Examining the Relation Between Practicing Meditation and Having Peak Experiences and Lucid Dreams. A Cross-Sectional Study

The aim of this study was to compare meditators and non-meditators in terms of their tendency to have peak experiences and their dream lucidity, while examining the associations between these outcomes and some related variables such as non-dual awareness, mindfulness facets and absorption. In this cross-sectional study, 237 participants from

Kenneth Roth to Step Down at Human Rights Watch

(New York) – Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth has announced that he plans to step down at the end of August 2022, Human Rights Watch said today.

New Study Links Many Popular OTC Meds With Alzheimer's

STORY AT-A-GLANCE This article was previously published August 1, 2019, and has been updated with new information.

Oil Plunges 6.5% as China Lockdowns Spread

Oil futures plunged nearly 6.5 percent on Monday as traders assessed the impact of anti-Covid lockdowns in China.

Nourish Yourself with Nettle

Spring is thankfully here, creating a buzz in the air.I am definitely feeling lighter and brighter, even as the reality of environmental and emotional stressors persist during these tumultuous times.

Malaysia: End Secrecy on Major Land Deal in Sabah

(Bangkok) – The Sabah state government in Malaysia should immediately make public the terms and status of a land deal that would hand management of 4.9 million acres of tropical forest to a foreign company for up to 200 years, Human Rights Watch said today. The Sabah government is obligated

Omega-3 and Vitamin D May Reduce Heart Failure Complications

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Data from a study published in April 2022 in JACC: Heart Failure reveals that people with Type 2 diabetes who used omega-3 supplements had a lower incidence of 1 hospitalization with heart failure. Heart failure is a form of heart disease in which the heart experiences ventricular dysfunction.

Lifesaving Vitamin Slashes Heart Disease Risk by 57%

STORY AT-A-GLANCE This article was previously published November 11, 2019, and has been updated with new information.

This Week in the New Normal #28

Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world. 1. The French “Election” The new season of “Presidential Election” has just kicked off, and they are already repeating plot

Cheering On The Soap Opera War

When I arrived in Shanghai for a few weeks at the end of 1989, it was a heady time.

Hyperbaric Therapy — A Vastly Underused Treatment Modality

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Dr.

‘We the People’ Are the New, Permanent Underclass in America

Audio Version New Feature! “We are now speeding down the road of wasteful spending and debt, and unless we can escape we will be smashed in inflation.” Herbert Hoover This is financial tyranny. The U.S. government—and that includes the current administration—is spending money it doesn’t have

When You Cook with This, Toxic Compounds Are Released

STORY AT-A-GLANCE This article was previously published May 8, 2019, and has been updated with new information.

The Greatest Asset to Protect Your Freedom and Wealth

STORY AT-A-GLANCE In the video above, finance expert Mark Moss, coauthor of “The UNcommunist Manifesto” and founder of Market Disruptors, interviews me about simple strategies with big payoffs, in terms of health, which I believe is the greatest asset of all. Without health, you won't be able to protect your

Are You a Toxic Parent? 5 Big Signs That Reveal the Truth

This is a delicate subject, for both the parent and the adult child.