Good design can save lives and improve human society. That’s the thought behind the Solar Bottle by Italian designers Alberto Medo and Francisco Gomez Paz. Winner of a 2007 INDEX award, the sleekly designed Solar Bottle uses simple solar technology to purify dirty drinking water and prevent water-born diseases.

In developing countries, microorganisms are responsible for [...]

Over the years, hundreds of individuals have recovered from cancer with the help of a macrobiotic diet and way of life. Scientific and medical studies are beginning to show the efficacy of this approach.
Green-food concentrates are chlorophyll-rich supplements. Most are derived from microalgae (such as spirulina, blue-green algae, or chlorella) or from the young grasses [...]

While some stress is normal and even healthy, children today seem to encounter many stressful life events at earlier ages. Stress shows itself in children by complaints about stomachaches, being nervous, trouble sleeping, anger flares, and infections.
Stress is a life event or situation that causes imbalance in an individual’s life. An unhealthy response to stress [...]

Sept. 6, 2007 — Summertime sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is on track for shrinking by 40 percent below 1980 and 1990 levels by the year 2050, say oceanographers. That’s twice as fast as the rate of loss estimated in the most recent assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
“This (is) a [...]

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Add a few cups of tomato juice to the bathwater, soak for at least 15 minutes. This is an old, well known remedy for deodorizing pets and people who have been sprayed by a skunk. . . if it works on that odor, any other body odors are a piece of cake.
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Add an infusion of [...]

Cream Deodorant
Ingredients

1/2 ounce cocoa butter
1/2 ounce beeswax
1 Tbsp glycerin
1 Tbsp rosewater

Procedure

Melt cocoa butter and beeswax slowly in the top of a double boiler.
Remove from heat, add glycerin and rosewater.
Add several drops of one or more of the following deodorizing essential oils: calendula, coriander, eucalyptus, lavender, lemon, rosemary, sage, or thyme.
Stir before use if cream separates.

Herbal [...]

Scoliosis is a condition that involves complex lateral and rotational curvature and deformity of the spine. It is typically classified as congenital (caused by vertebral anomalies present at birth), idiopathic (sub-classified as infantile, juvenile, adolescent, or adult according to when onset occurred) or as having developed as a secondary symptom of another condition, such as [...]

Colloquially, a workaholic is a person who is addicted to work. This phrase does not always imply that the person actually enjoys their work, but rather simply feels compelled to do it. There is no generally accepted medical definition of such a condition, although some forms of stress, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder can [...]

Sweet potato gnocchi
Ingredients

250 gms of new potatoes
250 gms of sweet potatoes
200 gms Spelt Flour
Pinch of salt
1 bunch of Basil
100 gms of Pine nuts
100 mls of Olive oil

Procedure

Steam off both the potatoes until the are slightly soft.
Allow the potatoes to cool slightly and then mash them together.
Add the flour and mix to form a soft dough.
Knead [...]

Homemade Baked Beans
Ingredients

1 small onion, chopped
4 medium tomatoes, chopped
1 tbsp tomato puree
½ a small apple, chopped
1 tsp mixed herbs
½ tsp mustard powder
1 tin haricot beans, drained
1 tsp brown sugar
150ml water

Procedure

Fry the onion in a splash of oil until soft.
Add the tomatoes, the tomato puree, the apple and the water and reduce down by boiling for [...]