‘INTERVIEWS & ARTICLES’ Archives
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
INTERVIEW: DR RAJENDRA SHARMA Complementary Alternative Medicine has been getting some bad press recently and when Prince Charles came out in favour of homeopathy he was ridiculed for his views. So why is it that there seems to be such an upswelling of negativity towards alternative medicine at the moment? Dr Rajendra Sharma is medical [...]
MIRRORS IN THE DESERT
INTERVIEW: DR GERRY WOLF A large number of mirrors, in the desert, concentrating sunlight by focusing it all in place, can produce huge quantities of heat. This heat can then be used to heat water to produce steam which turns a turbine which produces electricity – from an entirely renewable resource. And its not science fiction, according to [...]
HELPING CHILDREN
HOW TO REDUCE AUTISM AND ADHD IN YOUR CHILDREN By NIM BARNES Over the last thirty years I have been helping mothers with children with ADHD – learning difficulties such as dyslexia and hyperactivity through to diagnosed autism, and as we used to say, mental retardation. At Foresight we have found the following helpful so far: 1. Hair [...]
MINDLESSNESS OR MINDFULNESS?
MINDLESSNESS OR MINDFULNESS? By GARY DOOLEY. I know a woman who visits her elderly mother several times each day, and since her journey is short she may walk or drive depending on her fancy. Recently she told me how her mother casually enquired how she got there that day and after struggling to recall she [...]
ENLIGHTENMENT
INTERVIEW: PAUL JONES Many people claim to the striving for enlightenment but what does this actually mean? Paul Jones believes that reaching personal enlightenment can actually be quite easy and he explains how in his book “how to live in the here and now”.
LAUGHTER
INTERVIEW: KIT HAMMOND STAPELY Laughter is an essential component of life and can have positive effects on our health. That’s according to Kit Hammond Stapley, laughter expert and author of the book “It could be verse”.
CARBON EMISSIONS
INTERVIEW: AUBREY MEYER We’re all being asked to cut our carbon emissions by a considerable amount, so how do we do that and keep it fair? Aubrey Meyer Director of the Global Commons Institute and he believes that Contraction and Convergence could hold the answer.
PROBLEMS OR OPPORTUNITIES?
THOSE PESKY DOORS. By JESSICA MCGREGOR JOHNSON. I wrote on Facebook recently that when one door closes and another opens. One of the comments was that not only was this true but many times the door that opens is, more often than not, a better door. This was certainly true for me a few weeks ago. I live in Spain although the majority of my [...]
FUNGAL SKIN DISEASES
FUNGAL SKIN DISEASES. By DR HARALD GAIER. Fungi are a form of vegetation that does not contain chlorophyll and, therefore, they do not rely on photosynthesis. Instead they depend on the tissue in which they exist for their growth. Of the many hundreds of fungus-types, only a few are capable of producing disease. These are [...]
PETS
INTERVIEW: SHAUN WENSLEY If you are considering buying a pet – what are the main things you need to consider before making any decision about what animal to welcome in to your home? Shaun Wenlsey is from the pet charity, the PDSA.
