the energy of creation and allows your thoughts to create everything you experience. It can best be explained by the understanding that your third eye is like a movie projector, creating your existence as you walk through it. Everything is mental on the astral side, if you think it, it transpires right in front of you. You are in absolute control of the entire experience.

If fear or anxiety come in to play, the out-of-body will immediately cease and you will find that your consciousness has returned faster than a snapping elastic band.

If you can stay centered and be open, the length of out-of-body can be extended from what feels like a mere few minutes to a few hours of exploration. The best part of an out-of-body is that when you travel there is no notion of time. Time is non-existent, therefore you are free to travel to any point in your life at any time and to any place your mind can create. Continue reading →

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Still Drinking Milk? This Massive Study Shows How Milk Actually Harms the Body

September 12, 2015 Arjun Walia 1 Comment

Article originally written and posted by Collective-Evolution.com. Posted here with their permission.

Milk seems to be making its way through various stages of truth, especially within the past couple of years. Like many other examples, what we once thought to be healthy for us to consume is turning out to be the exact opposite.

A large study coming from researchers at the Uppsala University in Sweden found that drinking milk led to an increased mortality rate and actually made bones more prone to fracturing, not less.(1)

The study was recently published in the peer reviewed British Medical Journal, and was specifically conducted to examine whether high milk consumption is associated with mortality and fractures in both men and women.

The study took place across three different counties in Sweden, and used data from two large Swedish cohorts, one with 61,433 women aged approximately 39-74 years old and one with 45, 339 men aged approximately 45-79 years old. They were all administered food frequency questionnaires. The study used “multivariable survival models” that were “applied to determine the association between milk consumption and time to mortality and fracture.

The results were as follows:

“During a mean follow-up of 20.1 years, 15?541 women died and 17?252 had a fracture, of whom 4259 had a hip fracture. In the male cohort with a mean follow-up of 11.2 years, 10?112 men died and 5066 had a fracture, with 1166 hip fracture cases. In women the adjusted mortality hazard ratio for three or more glasses of milk a day compared with less than one glass a day was 1.93 (95% confidence interval 1.80 to 2.06). For every glass of milk, the adjusted hazard ratio of all cause mortality was 1.15 (1.13 to 1.17) in women and 1.03 (1.01 to 1.04) in men. Continue reading →

Inspirational

How to Not Let Other People’s Negative Opinions Affect You

September 12, 2015 LJ Vanier Leave a comment

Did you know that our thoughts are constantly changing? Some philosophers have even suggested that we exist in a state of flux. Meaning that our thoughts and ideas are always shifting from one perspective to another. One moment you may think of someone in a negative aspect and the next, it’s changed for the better.

So all the more reason to never care about what other people think of you, because really it doesn’t matter anyway!

1.You Know How To Say No

You are confident and comfortable speaking your own truth. You live in alignment with your soul and you honour and respect your heart desires, even if it means rejecting the approval of those around you.

2.The Opinion of Yourself is the Most Important

You know deep down inside that the opinions and judgement’s of others are more about themselves, than they are about you. You embrace this and understand that the opinion you have of yourself, is the one the matters most. You hold yourself to your own standard and aren’t afraid to show it. Continue reading →

Healing

Cool Info-graphic Shows How Dehydration Is Making You Fat And Sick

September 12, 2015 Kasim Khan Leave a comment

There are many adverse effects from not drinking enough water to list a few; Bladder and kidney problems, skin problems, digestive problems, fatigue, headaches.
The best way to avoid dehydration is to sip water throughout the day. As soon you feel thirsty this means your body is already dehydrated.
Drinking in the morning straight after you wake up is especially good for you. 2 glasses of water in the morning will boost your blood pressure and is way healthier than having a coffee on an empty stomach.
It’s worth noting that sweetened juices, soda or tea will NOT hydrate you as well as water does. In fact, those types of drinks actually do the opposite! Sugar and also salt make your body waste water.

If you do love your coffee try to ensure you have one extra glass for every cup of coffee you have.
Drinking water will also speed up your metabolism and make you feel more ‘full’. It has to be the safest and healthiest way to lose weight.
Happy drinking!

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This Comic Accurately Describes What it’s Like to Live with Anxiety and Depression

September 12, 2015 Alexandria Leave a comment

Have you ever experienced a level of anxiety or depression before? It’s not hard to feel when we’re so overloaded with things to do within our modern society. It seems as if we’re never doing enough, we need to constantly work and achieve more.

What if relaxing, reflecting and resting was a vital part of learning, growing and living? We need to learn how to treat our fellow humans with love and respect how they handle situations. A stressful situation to someone might not be stressful to another – we are all different. This comic perfectly depicts what it’s like to live with anxiety or depression: