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Cultivation in UruguayFirst in South America: Uruguay to Test Cultivation of Industrial Hemp

Vitamin B-12Cause for chronic caugh?

LegalizationIn Washington and other States

Industrial HempAmerican Farmers and consumers deal with Prohibition

Magnet Therapy

CaffeineFriend or Foe?

MMJ for cancer patients

HoneyThe sweet flavor can be used as a medicine

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The Green Alternative! Happy Green Year!

So it’s the new year and that means it’s time to plant new seedsand reap the harvest of the seeds you grew last year!

Some people have asked “What is a spliff?”. Well according toWikipedia, the actual definition of spliff is - “a West Indian word ofJamaican English origin, Its precise etymology is unknown, "Spliff"can also refer to various styles of cigarette rolled with a mixture ofhashish and tobacco”.

So with that being said, our magazine is like a Spliff because it’s amixture of informative truth and entertainment all rolled up intosomething that’s good for you! =)

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First in South America: Uruguay toTest Cultivation of Industrial

Tree Huggers

Great news for TreeHuggers in South America: Uruguaycould become the first country in the region to authorize thecultivation of industrial hemp, according to El Pais newspaper.The national Ministry of Cattle, Agriculture and Fishing has au-thorized an experimental cultivation of hemp to take place inoctober 2010. If the results are successful, the country couldgrant permits to producers to start growing.

The pilot cultivation will be carried away by the National In-stitute for Farming Technology and its place will remain secret.The goal is to get to know the productive capacities of thecountry and how the plants varieties respond to Uruguayansoil.

If the cultivation moves forward, however, producers will onlybe able to grow hemp with special permits so that the Ministryof Agriculture can control the production.

One of the companies behind the project is The Latin Amer-ican Hemp Trading, which is fighting to make Uruguay the firstcountry in the region to enter the industry of hemp since 2006.

Hemp and the South American soy frenzy

You probably know that hemp is a great crop: fast growing,needs few to no herbicides, and is incredible versatile, amongother interesting characteristics. Problem is, its production isstill banned in many countries for its association with the psy-choactive variety used as drug (the industrial hemp has lessthan 0.3% THC, while marijuana contains anywhere from 6 or7% to 20% or even more).

So far countries in South America make no distinction be-tween industrial and psychoactive hemp, and neither doesUruguay. But that could begin to change if the results from thisproject are positive.

Apart from the amazing materials that can be produced withhemp, it would be interesting to know how the region reacts ifUruguay is successful growing hemp. Right now Argentina andUruguay are major transgenic-soy producers, with heavy useof harmful herbicides and fertilizers. If the hemp industry takesoff and proves lucrative, could it provide some balance to soyproduction? Hopefully

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by Paula Alvarado, Buenos Aires



Vitamin B-12Deficiencyis a Common Cause for

2009 by: Dr. David Jockers, citizen journalist

NaturalNews.com

A recent study done by the University of Turinand Mauriziano Hospital in Italy showed a sig-nificant correlation between vitamin B12 defi-

ciency and unexplained chronic cough. This study,which was presented at the World Allergy Organiza-tion XXI World Allergy Congress, discussed the im-pact of this new finding in the world of allergies andimmunology.

This study examined 302 patients with chronic coughat the Italian hospital. The most common diagnosedcases of chronic cough included adverse drug events,cough reflex sensitivity, gastroesophageal reflux dis-ease, and allergic rhinitis. 15% (40) of the populationhad no known origin for their chronic cough.

The research group, led by Dr. Guiseppe Guida, hy-pothesized the possible connection to sensory neu-ropathy and B12 deficiency. Out of the 40 individualswith chronic unexplained cough, 25 had a B12 defi-ciency (serum levels <300 pg/ml), while 15 did not.

Vitamin B12, also called cobalamin, is a water solublevitamin with a key role in the formation of blood cellsand normal functioning of the brain and nervous sys-tem. A common side effect of B12 deficiency is a pe-ripheral sensory neuropathy, causing symptoms suchas numbness, tingling, burning, and complete lack ofsensation.

This study showed that a sensory neuropathy due toa B12 deficiency is a possible factor in unexplainedchronic cough and dysfunction of the pharynx and lar-ynx. Biopsies showed elevated levels of nerve growthfactor in the oropharyngeal epithelial cells. IncreasedNGF is thought to increase neurogenic inflammationthat would disrupt the airway and cause chronic dis-comfort and coughing. Through this mechanism, B12deficiency may cause neurogenic inflammation of theairway, due to elevated levels of nerve growth factor(NGF).

This process also reduces cellular metabolism in theepithelia, disrupting cellular polarity and creating a rel-atively unstable electrochemical state. Histamine, abiogenic amine and neurotransmitter, is associatedwith increased inflammatory processes. Individualswith b12 deficiency showed lowered histaminethresholds and cough thresholds that significantly im-proved with supplementation.

Research reveals that 39% of the population is B12deficient. Those most at risk for B12 deficiencies in-clude older populations, individuals with gastric reflux,previous or current H Pylori infections and diets defi-cient in b12 (vegans), and those who are taking pre-scription medications. In addition, those who have

trouble sleeping are commonly deficient in b12, whichis needed to produce melatonin, the sleeping hor-mone.

Increase Your B12 Naturally:

1.Eat Healthy Animal Products: Grass-fed meat, wild-caught fish, & free-range eggs are nature's bestsources of highly absorbable B12.

2.Seek Supplementation: Individuals who choose notto eat meat should seek supplementation since veg-etation sources such as algae actually contain a B12analog that is active in the blood and shows up ontests but does not perform the same biological activ-ities within the body. This is especially dangerous forvegans because they may be severely deficient yethave normal values on the standard immunoassay,which has become the normal medical method fortesting for B12 deficiency.

The best delivery of B12 supplementation is throughsublingual tablets or low dose sprays. Tablets are notas effective. The most bio-available form of cobalaminappears to be methylcobalamin. Cyanocobalamin,the most common form of supplemental b12, is de-rived through chemical synthesis or through isolationfrom animal products or waste. Although it is popular,cyanocobalamin does not have effective uptake in thebody. Methylcobalamin appears to be taken up by thebody and used more efficiently.

3.Use Probiotics: HPylori infections ofthe stomach havebeen shown tocause B12 deficien-cies. Probiotic sup-plementation helpsthe body fight the in-fection and reduceschances of recur-rence later in life.Aim for 50-100 bil-lion organisms of di-verse cultures.




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Washington is said to be one of four stateswhere there are measures that have been in-troduced towards the legalization and regu-lation of marijuana. There are also aroundtwo dozen other states that are looking intomarijuana-related legislation, from medicalmarijuana to not considering the possessionof small amounts of marijuana as a crime.

marijuanaAccording to Ethan Nadelmann,the Executive Director of the Drug Policy Al-liance based in New York, this year is con-sidered as “the most active” in as far as statelegislatures regarding marijuana is con-cerned. The Drug Policy Alliance supportsthe reformation of marijuana laws.

Bills towards the legalization of marijuanawere introduced early in 2009 in the states ofCalifornia and Massachusetts. This month,bills were pre-filed in advance of legislativesessions to be held in January in the statesof Washington and New Hampshire.

The marijuana legalization bill in WashingtonState is sponsored by Seattle DemocratMary Lou Dickerson. Based on the detailsprovided regarding the provisions of the bill,it will seem like marijuana will be treated inthe same way as liquor currently is: mari-juana may be sold in state-run liquor storesand consumers who will purchase it will paya tax of 15% per gram, and have to be aged21 years or older. The money that will beraised from the regulated selling of marijuanawill be channeled into programs for sub-stance abuse prevention and treatment. Ac-cording to Rep. Dickerson, the bill can bringin as much as $300 million a year, roughlythe same amount that is brought in by alco-hol.

The Executive Director of the National Or-ganization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws,Allen St Pierre, mentioned that tough eco-nomic times have driven lawmakers to takea closer look at the potential tax value thatlegalizing marijuana may bring.

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American Farmers And Consumers Continue

It can now be said that Uruguay is more progressive and possesses a greater sense ofentrepreneurialism than the United States—at least regarding industrial hemp!

After a decade-long political and legal battle with the federal government, the stateof North Dakota and their farmers are still being denied the ability to cultivate—andprosper from- industrial hemp (i.e., cannabis that is under 1% THC in content andtherefore is used for industrial purposes), unlike their brethren farmers in France,

China, Great Britain, Canada and nowÉUruguay.

ND farmers lose appeal to grow hemp; US appeals court affirms dismissal of federal lawsuit

By JAMES MacPHERSONThe Associated Press

To Suffer Under Industrial Hemp

Prohi-



(AP) BISMARCK, N.D. – A federal ap-peals court on Tuesday affirmed a lowercourt’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit bytwo North Dakota farmers who said theyshould be allowed to grow industrialhemp without fear of federal criminalprosecution.

Wayne Hauge and David Monson re-ceived North Dakota’s first state li-censes to grow industrial hempnearly three years ago, but they’venever received approval from theDrug Enforcement Administration.The farmers sued the DEA, andtheir case has been before the 8thU.S. Circuit Court of Appeals formore than a year after U.S. DistrictJudge Daniel Hovland dismissed it.

Hemp, which is used to makepaper, and other products, is relatedto the illegal drug marijuana. Underfederal law, parts of an industrialhemp plant are considered con-trolled substances.

Hovland told the farmers the bestremedy might be to ask Congress tochange the law to explicitly distin-guish hemp from marijuana.

“I guess the next step is we’ll haveto take it to Congress,” said Hauge,who grows garbanzo beans andother crops near the northwesternNorth Dakota town of Ray. “Thefastest and easiest way to handlethis would be for the president toorder the Department of Justice tostand down on all actions against in-dustrial hemp.”

Dawn Dearden, a DEA spokeswomanin Washington, D.C., said the agencycould not comment on the case.

The farmers’ attorney, Tim Purdon ofBismarck, would not comment on theappeals court decision.

David Monson, a Republican state leg-islator and farmer from Osnabrock in

northeastern North Dakota, said Con-gress likely has no time to deal with thehemp issue.

“With all the other things, hemp is nothigh on their priority list, and I can under-stand that,” Monson said.

“Somehow, we need to get enough

states involved so Congress can takeaction on it,” Monson said.

North Dakota officials issued Monsonand Hauge the nation’s first licenses togrow industrial hemp in 2007. But with-out permission from the DEA, the farm-ers could be arrested for growing thecrop.

Hemp contains trace amounts of tetrahy-drocannabinol, or THC, a banned sub-stance, and it falls under federalanti-drug rules, the DEA says. Hempproponents say it is safe because it con-tains only trace amounts of THC, and notenough to produce a high.

Vote Hemp, the lobbying armof the hemp industry, has

helped fund the farmers’legal battle. SpokesmanAdam Eidinger said thegroup has spent about$60,000 to date. He saidhe was disappointed withTuesday’s ruling.

“The 8th Circuit is kind ofconservative, so I can’tsay I’m totally surprised,”he said.

Eidinger said only a hand-ful of states have passedpro-hemp farming laws.He said North Dakota isthe first state to craft rulesto license industrial hempfarmers.

Monson had planned toseed 10 acres of hemp onhis farm the northeasternpart of the state. He saidhemp is grown 25 milesnorth of his farm inCanada, where productionhas been legal since 1998,after 60 years of prohibi-tion.

Hauge said he hopes some-day to seed 100 acres of hemp on hisfarm.

“My great-grand dad homesteaded heremore than 100 years ago, with a sodhouse on the wide-open prairie,” Haugesaid. “If he could do that, I can stand asmall amount of adversity to grow indus-trial hemp.”


Looked on by many today as a popular form of alternative med-icine, magnetic therapy actually dates back more than fourthousand years ago to the pharaohs of ancient Egypt and the

oldest medical texts in China, India, Israel and Greece. Well-en-trenched currently in China, Japan, India, Austria and Germany asa method for alleviating pain and promoting healing, magnetic ther-apy has only gained acceptance in the United States within the pastfew years.

To explain magnetic therapy in layman's terms: think of the body asa dynamic organism that consists of individual "electrical" cells.Each cell has a positive charge at its nucleus, and a negative chargeat its outer membrane. When the polarities are equal, the body isable to function at its optimal level.

However, if exposed continuously to excessive static electricity dueto weather fluctuations, household electrical devices and variousenvironmental stimuli, the body becomes inundated with positiveions. This imbalance can result in tiredness and fatigue, headachesand migraines, insomnia, muscle and joint pain, varicose veins andother ailments of the circulatory, lymphatic and nervous systems.

What isMagnetTherapy


Magnets can help the body correct this imbalance, as evinced byample evidence suggesting that seven out of ten magnet usersexperience beneficial results. There are two types of fixed mag-nets: unipolar and bipolar. Unipolar magnets, such as those of-fered by MagicBelt.com, have a positive charge on one end(biomagnetic south pole) and a negative charge on the other (bio-magnetic north pole). This "unidirectional", or concentration ononly one direction, assures an optimal depth of penetration. Bipo-lar magnets, on the other hand, have repeated north and southpolarities on the same side of the magnet, which can ultimatelycancel out, or at least weaken, each other's magnetic fields.

Placing the magnet against the body is critical, both in terms ofpromoting healing and minimizing adverse effects. The newly in-creased blood flow now enables the body to begin the self-healingprocess which, in turn, can promote relief from chronic pain, dis-comfort and stress; decreased swelling and inflammation; energyenhancement; accelerated healing of fractures; increased im-mune function in warding off viruses; and the reduction or reversalof many of the ailments mentioned above. In a nutshell it allowsthe body to perform at its optimum level.

Note that magnets in and of themselves do not claim to heal thebody. Nor should they be used exclusively for any major diseaseor medical condition. Rather, as an adjunctive therapy, magnetsstimulate the body to heal itself by helping increase circulation,improve energy levels, and provide oxygen to body cells - therebyenabling them to exist at their ideal, natural levels. Results varyfrom person to person, and depend on the magnets used as wellas the depth and duration of the individual's specific medical con-dition.

In general, the effectiveness of magnetic therapy hinges on fourfactors: magnet strength, thickness, number of magnets used andspacing. Here is how our Neodymium Iron Boron Rare Earth mag-nets compare to those used by our competitors, as evinced by in-dependent studies recently conducted by MagneticInstrumentation, Inc., of Indianapolis, Indiana:

The strength of a magnet is measured in units of gauss(a unit of measuring the intensity of magnetic flux). Whilethe strength of a magnet transmitted to the wearer mayactually be less at the skin's surface than at its core, onewith a gauss reading of more than 500 and a penetrationlevel of 4 inches is considered powerful. The magnetsused in our MagicBelt.com belts and hats boast a tremen-dous 40,000 gauss reading.

· Thickness: Basically, the thicker the magnet, the greaterthe depth of penetration. However, you don't want themto be too thick, or they'll be awkward to wear. Our 1/8" -thick magnets comfortably permit a 5" penetration - thehighest currently recognized in the industry.

· Number of magnets: For optimum results, magnetsshould be tightly grouped together - while not touchingeach other - for maximum field strength and penetration.The more magnets used, the greater their therapeutic po-tential. We place our magnets approximately ¼" apart, al-lowing us to use 20 magnets in the same area in whichleading competitors can only fit 15.

· Spacing: There should also be a relatively thin (1/8" to¼") pad between the magnets and the skin's surface. Thisspacing not only makes the magnet more comfortable towear, it also levels out any bumpiness in the magneticfield. Our magnets have a 1/4 inch spacing.

Research studies within the past two years have sup-ported the use of magnetic therapy. An article in the Jan-uary 31, 1999 issue of USA Weekend revealed that fourmajor medical institutions had conducted clinical trials inthe field of magnetic therapy - with very promising results.

At the Baylor College of Medicine, placing a magnet overa pain trigger point in post-polio patients provided promptpain relief, while 80 to 90 percent of patients at VanderbiltUniversity Medical Center found relief from pain due tosports injuries or accidents. Tufts University of Medicinediscovered that magnets helped relieve fibromyalgia pain,and diabetics at the New York Medical College at Valhallaexperienced a decrease in foot pain.

Since magnetic therapy is still a relatively new and as yetunproven form of alternative healing in the United States,further studies will no doubt be conducted. In the mean-time, the general consensus is that magnets, if used prop-erly, certainly can't hurt the body … and in most cases,can help.

Magnet Strength:

CAFFEINE:

FRIEND OR FOE?

by Dave Milner

Indeed, Once thought to be a nutritional no-no for athletes, caffeine has taken center

stage in the past few years as a legitimate aidto performance. This benefit has been recog-

nized by the makers of sports nutrition productslike energy gels.


HOT coffee!

But what exactly is caffeine? Caffeine is a mild stimulant that oc-

curs naturally in at least 63 plant

species. It is part of the Methylxan-

thine family.

Sources of caffeine are, by no means,limited to coffee and tea drinks, of course.Various concentrations of caffeine arealso found in several types of soft drinks(Coke, Mountain Dew, Mello Yello, etc),energy bars (Clif Bar, Power Bar), andthe gel packets commonly used bymarathoners (Clif Shot, PowerGel, GU,CarbBoom, etc), or may be found in moreconcentrated pill-forms (e.g. No-Doze).

Acording to Metcalfe (1999), a number ofstudies conducted by Dr Terry Graham atUniversity of Guelph, Ontario, haveproven caffeine’s performance-enhanc-ing power, some yielding 10-15% im-provements in endurance, but thesestudies have been in laboratories, notreal-life competitive settings.

Whether, and how, it actually improvesperformance in the real world is an ar-guable point. But presumably it does, oth-erwise it wouldn’t be a substance on theIOC’s banned list, right? Hmmm... well,marijuana is also on the banned list, butwe don’t see the fleet-footed EastAfricans tokin’ on a fatty prior to their10Ks, do we?

