1. Research topic: everything to do with the human gallbladder. There are a lot of articles and videos online about gallstones how to naturally cleanse the gallbladder, which is important for the roles it plays in fat metabolism as well as thyroid function. Thanks to the western diet and stress, it is common for it to get jammed up with sludge and stones. In one of the many articles I read someone compares gallbladder removal to removing a beeping smoke alarm from a burning house - while surgery may be necessary at times, best case scenario would likely be to cleanse the thing naturally before problems arise. Here is an article:
Healing the Gallbladder with Chinese Medicine
2. What the Dairy Industry Doesn't Want You To Know Full Talk by Neal Barnard MD (youtube)
3. Dr. McDougall - you're fired! youtube video to quote the description on youtube: "Dr. McDougall was kicked out of the Obesity Medicine Conference. But
he's one of the leading weight loss experts in the world. What
happened?"
4. Bodhisattva Vow by the Beastie Boys. According to Wikipedia, MCA practiced Buddhism and supported the Tibetan Independence Movement
5. The Tibetan Freedom Concert album
6. All Wars Are Bankers Wars - A Very Clear Pattern Throughout History. Youtube video
7. Gut Health - Effects of Glyphosate and Antibiotics. informative blog post about how a pesticide used on GMO crops can impact human health, especially endocrine (gland) function.
8. What I Wish Someone Had Told Me in Medical School About Nutrition. Youtube video lecture by Michael Klaper MD.
9. The Real Causes of Poverty youtube video
10. Alan Watts youtube videos including: Life is NOT a Journey, and, Alan Watts: Full Unedited Version of 'Conversation with Myself'. and, Alan Watts: Most epic speech of all time.
11. CBC article from June 15: Coffee outlet's Canada 150 message adds reminder about Indigenous history, Just Us! Coffee Roasters in Grand Pré, N.S., changed its billboard on
Monday as a reminder of how long this land has been inhabited: "Canada
150. Mi'kma'ki 13,000."
12. Videos from the 'Awaken with JP' youtube channel including: How To Get Offended, and Coconut Oil Kills (which makes fun of the grass seed, aka 'vegetable', oil industries)
13. Movies: A Knight's Tale
Ever After
Why Him?
14. Aesop's Tale: The Lion With Bad Breath. This link goes to a cool website called 'Long Long Time Ago stories for you' which has all of Aesop's Tales and many other stories.
15. Life is easy. Why do we make it hard? Ted Talk by Jon Jandai (youtube)
16. Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience."
I took a break from art the past few months but am back at underglazing, with a firing coming asap.
