Herman Cain. Joe Paterno. The Catholic church. Politics. Sports. Religion. Connected by their positions of power, they are all guilty of using that power to allow and cover up the sexual abuse of children and women. This is the way the world has been for a long time, it's just more visible [Continue reading]

The Occupy Wall Street gatherings in cities around the world make me think the spirit of the 60's is finally returning. It's about time, and hopefully in the nick of time. The people camped out near Wall Street and across the globe are voicing the outrage of the silent majority who are saying, [Continue reading]

Although I’m glad we celebrate it once a year, it rankles me that every day isn’t Earth Day. The Big Lie responsible for this absurdity is the belief that the Earth and its natural resources are here for our exploitation. I got a firsthand look at this mindset as a young reporter for The [Continue reading]

I don’t believe a cure for cancer will ever come out of a lab.  The billions of dollars spent on finding a cure have not decreased the incidence or mortality of this dread disease.  Indeed, cancer is on the rise around the world. Modern Pharma has us convinced if we only spend enough money [Continue reading]

The series of Big Lies spun by economic and special interest forces has us caught in a tangle of misinformation we seldom question because they are all but woven into the tapestry of everyday life. Not only are they responsible for the great financial disparity between the obscenely wealthy top 1% [Continue reading] Tags: Homeopathy

I was first exposed to waxing seven years ago when a buyer for a major natural product chain took my arm at a trade show and said You have to take a look at this! She brought me to a booth filled with boxes of Warm Wax, Hot Wax, Body Sugars, and Wax Strips. I was adrift in a world I knew nothing [Continue reading]

Another emerging company from Baltimore is Botanical Skin Works. Their mission is to create products that solve problems. Sharon Kinnier's software engineering firm had a contract at the Pentagon, but after 9/11 she decided to make soap.  Since then Sharon has formulated over 200 [Continue reading]

Sharon Rowe is the first person I met at the Green Spa Network Congress a few months ago. She greeted me with a big smile and extended hand and I felt the type of connection you have with people you've known for a long time. I had no idea she was the owner of Eco Bags, the [Continue reading]

Why would someone call their lip balm company Crazy Rumors? If they spent countless late-night hours in Brooklyn cafes discussing concepts, exploring flavors and formulas, graphics and minutia, obviously working hard but also having fun and radiating the energy of inspiration… well, cafe society [Continue reading]

Karen Ciesar began Trillium Organics in 1994 in rural Wisconsin, employing local women in her USDA certified manufacturing facility. Prior to that, Karen was an attorney focused on social justice and environmental stewardship.  Those values are imbued in her company's mission: "to make healthy [Continue reading]