One reason endurance athletes ingestcaffeine is because it increases or accel-erates the release of fatty acids from stor-age in adipose tissue into muscle whereit can be used as fuel.

According to Noakes (1991), caffeine in-gestion causes free-fatty acid concentra-tions in the blood to rise, reaching peakvalues after approximately an hour, butremaining 300-400% higher than normalvalues for up to 4 hours (Bellet et al.,1968; Weir, et al., 1987). This effect is de-

layed for the first 2 hours if sugar is takenwith the caffeine (as in caffeinated energygels), but after 4 hours, sugar intake doesnot affect blood free-fatty acid concentra-tions.As there is a plentiful supply of fat in eventhe leanest of athletes, and a limitedstock of carbohydrate, this would cer-tainly seem to improve the situation forthose engaging in prolonged periods (1hour plus) of exercise and at moderate in-tensities. It is not going to make any realdifference in events of shorter durationand higher intensity (a 5K, for example)as the body can burn fat fast enough toprovide the levels of energy required atclose to maximal running speed. But in amarathon, a healthy does of caffeine mayhelp, which may serve to explain FrankShorter’s and Bill Rodgers’ penchant fordrinking flat Coke back in the 70’s.

However, there is research to suggestthat caffeine offers no such metabolic ef-fect, at least in runners who have carbo-hydrate loaded and eaten breakfast priorto a race (Weir et al., 1987). So it may beprudent to choose one or the other, ratherthan carbo-loading and java-loading.

According to Metcalfe (1999), over 100million American adults drink coffee everyday, tossing back an average of 3.1 cupseach. And that’s just the tip of the caf-feine-consumption iceberg. The averageAmerican also drinks more than a gallonof soda. Not to mention the pint a day, onaverage, consumed by the tea drinkersamong our caffeine-guzzling population.Many sodas and all but decaffeinatedcoffees and teas contain varyingamounts of caffeine.

“Caffeine makes yourheart race, your musclestwitch, your head buzz,your hands shake, yourpupils dilate and yourbladder full. So why would

anyone take it to make them run faster?”asks Weight (2003). And what is all thiscaffeine doing to our health? Here’s aquick run-down of the pros and cons ofcaffeine consumption.Although early studies produced possiblelinks between caffeine consumption andheart disease, as well as certain cancers(especially breast cancer), more recentstudies have shown no support for thoselinks. And the American Medical Associ-ation now states that there is no relation-ship whatsoever between caffeine intakeand cancer.

Caffeine is well-known as a diuretic,therefore, it’s reasonable athletes wouldhave concerns about its effects on hydra-tion. However, several studies have con-cluded that no changes occurred in coretemperature, sweat loss, plasma volume,urine volume or body hydration statusduring exercise following caffeine inges-tion.As little as 2 cups of coffee a day canraise your blood pressure. The increaseisn’t big enough to induce hypertension,but if you already have high blood pres-sure, it may be advisable not to exceed 2cups of coffee (or its equivalent of othercaffeinated beverages) per day.

The FDA recommends that women whoare pregnant or are hoping to becomepregnant avoid or limit caffeine intake.High caffeine consumption can hinderconception and may lead to miscarriageor low birth weight. Since caffeine willmake its way into breast milk, nursingmothers should likewise exercise caution.


Item Flavor Caffeine (mg)*

Coffee Instant 60-100mg/cupFreshly Brewed 60-350mg/cupDecaffeinated 2-4mg/cup

Tea 8-90mg/cupCarbBoom Vanilla or Orange 50mgClif Shot Sonic Strawberry 40mg

Mocha Mocha 40mgGU all but Banana Blitz 20mgPower Gel Strawberry Banana 25mg

Chocolate 25mgGreen Apple 25mgTangerine 50mg

Chocolate Milk Chocolate 20-120mg/200g barDark Chocolate 40-240mg/200g bar

Cola drinks Coca Cola Classic 23mg/8 oz canDiet Coke 31mg/8 oz can

Mello Yello 35mg/8 oz canDr Pepper 28mg/8 oz canMountain Dew 37mgPepsi One 37mgPepsi 25mgDiet Pepsi 24mgR.C. Cola 28.8mgBarq’s Root Beer 15mg

THE BOTTOM LINE

Some people have found that caffeine enhances theirrunning performance, but one should use caffeine onlyin low to moderate doses, especially in the summer(since some water will be lost via elimination). A lot ofthe improvement associated with caffeine may stemfrom increased alertness which allows you to focus ona race, rather than through any physiological effect onthe muscles propelling you forth at a greater rate.

If your iron levels are cause for concern, you should knowthat caffeine can hinder the absorption of iron, particularly ifyou drink a caffeinated beverage with your meal. Renownedexercise physiologist Dr. Jack Daniels recommends avoidingcaffeine for at least 2-3 hours before and after your primaryiron intake (whether that is a pill or a steak).Because caffeine increases blood flow to the kidneys, it actsas a diuretic, making you take more number ones. However,this is more of a problem when one is not exercising. Severalstudies have indicated that caffeine consumption prior to run-ning does not lead to excessive urination. Scientists are notcertain why, but it could be that an increase in adrenaline se-cretion serves to shut off caffeine’s usual effect on the kid-neys.

Of course most runners know that caffeine can help elicitnumber twos as well. Some runners enjoy a cup of joe beforea run to clear out their pipes, so to speak. But other runnersmay find that caffeine, whether in a cup, a can, or a gelpacket, can sabotage a run by forcing urgent pit stops. I foundthis out the hard way when I lived in Seattle. Managing theNew Balance store downtown, I was trying to knock out 90-100 mile weeks while working next door to a Starbucks. Ispent almost as much time sitting on porcelain as I did run-ning!Although moderate caffeine consumption can boost per-ceived energy levels, large levels of consumption - e.g. 10cups a day for our 150-pound guy or 7 cups a day for a 110-pound woman - may lead to headaches, jittery sensations,nervousness, and irritability.

Under IAAF, the global governing body of our sport, rules thelegal threshold for caffeine is 12 ug/ml of urine (The NCAAalso limits (15 ug/ml) caffeine usage), yet Elana Meyer statedthat all she had “was one cup of coffee at my hotel before thestart of the race,” which took place in Bali, Indonesia, duringearly February this year. “To exceed the limit, Elana wouldneed to have consumed a huge amount of coffee in a veryshort time, or drunk copious quantites of coke for somehours,” said, Athletics South Africa’s doping specialist, DrChris Hattingh. A 175-lb. person could drink seven regularsize cups of drip-percolated coffee one hour prior to exerciseand would only then approach urinary caffeine limits. Indeed,such a threshold would be hard to exceed without taking caf-feine by injection or via a suppository. Vanilla Latte enema,anyone? Anyone?

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Choose the Best Milk for Your

By The Daily Green Staff

Organic, Hormone free?What do these choices

Look for the words "no artificial hormones or antibiotics used" on yourmilk carton the next time you shop.

In 1993, the FDA approved the use of recombinant bovine growth hor-mone (rBGH), otherwise known as bovine somatotropin (rbST), incows. Farmers inject this synthetic hormone into their animals to in-crease their milk production. This practice has been banned in Europe,Canada, Japan, New Zealand and Australia.

According to the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine, cows injectedwith rBGH tend to have a higher instance of udder infections calledmastitis. As a result they are treated more often with antibiotics. Thisincrease in drug use can contribute to the growth of antibiotic resistancein bacteria, a major public health concern.

Since milk from treated cows is not marked as such, dairy farmers whodo not use rBGH voluntarily label their products with such wording as"no artificial hormones or antibiotics used."

If in doubt, buy certified organic milk, which guarantees no hormonesor drugs were used. It also contains a higher level of omega-3 fattyacids, among other nutrients, too.

By: Bonnie Pranger

The Benefits of

Due to being illegal or quasi-legal in manycountries, you might not find as much infor-mation on the uses of medical marijuana (ormarihuana) as you might expect. However,many studies have been conducted, and arestill being conducted, about the medical usesof cannabis. Despite a somewhat blind gov-ernmental view in many countries, includingCanada and the United States, these studieshave shown repeatedly exactly how medicalmarijuana can help those suffering from se-vere illnesses such as cancer.

Medical Marijuana for

Cancer Patients


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Medical Marijuana for Cancer Patients

It has proven in many studies, performed by prestigious scien-tific and medical organizations and individuals, that medicalmarijuana can (and does) relieve pain and nausea. In fact,some of these studies go as far back as the 1970s and older.

For instance, in 1975, the New England Journal of Medicinepublished the results of a "double-blind" study on the effects oforal (ingested rather than smoked) tetrahydrocannabinol onnausea and vomiting. According to the study, "No patient vom-ited while experiencing a subjective "high". Oral tetrahydro-cannabinol has antiemetic properties and is significantly betterthan a placebo in reducing vomiting caused by chemotherapeu-tic agents."

