Can eating a specific brand of yogurt solve your digestive problems? The labels on the food found in your supermarket, would have you thinking so.
But companies don’t actually claim that their products will solve your health concerns and surprisingly their products may not be any healthier than their normal products. However, these healthy labels certainly grab your attention.
And this type of marketing is working, functional food and drink sales totaled to billions of dollars in 2009.
Though keep in mind, the foods with the most nutritional benefits are not found in the aisles. They are found at the front of the supermarket in the organic produce section. These products don’t need the flashy labels and functional marketing, because they are naturally nutritional. No altering here and no questionable health claims.
In 2009, he shocked even the most expert climbers as he became the first paraplegic to climb Mount Kilimanjaro using only upper-body strength to summit the 19,340 foot mountain.
Today, his non-profit organization, One Revolution, and new program “Nametags”, aims to encourage others to break boundaries despite what holds them back. What a great concept.
“It’s not what happens to you; it’s what you do with what happens to you.” -Chris Waddell
Check out this trailer for the upcoming documentary film, “One Revolution”, on Chris’ inspiring climb below.
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This may become a reality, as Dutch engineer Ramon Knoester, envisions collecting and using the millions of pounds of plastic floating in the Pacific Ocean to create a large island about the size of Hawaii. This “recycled island” will be completely green, running on solar and wind energy.
However, what about the problem of chemicals in the plastic that leech into the ocean as they break down overtime? Hopefully this issue will be addressed as the plans continue to develop.
But imagine your next exotic vacation to a plastic island.
Read the entire article here.
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In Bequia, a small island just south of St. Vincent, had so many of these custom designed boats. Actually, most of the Caribbean did. We stayed on this island for two weeks. What a great place. I met a ton of cool people. The New Years party was the best at this sweet private residence that overlooked the harbor. I know I had a ton of photos from this island, I just can’t seem to find them.
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