Holistic Health Practitioner Toronto
Archive for May, 2010
Creating life one strand at a time
May 20th
Is this our future?
Okay, this is just plain creepy, in my opinion.
This American biologist, J. Craig Venter, has just created the world’s first synthetic cell. According to the article, the cell could be used for creating vaccines and biofuels from scratch. I may be crazy, but I’m thinking it could also be used for other things that aren’t so friendly like biowarfare, genetic manipulation or “purification” (if you know what I mean), and a slew of other “evil” deeds, if put into the wrong hands.
When I read this article, I immediately thought of the movie Blade Runner, starring Harrison Ford and Rutger Hauer, where Hauer’s character is actually an android, or “replicant” in the movie. The next time you’re at the video store, pick up a copy of Blade Runner and watch it for yourself to see what could be possible should a technology like what Venter has created get into the wrong hands.
What are you thoughts on the ability to create cells from scratch?
Male Post-natal Depression Often Undiagnosed
May 18th
There there...you'll be alright...
Many new fathers experience post-natal depression, yet most cases go undetected and untreated, experts warn.
One in 10 new fathers may have the baby blues, US researchers believe – based on their trawl of medical literature.
Some very interesting news of late regarding male post-natal depression…
If you know me well, I’m not necessarily the kind of person that is easily persuaded or convinced by the term, “depression”. Please don’t misunderstand what I’m saying here – I agree that people can be depressed, but I also believe that it has been over-diagnosed by medical practitioners across North America. In my opinion, there are so many things that one must do before turning to medications because once you start taking prescription mood altering medications, it’s very hard to get off of them – I’ve seen way too many clients who found this out the hard way.
So, if you originally thought that I was going to agree to male post-natal depression as a condition requiring clinical diagnosis, you’re wrong. I have a feeling that it’s just a way for pharmaceutical companies to start marketing medications to men. Heck, if these US researchers are correct, 10% of all new dads could be taking a new drug! Now THAT”S a lot of money in the pockets of big pharma (and their investors).
Getting things clean the Eco friendly way
May 17th
Doing it right...
I just found this sweet little gem of a find nestled in the east end of Danforth Avenue…
Armed with a few bags of laundry and a couple twenties (I had a lot of laundry to do…about 80lbs of linens), I decided to check out The Eco Laundry Room located at 2741 Danforth Avenue in Toronto. I stumbled across this place from a local magazine (Snap Magazine) in which they were featured in an article. I was already doing my laundry in a pretty nice and clean laundry room in Scarborough, but after checking out The Eco Laundry Room, I fell in love. Not only was it conveniently located down the street from the clinic, but they also followed certain principles in business and in life which were in line with my own. It was really tough to ask for much more…
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