A 1999 report by the Institutes of Medicine concluded, "In pa-tients already experiencing severe nausea or vomiting, pills aregenerally ineffective, because of the difficulty in swallowing orkeeping a pill down, and slow onset of the drug effect. Thus aninhalation (but, preferably not smoking) cannabinoid drug de-livery system would be advantageous for treating chemother-apy-induced nausea."

Although freedom from nausea and vomiting are two of themost noticed benefits of medical marijuana use, many have re-ported a reduction in the severity of wasting away. As well,they've notice a lessening in depression and other "side effects"brought on by the disease, including an increase in appetite. Allof these things together have helped many cancer patients livea better, happier, more comfortable life. However, studies havealso shown a shocking benefit.

Over twenty major studies in the past nine years have shownthat cannabinoids (the chemicals in cannabis) actually fight can-cer cells. In fact, it's been shown that cannabinoids arrest can-cer growths of many different forms of cancer, including brain,melanoma and breast cancer. There's even growing evidencethat cannabinoids cause direct anti-tumor activity.

Since the possibility was first realized, many more studies havebeen conducted, focused on the possibility of cannabinoidshave anticarcinogenic effects. A 2007 study by the Institute ofToxicology and Pharmacology in Rostock, Germany focused onhuman cervical cancer (HeLa) cells. The cells were treated withspecific cannabioids and THC. Even at low concentrations, MAand THC "led to a decrease in invasion of 61.5% and 68.1%respectively."

The benefits of medical marijuana for cancer patients are clearwhen it comes to increased appetite, reduction of pain, wasting,vomiting and nausea, as well as depression. Although its anti-carcinogenic effects aren't quite as clear, ongoing research fur-ther points to the possibility that medical marijuana may actuallybe what many claim it is – a truly miraculous drug.

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Traditional Cancer Treatments

Lung cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer - in fact, most typesof cancer all start the same basic way. Something causes cancercells to divide and grow without pause, spreading badly damagedDNA. Those cells invade other tissues and, in most cases, formtumors.

Cancer studies have taken leaps and bounds as far as findingtreatments to slow, and sometimes stop, the spread of cancer.However, two of the most important treatments, chemotherapyand radiation therapy, also cause damage and, often, severe sideeffects.

For instance, some of the most powerful, toxic chemicals areused in chemotherapeutic agents. Both treatments kill cancercells, but healthy cells as well. Chemotherapeutic agents suchas Adriamycin (doxorubicin) and Platinol (cisplatin) can, andhave, caused immune suppression and multiple organ damage,but they also cause severe nausea and vomiting.

The vomiting can last over a period of days, to the point thatsome patients have actually torn their esophagus. Due to thevomiting and lack of appetite, severe dehydration and weigh lossis normal. In fact, many cancer patients begin having a reactionbefore chemotherapy begins, in "anticipation" of theside effects.Unfortunately, although chemotherapy and/or radiation therapymay be an integral part of their survival, many cancer patientsdecide not to take the therapies because the side effects are sosevere.

Because of this, many are given a mix of anti-nausea drugs.Often, the anti-nausea drugs work. However, the drugs only givepartial symptom control, while for others they give no control atall. In addition, those who take traditional medications may alsosuffer fever, bone pain, fatigue, anxiety, sleep problems andchanges in heart activity, among other issues. This leaves cancerpatients to suffer from the effects of the cancer itself, theside ef-fects of the treatments, and the side effects of medications usedto alleviate the initial side effects of the treatments.


By: Joe Kissell

Honey

Medicine

as


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Historically, honey has been used as a folk remedy in cul-tures around the world for millennia. It has been pre-scribed informally as a cure for smallpox, baldness, eye

diseases, and indigestion. It’s even been used as a contra-ceptive. As with most natural “cures” unsupported by scien-tific studies, I sort of chuckle and sigh when I read about thingslike this—honey may be a silly substitute for real medicine, butat least it’s not bloodletting. However, in this case, the beesmay have the last laugh. It turns out that honey’s propertiesmake it a surprisingly effective cure-all. Or, let’s say, cure-much.

Bee Fruitful and MultiplyHoney’s salutary effects stem primarily from its antimicrobialproperties. Most bacteria and other microorganisms cannotgrow or reproduce in honey. I found this quite surprising, be-cause all things being equal, bacteria love sugar. Honey con-tains around 40% fructose and 30% glucose—among othersugars—making it seemingly a great treat for microbes. How-ever, honey is also somewhat acidic, and acids prevent thegrowth of some bacteria. More importantly, honey does notprovide the water and oxygen needed to support bacterialgrowth. Although honey contains a fair amount of water, it’ssupersaturated with sugar—meaning the water is not avail-able to the microorganisms.

So what happens when you dilute honey with water—thebacteria just multiply like crazy, right? Well…yes and no.Amazingly enough, diluted honey supports the growth ofbacteria that are helpful to humans while killing off dangerousstrains. Some microorganisms do indeed flourish in a dilute so-lution of honey—such as the yeast used to ferment it intomead. Also, certain types of beneficial bacteria that live inthe human intestines and aid digestion do well in a mixture ofhoney and water. But honey also contains a substance calledglucose oxidase. When combined with waterand oxygen, glucose oxidase forms gluconicacid and hydrogen peroxide—the very samestuff you probably have in your medicine cabinetright now. This means that diluted honey canserve as an excellent antiseptic, while being farless likely than ordinary hydrogen peroxide toharm already-damaged tissue.

Show Me the HoneyWhat does all this mean in practical terms? Forone thing, it means that honey applied topicallyto a wound can promote healing just as well as,or in many cases better than, conventional oint-ments and dressings. Its antibacterial propertiesprevent infection. It also functions as an anti-in-flammatory agent, reducing both swelling andpain. As if that weren’t enough, it even reducesscarring. In studies around the world, honey hasbeen shown to be extraordinarily effective in thetreatment of wounds, burns, and surgical inci-sions. Honey also functions as a moisturizer, mak-ing it a useful treatment for sunburn as well as ageneral-purpose skin softener.

But wait, there’s more! Honey is truly a head-to-toe cure.Honey has been shown to be effective in treating inflamma-tion of the eyelid, some types of conjunctivitis, and keratitis(along with other forms of corneal damage). It can also, be-lieve it or not, be used to treat athlete’s foot and other fungalinfections.

The Color of HoneyNow that you’ve worked yourself into a gleeful frenzy over themiraculous properties of honey, I want to temper your enthu-siasm a bit. The bad news, if you can call it that, is that not allhoney is created equal. The chemical composition of honeydepends on a huge number of variables, the most importantof which is the type or types of plant that provided the sourcenectar. Honeys vary not only in color and flavor, but in theirmedicinal properties, with some varieties being much morepotent than others. Because it’s impossible to regulate thecomings and goings of millions of bees, there’s also no wayto guarantee that honey from any location will be chemicallythe same from year to year or free of contamination from pol-lutants the bees may have found their way into. Honey sup-plies must be tested thoroughly and regularly.

I should mention one other caveat: never feed honey to achild under one year of age. Honey sometimes containsClostridium botulinum spores. Although they’re inactive in thehoney itself, once inside a digestive tract they can multiplyand cause a potentially fatal disease of the nervous systemcalled infant botulism. By the time of a child’s first birthday,there are usually enough beneficial bacteria in the digestivetract to make it an inhospitable environment for Clostridiumbotulinum, meaning that honey can be eaten safely.

A Spoonful of Sugar Is the MedicineLest you think that honey is only healthy if used on the outside of the

body, it can help with a great many internal problems too. Thanks to

its antimicrobial action, it not only soothes sore throats but can also

kill the bacteria that sometimes cause them. Although research is in-

conclusive so far, there’s also the suggestion it could actually reduce

tooth decay—all that sticky sugar notwithstanding. Moving down the

esophagus and through the digestive tract, honey can help to heal

ulcers and upset stomachs. It has also been proven to regulate intes-

tinal function, alleviating both constipation and diarrhea. (In a similarly

syzygial way, honey can be used both as a sleep aid and to increase

alertness.) Honey also contains a variety of antioxidants, which may

reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer.

Manuka honey, made from the flowers of the Manuka bush (Lep-

tospermum scoparium), comes from New Zealand. Some varieties of

Manuka honey contain an antibacterial component called UMF

(Unique Manuka Factor), which has been found to be even more use-

ful than ordinary honey in combating infections. Intriguingly, honey

with UMF is even effective against many so-called “superbugs”—

strains of bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus that are resistant

to multiple types of antibiotics. An Australian company called Medi-

honey has obtained the blessing of the Therapeutic Goods Adminis-

tration (comparable to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) to sell

this type of honey packaged as a dressing for wounds. The company

also sells honey and honey-based products designed to treat diges-

tive problems, oral irritations and sore throats, and even skin condi-

tions such as psoriasis.



R.I. releases proposed rules for

State health regulators have issued proposed regulations for the oper-ation of compassion centers to dispense medical marijuana, but it couldstill take up to a year before the first center opens its doors in Rhode Is-land.

Acting under legislation passed by the General Assembly last spring,the state Department of Health last week issued 22 pages of proposedrules for licensing and operating up to three compassion centers inRhode Island. The rules, covering everything from the amount of mari-juana dispensed to the background of those dispensing it to the securitysystems in place to guard it, will be the subject of a formal public hearingon Feb. 2.

After that, if state Health Director David R. Gifford determines that norevisions are necessary, it would take about a month and a half for therules to become formally enacted. Then, the licensing process wouldallow for a 60-day application period for would-be compassion-centeroperators — which could be prolonged by further public hearings on theapplicants before Gifford makes the final decision.

“What’s a reasonable Timeline? You could be talking about up to a year,or maybe it will take less time,” said Health Department spokesmanRobert Vanderslice.

Rhode Island was the third state in the nation, joining California and NewMexico, to approve the sale of marijuana for use by qualified patientswith chronic or debilitating illnesses, such as cancer, HIV and multiplesclerosis.

But the 2007 law, passed over Governor Carcieri’s veto, left unclear howpatients and caregivers could legally obtain medical marijuana. Then,in the spring of 2009, the General Assembly created compassion cen-ters, inspired by an impassioned floor speech from the bill’s originalsponsor, Providence Rep. Thomas C. Slater, who subsequently diedfrom cancer. Once again, the law passed over Carcieri’s veto, drawingconcern from law-enforcement officials that medical marijuana usagewould open the door to criminals.

Stephen Hogan, executive director of the Rhode Island Patient Advo-cacy Coalition, says that he has heard from many groups and individualswho would be interested in running compassion centers in Rhode Island— including operators of for-profit medical marijuana dispensaries inother states. But he says there are too many variables to predict whenthe first might open.


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“Weunderstand why it has taken a bitlonger,” he said. “The Health Depart-ment was swamped by H1N1 [swine flu]

and is understaffed. So we understand why they haven’tbeen able to move forward as quickly as possible.”

Since the original medical marijuana law became perma-nent in 2007, the state has issued licenses to about 900medical-marijuana users, as well as 725 caregivers whocan legally grow and distribute the drug.

But a compassion center would be able to handle a largeramount of marijuana, and take the pressure off licensedcaregivers, who are more vulnerable to criminals.

Because of the amount of money that would be requiredto start a compassion center, Hogan says that he doesn’texpect any licensed caregivers to apply to open a center.Beyond the li-c e n s i n gp r o c e s s ,H o g a nsaid, cen-ters wouldhave toraise themoney, find asuitable building and cultivate marijuana plants beforegoing into operation.

The law allows for three compassion centers. Ideally, saidHogan, one would be in the greater Providence area, withthe other two in northern and southern Rhode Island. Butthe proposed Health Department regulations don’t specifygeographic areas.

Also, unlike other states, Hogan noted that Rhode Island’slaw requires that compassion centers operate as not-for-profit businesses.

The proposed rules define a compassion center as a not-for-profit entity that “acquires, possesses, cultivates, man-ufactures, delivers, transfers, transports, supplies ordispenses marijuana ... to registered qualifying patientsand their registered primary caregivers.”

While the law limits qualified patients to possession of upto 12 plants and 2.5 ounces, only compassion centerswould be able to keep greater amounts, based on the num-ber of patients cared for. And the proposed rules state thatthe centers cannot dispense more than 2.5 ounces to aspecific patient over a 15-day period.

Addressing a concern of medical marijuana advocates, the

proposed regulations specify that patients, caregivers andcompassion-center employees cannot be prosecuted forpossession of illegal drugs or sale of a controlled sub-stance provided they adhere to the rules on limits.

The regulations don’t address how much a compassioncenter might charge for marijuana, but says that a centerwould be treated as a licensed caregiver, and licensedcaregivers would be allowed to be reimbursed for costs as-sisted with helping a patient.

“We don’t control prices,” said Vanderslice. “The caregiverscan charge enough to cover expenses, but we don’t getinto specific prices.”

Several of the rules address the background of compas-sion center staffers and security.

People with felonydrug convictions

cannot serveas primarycaregivers, orwork at com-passion cen-ters, although

the Health Depart-ment has the discretion to waive that. However, if a personhad been convicted of a drug offense related to the medicaluse of marijuana, that conviction would not apply.

Also, schools, employers and landlords would not be ableto penalize someone for being involved in the dispensationor use of medical marijuana.

The compassion centers could not be within 500 feet of aschool, and would have to be equipped with a fully opera-tional alarm system and good exterior lighting. Any inci-dents, including alarm malfunctions, would have to bereported to local police.

Operators would also be required to limit access to thecenter, to allow only authorized personnel in the roomwhere marijuana is stored, to submit to announced inspec-tions by the Health Department and to conduct monthly in-ventories of marijuana.

Each compassion center would also be required to developan operations manual that would, among other things, in-clude an alcohol- and drug-free workplace policy. The man-ual would also have to include outreach policies, including“ingestion options” for marijuana, “safe smoking tech-niques” and “potential side effects.”

“We don’t control prices,” said Vanderslice. “The caregivers can chargeenough to cover expenses, but we don’t get into specific prices.”



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The 5 Best Cities For

"In a generally bleak employment picture, the green jobs sector is growing faster than any other."So writes Jim Motavalli in The Daily Green's report about the best U.S. cities to find a green job.Growth in the sector was a robust 9.1% in the decade ending in 2007 (compared to 3.7% overall),and as many as another 1.9 million jobs are expected by 2020 from the American Clean Energyand Security Act. The stimulus bill is pumping $30 billion into the clean energy sector alone.

Green jobs can mean a lot of things -- conservation and pollution mitigation, clean energy, energyefficiency, environmentally friendly production, along with training and support. But each state isn'tsharing equally in this bounty of new jobs.

"With unemployment over 10%, people need to go where the jobs are, and some states -- andsome cities -- are making out better than others as the green jobs phenomenon unfolds," Motavalliwrites. "While every state and most American cities have a piece of the new economy, here are thefive cities that -- through a combination of federal, state and municipal programs -- are faring best."



New York CityUnder newly reelected Mayor MichaelBloomberg, the city launched PlaNYC with127 initiatives for greening the city, includ-ing an earmark $1 billion for building retro-fits to increase energy efficiency and lowergreenhouse gas emissions. Clean Edgeranks the New York metropolitan area (in-cluding northern New Jersey and Long Is-land) third among 15 top U.S. metro areasfor job creation. New York State was thesixth leading state for clean energy job cre-ation in 2007, adding 3,323 clean busi-nesses and 34,363 new jobs that year.Some $209 million in venture capital wasinvested in the state's clean energy econ-omy between 2006 and 2008.

San FranciscoAccording to the New York Times, Cal-ifornia had the most clean-energy jobsin 2008: 125,000, many of them in pro-gressive San Francisco and nearby Silicon Valley. The Clean Edge report identifies SanFrancisco/Oakland/San Jose as the number one metro area for clean technology job activity (Los An-geles/Riverside/Orange County is second). SunPower, a solar company based in San Jose with 5,400employees, is rated #10 in Clean Edge's 2009 survey of top clean-tech employers. Green tech canonly get better in San Francisco, where 20 big construction projects have applied for LEED certificationand voters recently approved $100 million in revenue bonds to support renewable energy. In Californiaoverall, green businesses increased 45% between 1995 and 2008, and employment in the sectorsgrew 36%, according to the "Many Shades of Green" report from Next 10. The report said the mostjobs were added in services (45% of the total), followed by manufacturing (21%). In research positions,the biggest private sector categories are green transportation, energy generation, and air and envi-ronment, said the report.

Boston/CambridgeStarting with the fact that with its concentration of colleges --including MIT,Boston University, Harvard, Northeastern, Emerson and several more, themetro area is a great incubator for green technology. Named the "best walk-ing city" by Prevention magazine last year, Boston has had a major climateprotection plan in place since 2002. Its number three fuel source, believe itor not, is wind power. Its new buildings have to be constructed to top LEEDstandards, and most of its municipal vehicles are either electric or run onB20 biofuel. Boston (including Worcester, Lawrence, Lowell and Brockton)ranks as number four in the Clean Edge survey of 15 top U.S. metro areasfor clean-tech job creation. The Boston area is, not surprisingly, home tosome cutting-edge green companies.

Boston Power, for instance, is helmed by the ambitious Swedish executiveChristina Lampe-Onnerud, who pioneered a better lithium-ion battery for HPlaptops, and is moving into the electric car market. And a local competitor isthe fast-moving A123, which also makes lithium-ion battery packs and hasChrysler among its customers.

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Portland, OregonMany rate Portland number one in sustainability. What other city can boast of 200miles of walking and bicycling trails, a fast transit hub to the airport, fare-free lightrail in the city core and free parking for electric cars? The city replaced a six-lane

highway with a waterfront park, and it has 50 LEED-certifiedbuildings. Despite strong challenges from Colorado and Ten-nessee, Oregon was the number one performer in creating cleanenergy economy jobs, reports the Pew Charitable Trusts. Ore-gon had almost 20,000 clean jobs in 2007, many of them in thePortland metro area. More than 1 percent of the Beaver State's1.9 million jobs are related to the clean energy economy -- thehighest percentage in the nation. Oregon is also number threein providing environmentally friendly manufacturing jobs. AClean Edge survey of the Top 15 metro areas for clean-tech jobactivity puts Portland/Salem at number eight, just below Seat-tle/Tacoma/Bremerton. Like other cities on this list, Portlandstruggles with high unemployment, but it's fighting joblessnesswith its prime weapon -- sustainability.

DetroitThe Motor City makes few Top Ten lists. Its vauntedmonorail goes practically nowhere, its downtown is stillstruggling, and political turmoil at City Hall -- added todaunting budgetary constraints -- has kept civic progressat a minimum. Michigan has the nation's highest unem-ployment rate at 15.3%, and it is also dealing with 3.6%job loss between 1998 and 2007. A Pew Center on theStates report says that the state will have lost a millionjobs by the end of the decade (a quarter in the auto in-dustry, and more than a third this year). But help is onthe way, in the form of federal Department of Energygreen-tech grants that are funding factories and creatingjobs to tap into the vast pool of skilled auto industry tal-ent in the metropolitan area. The state had created morethan 22,000 clean-tech jobs by 2007, but those numberswill jump impressively when recent DOE funding putsspades in the ground.

Michigan did make one Top Ten list: It was numberseven on a list of clean energy jobs compiled by Pew Charitable Trusts.Clean Edge identifies the green transportation sector as one of four growthareas, and that benefits the cluster of companies making hybrid and elec-tric vehicles in the greater Detroit area. Even companies not based inMichigan -- such as California's Fisker Automotive and Ford battery carsupplier Magna International -- have opened hubs near Detroit. A mechan-ical engineer working on plug-in hybrids and EVs can expect to make$63,600 median pay with a bachelor's degree, reports Clean Edge. A greatexample of what's happening in the Rust Belt is the transformation of theFord Motor Company plant in Wixom, Michigan from a shuttered eyesorethat had lost 1,500 jobs to an incubator for Xtreme Power (which makespower systems for wind and solar) and Clairvoyant Energy (solar).


How Regular

Exercise

can Help with

Diabetes

2009 by: Anthony Gucciardi, citizen journalist



Regular exercise could be a natural andeffective way to help treat diabetes. Astudy conducted with diabetic Hispanic

men and women undergoing a strength trainingroutine found that within 16 weeks there was dra-matic improvement with their sugar control. Withits positive impact on blood sugar, weight, andblood pressure, exercise is an activity that shouldbe included in any routine.

Besides its beneficial properties regarding bloodsugar, weight loss, and blood pressure, diabeticswho exercise regularly have been found less likelyto experience a heart attack or stroke than thosewho do not. This exercise is not specific tostrength training or anaerobic exercise. Aerobicexercise, such as walking or jogging, is similarlyeffective. Both of these exercises, whether com-bined or isolated, have been found to aid in thefight against diabetes.

How much exercise is too much? Over-exercisingcould cause your blood sugar to rise. Obviously,this is not something that is desirable for a dia-betic. Be sure to start your exercise program veryslowly in order for your body to adapt to the newregiment that it is going through. Start your exer-cise routine out by going on brisk walks or liftingweights. Always make sure to consult your physi-cian.

The length of the exercise is also rather important.Most experts agree that roughly 45 minutes of ex-

ercise is enough. This prevents over-exercising,and therefore prevents the negative effects onyour blood sugar levels. While it is recommendedthat you exercise for no more than 45 minutes, ex-ercising for a shorter period of time is acceptable.

Warming up is very important as well. Alwayswarm up before you start training in order to pre-vent too much stress on your body. Doing 10-15very light repetitions of any exercise will increaseblood flow, and eventually get your body ready forthe exercise that you are about to perform. This isan important step that many often overlook.

When should you not exercise? If your bloodsugar is above 250 mg/dL and you are ketonespositive then it is considered a bad idea to exer-cise. Exercise could do more harm to your bodythan good at these levels. If your blood sugar isabove 300 mg/dL but you are not ketones posi-tive, then it would be advisable to exercise care-fully. While exercise is certainly a great method ofnatural improvement, you do not want to do itwhen your body cannot handle the stress.

Exercising can help those suffering from diabetesimprove their health. When following the guide-lines and techniques outlined in this article, exer-cise can be a powerful tool against diabetes.Always be sure to also monitor your diet, ensuring

it is full of living foods and super-foods.

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Are You Confusing "Greener"

with"Green?"

By Collin Dunn

There's certainly no shortage of so-called green informa-tion out there these days. Advice for "going green" or "sav-ing the planet" or some combination of the two seem tobe around every corner, in every magazine, and all overthe internet. While more information is certainly betterthan less, when it comes to actions we can take to lessenour collective and individual footprints, it can be hard todigest and triage all that info. In short: We're all in dangerof confusing "greener" with "green."

This might seem like an inconsequential difference -- a triv-ial distinction; after all, more information leads to moreaction, right? Well, maybe, but it's a big world, and we allonly have so much bandwidth to not only absorb infor-mation, but take that information from just knowing it todoing something about it. Nobody can do everything.And, given the scale of the problems we face -- a warm-ing globe, vanishing freshwater, a badly damaged foodsystem -- and the ticking clock that we have to keep an

eye on as we fight the problems, it's critical that we, as in-dividuals and as a society, stay focused on the informa-tion and actions that really make a game-changingimpact. We have to concentrate on the thing that'll helpus move the needle: "green."

What does that mean, really? Given the parade ofcliches about various ideas to save the planet, and no-tions of how to go green, that are coming from all angles,it's easy to get confused, or even hoodwinked, by thethings that get trumpeted the loudest, and repeated withthe highest frequency. Add that to the fact that much ofthe advice is at least partly true -- many of the things thatyou hear about "going green" and so forth aren't wrong.So, in addition to the question you have to ask aboutwhether the information you receive is right or wrong, youhave to be able to decide how right it is, and how muchactual impact might result. Most greener stuff is good, butit doesn't hold a candle to green. It's a jungle out there.

Learn to measure the impact of all green actions in your life


Hybrid cars are greener; bicycling is

The hybrid car has become the poster child for the green move-ment for many people, and for good reason; the more efficient

hybrids are more than twice as fuel efficient than the aver-age car. It's a great example of the fusion of ingenuity andtechnology, and smart design and practicality, but it ain'tgreen. Hybrids still use an internal combustion enginethat burns a non-renewable fossil fuel that we know weare going to run out of, spew smog-forming and carbon

emissions, and take hundreds of components and thou-sands of pounds of raw materials to put together and op-

erate. They're a way better option than traditional gasguzzlers, but we can do better.

Bicycles, on the other hand, are the most efficient vehicles known to this world; thereason that the "green" option in this scenario isn't a four-wheeler is that nobody has

invented a "green" car (yet). When we're all tooling around in electric cars built with non-toxic batteries and charged up with 100 percent renewable power (not the 50 percentcoal power our country currently uses) generated from smart grids and the solar panels,wind turbines, and the like at our own houses, then we'll be getting somewhere; untilthen, bicycles are the green way to go. That isn't to say that you can't proudly pilot your

Prius, but don't kid yourself: You aren't saving the planet; you're just harming it more slowlythan most of the rest of us. Sometimes, greener is the best we can do, but that doesn't

mean we have to settle for it.

Grass-fed beef is greener; not eating meat is

If you've read much about the industrial food system that dominatesthe mainstream grocery stores and restaurants in this country, youknow that the average cow's life is disgusting and painful. They'remade to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with thousands of other cows, inpiles on their own excrement so deep that knee-high boots won't keepit all out, eating a diet that makes them so sick that they have to bepumped full of antibiotics just to survive the weeks they'll live untilthey're unceremoniously slaughtered. Yuck.

Grass-fed, pasture-raised beef, on the other hand, get to eat some-thing -- grass -- that their ruminating stomachs have evolved to han-dle. Though it can be hard to tell for sure unless you have visited thefarm where they live (something which we should all do at some point)and have a personal relationship with your farmer, they tend to livemuch healthier, less stressful lives. And while that's healthier for you,too, it just makes that a greener option, not green.

The truth of it is that meat -- and beef, especially -- is just an inefficientfood source. It takes between 2500 gallons and 5000 gallons of waterto raise a pound of beef, for example, grass-fed or not. Cows are biganimals and it takes a lot of resources to make them that way. Andthat's just the inputs -- cow farts and manure are a big-time source formethane, which is 1000 times more potent than carbon dioxide as agreenhouse gas; it's so bad that Denmark is considering a tax onfarmers' greenhouse gas emissions from all those cow farts.

The green side of this equation, then, is to cut the cows out of theequation altogether. From the extra water required to the extramethane spewed into the atmosphere, a vegetarian diet will save anentire ton -- that's 2000 pounds -- of carbon emissions per year; it's abig, big difference. And, while eating a vegetarian diet is not impact-free, certainly, it fits much more closely with our natural planetary andbiological systems. Michael Pollan is on to something when he says:"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."

What does all this mean? First of all, green is the goal, the thing thatwe're working toward each day. This isn't meant to be a diatribeagainst these "greener" steps, or an indictment of those who are doingthem. Greener is good; what isn't so good is when we get lulled intothinking that they're enough. That brings me to the next takeaway:Green is hard, and that's okay. We're facing big problems, and weneed big changes to create the fast solutions that we need to solvethe climate crisis. Consider this greener vs. green meme an aspiration,not a condemnation. We all want to improve our general well-being,so keep green in mind as something to aim for, rather than settling forgreen enough for now. It's a moving target, so don't get confused byall the different messages, and use the target to keep you moving to-ward green.

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Recycling is greener; cradle-to-cradle, zero-waste design is

If you, or your parents, or anybody else you knew was around in the 1970's, you've heard thismore times than you can count: Reduce, reuse, recycle. It's a fine mantra, but we tend tofocus on the last bit as a concrete activity. When you put something in the recycling bin, youknow (in theory, at least) that it's not going the same place your garbage is, and that it'll getre-made into something new. Ahh, feels good, right?

Wrong. Yeah, recycling is generally not bad for the environment -- in fact, but, with few ex-ceptins, it's just a prolonged path to the landfill. Paper, plastic, and other commonly recycledmaterials (glass is a notable exception) can only be recycled a limited number of times, whichis to say, that piece of paper or plastic bag in your recycling bin will only come back a coupleof times before it has been rendered useless, and will have to be discarded. Glass, the ex-ception noted above, can be recycled pretty much indefinitely, but it takes an awful lot of en-ergy to melt glass down to the point where any impurities can be removed, and the glass canbe re-blown, so it's not an option without drawbacks.

The point is this: Recycling is okay, and you shouldn't stop doing it, but it's not the height ofgreen life. True sustainability -- where our stuff never has to go "away" -- can only be achievedwith an altered cycle that does not involve trash or recycling. Think about how much less workyou'd personally have to do if you never had to take out the trash, or haul the recycling to thecurb; everything would be designed for longevity, and you could either pass it on or turn it into something more useful when you were done with it. Composting is a great example of this;nature recycles everything, and we should, too.

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If I were a gambling man I’d wager that fleet-operated, battery-electric urban delivery vans become a commercial success beforebattery-electric personal motorcars. The reasons are simple: Com-pany image and solid balance sheet performance.

With company name, logo and clean-drive promotion emblazonedon the side, who wouldn’t notice the truck that was perfectly quietand emitted no fumes or smoke? For those environmentally con-cerned, who wouldn’t choose between the company that operatedthe “green” trucks as opposed to the one that didn’t?

Depending on the nature of fleet operations, the balance sheetmay justify the additional outlay for electric drive. On a spreadsheet analysis, lower operating costs may prove the electrically-driven vehicle the winner over the diesel version. Companies thatoperate fleets don’t just drive vehicles, they manage them. Care-fully charted daily and long term mileage that analyzes “electricfuel” cost, lower maintenance costs, longevity, and possible taxincentives could prove in favor of electric drive. The ability to ownand operate their own electric refueling stations at company facil-ities may give another spread sheet nudge to electric drive.

Given the above arguments it’s no wonder that Ford in the U.S.has chosen to offer an electrified truck – the battery version of itsTransit Connect commercial van – before it attempts to sell anelectric car.

Ford has certainly been watching those companies already offer-ing electric trucks such as Smith Electric Vehicles with which Fordalready has a relationship. Smith continues to rack up new orders,including recently 51 Smith Edison electric vans to Sainsbury’s, aUK supermarket chain. The vans, built in on an electrified Fordtransit chassis, will be used in Sainsbury’s online grocery deliveryservice. When added to the existing fleet of 20, Sainsbury’s willhave the world’s largest electric van fleet. The retailer plans toeventually have 20% of its online delivery fleet operating on elec-trons.

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And there are other seasoned truck builders entering theelectric van business.

Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation is teaming withelectric-drive builder Enova Systems to offer a 10,000 lb pay-load van to North American fleets by 2010. Freightliner Cus-tom Chassis Corporation is a subsidiary of Daimler TrucksNorth America .

And, Navistar International Corporation has announced thatone of its wholly owned affiliates has signed a joint ventureagreement with Modec Limited of the United Kingdom. Thenew company – the Navistar-Modec EV Alliance – will pro-duce all-electric commercial trucks for sale in North, Centraland South America. The distinctive, aerodynamic trucks arepurpose-built to be electrically-driven and intended for urbanwork.

The trucks will have a carrying capacity of better than twotons and be able to travel 100 miles on a charge. Modecs willbe produced in the U.S., in Elkhart County, Indiana, whereNavistar intends to produce 400 units in 2010, and expectsto be producing several thousand annually within two years.As volumes grow, Navistar anticipates the creation of up to700 new jobs, including suppliers and employees.

Navistar is a holding company owning brands such as Inter-national Truck and IC Bus.

Modec, which was founded in 2004, already has dealers inFrance, The Netherlands, Spain, Germany, and Ireland. Thecompany says its Modec is the first purpose designed andbuilt vehicle of its kind.

Navistar received $39.2 million in government stimulus fund-ing from the Department of Energy to develop and build all-electric trucks on U.S. soil.

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Green Day won two Grammys for itsmulti-platinum album American Idiot,

which sold more than 12 millioncopies worldwide. Now those searingsongs seize the stage with the directorbehind Spring Awakening, the ground-breaking musical that earned eight

Tony Awards and enthralled audiencesaround the world. American Idiot fol-lows working-class characters fromthe suburbs to the city to the MiddleEast, as they seek redemption in aworld filled with frustration. This

high-octane show features every trackfrom the album, plus several new

Green Day—vocalist/guitarist Billie

Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt anddrummer Tré Cool—were loud, snotty,scrappy kids from working-classbackgrounds who came of age inthe underground punk scene inBerkeley. American Idiot debuted atNo. 1 on the Billboard chart andraised the bar for modern rock ‘n’ roll.

Michael Mayer earned the Tony

Award, Drama Desk Award and OuterCritics Circle Award for Spring Awaken-ing. He has directed 11 shows onBroadway, three on London’s WestEnd, two films and many other projects.In 2004, The New Yorker proclaimed him“a great director.”

FOR MORE INFO GO TO:/www.americanidiotonbroadway.com

It's official. The much-talked-about and blogged-about Green Day musical "American Idiot" hasan opening date on Broadway. Producers of theshow announced today that it will open March24th at the St. James Theatre in New York.

"American Idiot" features music from the GreenDay album of the same name, but it does notstar members of the popular Bay Area punkband.The musical had its world premiere atBerkeley Repertory Theatre in September. Tony-winner Michael Mayer, who staged the BerkeleyRep production, also will direct the Broadwayversion of the show.

The plot of the musical, kept under wraps byBerkeley Rep, follows the journey of the protago-nist Johnny, a modern-day Christ figure who trav-els from a suburban nowhere to the big city,where he must choose between love, drugs andother existential dilemmas. The story also followsa character to the Middle East.

Mayer wrote the book for the musical with BillieJoe Armstrong, the lead vocalist-guitarist forGreen Day.

There is no announcement on casting for theBroadway engagement. For the Berkeley Repproduction, Tony-winner John Gallagher Jr.played in the lead role alongside RebeccaNaomi Jones and Tony Vincent.

Steven Hoggett will choreograph the Broadwayproduction and Tony-winning composer Tom Kittwill serve as the music supervisor, orchestratorand music arranger. Kitt also contributed stringarrangements to Green Day’s album "21st Cen-tury Breakdown."

In his review of the Berkeley Rep production,Times theater critic Charles McNulty called themusical "kinetically entertaining" but added thatthe plot remains unsatisfying and that the char-acters are underdeveloped.

Berkeley Rep said that "American Idiot" was thehighest-grossing production in its history. The pro-duction was extended twice and concluded itsrun on Nov. 15.

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New Amerykah 2, which is fifth studio albumfrom Erykah Badu, is tentatively set to be re-leased Feb. 23, 2010. It's the sequel to NewAmerykah Part 1: 4th World War, whichdropped in early 2008. "We used a lot of ana-log instruments — harps, strings, drums, piano,and even a Theremin — to give the albumthat sonic feel," Erykah told Billboard maga-zine. "There's a strong undercurrent of bot-tom, a rumbling to these songs that feelsgood to me. It feels like a hug."

Jamie Foxx Didn’t Get Just Any ‘Body’ But LilWayne, Gucci Mane On New Album! JamieFoxx is back with a new song on the heels of anew year entitled ‘Straight To The Dance Floor’featuring Lil Wayne which follows behind song‘Winner’ featuring Justin Timberlake. Foxx’s newsong ‘Straight To The Dance Floor’ is written byRico Love and produced by Los Da Mystro andis a club banger.

The club song, which gets it’s touch of hip hopfrom Lil Wayne’s feature, is off Jamie Foxx’s up-coming album ‘Body’ which also features an-other single — slow jam song ‘Speak French,’featuring Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane.

The album Body will be the fourth studio albumby Jamie Foxx real name Eric Marlon Bishop, 42,following albums Peep This (1994), Unpre-dictable (2005) and Intuition (2008).

Foxx’s new album ‘Body’ is slated for release inMarch 2010.

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R&B singer Toni Braxton is gearing up forthe release of her first album since 2005’sLibra this coming February. Her upcom-ing release will feature work from thelikes of Troy Taylor and David Foster. Avideo for the 1st single featuring TreySongz “Yesterday” was recently shotand be on the look out for that.

Love. Hate. Passion. Sex. War. Grammy Nomi-nated Recording Artist and Songwriter, RaheemDeVaughn covers it all on his new album, “TheLove and War Masterpiece.” Slated to be re-leased in February 2010, this double-CD is guar-anteed to take the masses by storm.

Coming off an ASCAP Award win and stellar per-formance on the Trumpet Awards, it’s been al-most 2 years since DeVaughn’s last release, LoveBehind the Melody. But he’s back on the scenewith a new song featuring hip hop heavy-weight,Ludacris. Entitled “Bulletproof”, the album’s firstsingle comes with a strong political message,catchy hook and DeVaughn’s raspy vocals, achange from his traditional ballads; garneringhim comparison to R&B legends, Curtis Mayfieldand Marvin Gaye. Can we say welcome backR&B? You be the judge. DeVaughn leaked thevideo yesterday via Twitter and we have it herefor your viewing pleasure. Check it out!

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Feb 19 Seattle, WA Feb 22 San Jose, CA Feb 24 Phoenix, AZ Feb 26 Anaheim, CA March 2 Sacramento, CA March 4 Los Angeles, CA March 6 Las Vegas, NV March 8 Denver, CO March 9 Omaha, NE March 11 Wichita, KS March 13 Fargo, ND March 15 Kansas City, MO March 17 Detroit, MI March 19 Montreal, QC March 20 Montreal, QC March 23 Philadelphia, PA March 24 Philadelphia, PA March 29 Washington, D.C.

April 7 St. Paul, MN April 10 Dallas, TX April 13 Tulsa, OK April 15 Atlanta, GA April 17 Tampa, FL April 18 Ft. Lauderdale, FL April 21 Nashville, TN April 22 Charlotte, NC May 26 East Rutherford, NJ May 27 East Rutherford, NJ July 15 Edmonton, AB July 17 Winnipeg, MB July 20 Toronto, ON July 24 Foxboro, MA July 28 Regina, SK July 30 Chicago, IL

Bon JoviCircle the World Tour135 concerts in 30 countries by 2011. Bon Jovi an-nounced a two year 2010-11 world tour! "The CircleWorld Tour" will be a globe-circling trek and includethe two inaugural events at the soon-too-be-completed stadium that will be home to the Giantsand Jets football teams.

Bon Jovi's most recent album, "The Circle," was re-leased on Nov. 10th and lived up to its promise to re-turn to the more hard rock sounds which propelledthe group to stardom after a turn towards countrymusic on "Lost Highway”.

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02/08 - Charleston, SC 02/09 - Birmingham, AL 02/10 - Nashville, TN 02/12 - Auburn Hills, MI 02/13 - Toronto, ON 02/16 - Ottawa, ON 02/17 - Montreal, QC 02/19 - Uncasville, CT 02/20 - Washington, DC 02/21 - Philadelphia, PA 02/24 - Boston, MA TD 02/25 - New York, NY 02/28 - Grand Rapids, MI 03/01 - Milwaukee, WI 03/02 - St. Paul, MN 03/04 - Omaha, NE 03/05 - Oklahoma City, OK 03/06 - Houston, TX

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John Mayer will kick off a North American tour in sup-port of his upcoming release, Battle Studies, beginningFebruary 8th in Charleston, SC and feature specialguest, Michael Franti & Spearhead.

Battle Studies is the fourth studio album from theseven-time Grammy Award winningsinger/songwriter/guitar player/producer and incor-porates the warmth, melodies and simplicity of 70's and80's California rock and pop. Battle Studies is a con-fessional, relaxed and liberated album recorded in a pri-vate home in California where Mayer lived and workedover the course of six months before wrapping at thefamed Capitol Studios in Los Angeles. The album wasco-produced by John Mayer and Steve Jordan and wasreleased on November 17th, 2009 on Columbia Records.

03/08 - Austin, TX 03/09 - Dallas, TX 03/10 - New Orleans, LA 03/12 - Columbus, OH 03/13 - Louisville, KY 03/15 - Greensboro, NC 03/16 - Charlottesville, VA 03/17 - Atlanta, GA 03/19 - Memphis, TN 03/20 - St Louis, MO 03/22 - Kansas City, MO 03/23 - Denver, CO 03/25 - Los Angeles, CA 03/26 - San Jose, CA 03/30 - Portland, OR 03/31 - Seattle, WA 04/01 - Vancouver, BC04/03 - Calgary, AB 04/04 - Edmonton, AB 04/06 - Saskatoon, SK 04/07 - Winnipeg, MB 04/08 - Fargo, ND 04/10 - Chicago, IL

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Simple Eco-Boots:

Iam in love with a pair of shoes. Boots actually, andthey're recycled. But they don't look recycled. They justlook fabulous.

I met my first pair of Simple's Green Toe shoes a few yearsago, a pair of slip-ons I'm not sure they carry anymore, butwhich took me around Rwanda, New York City, and sur-vived in good enough condition that they still serve as mybackup shoes here in Colorado. But when the temperaturestarted to drop last month, I began looking for shoes thatwould get my very cold-prone toes through the winter. I'mpretty skeptical about products that label themselves"green"—it's great that there's a growing demand for eco-friendly goods, but that often encourages greenwashing,

giving companies eco-streetcred for labeling productswith terms like "recyclable"when they haven't donemuch to actually lightentheir load on the earth. (Yes,recyclable is better thannonrecyclable, but as thethird R in the chain, Reduceand Reuse should alwayscome first. If Organic, Local,and Compostable all startedwith Rs, they would also comeout ahead of Recycle.) Mean-ing, recycling is an important,but should be the final, step inthe let's-go-green process.

Simple, it seems, knows that.They make the soles of theirshoes out of recycled innertubes, they use recycled

carpet padding, 100%post-consumer recycled

paper, and recycledP E T

plastic (which, as Simple will tell you, is "a fancy-pants wordfor clear plastic that comes from soda and water bottles").To make the body of the shoes, they use self-renewing ma-terials like hemp, bamboo, cork, and the cotton they use isorganic—a pretty important point considering that, grownconventionally, cotton is the most heavily sprayed crop inthe world—with some of the most toxic chemicals around.Did I mention they make buttons out of coconut shells?

Many of their shoes are vegan, though they do use wool,silk, and "eco-certified" leather and suede in some of theirproducts. But everything is clearly marked, so it's easy toknow what you're getting.

Happy feetWhen Simple sent me the TOEst boots, I was overrun withexcitement. They looked even better in person than theydid on a computer screen, and luckily for my feet, a coldfront hit later that week, so I got to give the boots a test run.My feet were so happy to slip into these incredibly comfort-able, incredibly adorable, and incredibly recycled boots.Granted, the shoes aren't the greatest for snow, but as longas I'm not slushing through the stuff, they're plenty to keepme warm. The weather warmed up again anyway for a bitso it was back to summery shoes, but I think the cold isnow here to stay, and my Eco-boots are, too.

If you're going to gift... make it greenIf you are gifting this season—well, I can't not first recom-mend considering non-material gifts. Putting a little thoughtinto how you can bring cheer to your loved ones during theholiday season, rather than simply buying more stuff, is al-ways rewarding. Plus, less consumption is better for theearth. (Remember from about four paragraphs ago? Re-duce, reduce reduce. Then reuse, then recycle.)

But if you are going to buy stuff, think about Simple's awe-some eco-shoes. Or bags! They've got those, too. Justabout all of their products seem to avoid two all-too-common traps: greenwashing "green" fashion on one ex-treme, and genuinely organic styles that...well, look

genuinely organic.

This is the kind of eco-fashion I can get behind. Or, um,already am. Your turn.

Simply Stylishand Totally Sustainable

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DiD You Know ?

The 2.65 billion Christmascards sold each year n the U.S. couldfill a football field 10 stories high. If we each sent one card less,we'd save 50,000 cubic yards of paper. Consider sending an elec-tronic card. The following are some examples of what is availableon the internet:

At least 28 billion pounds of edible foodare wasted each year -or over 100 pounds per person.

In the U.S., annual trash from gift-wrap and shopping bags totals

4 million tons.

Each year, 50 million Christmas treesare purchased in the U.S.Of those, about 30 million go to the landfill.

In the U.S., annual trash from gift-wrap and shopping bags totals

4 million tons

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