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What Can We Do?

December 19, 2018 TCWordpress Comments 0 comment

At the University of Minnesota Dr. Nate Hagens teaches an honours course called “Reality 101: A Survey of the Human Predicament.” Hagens operated his own hedge fund on Wall Street until he glimpsed, “a serious disconnect between capitalism, growth, and the natural world. Money did not appear to bring wealthy clients more well being. ”Reality 101 addresses humanity’s toughest challenges: economic decline, inequality, pollution, biodiversity loss, and war. Students learn about systems ecology, neuroscience, and economics. “We ask hard questions,” says Hagens….

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10 ways to get the most from walking

August 29, 2018 TCWordpress Comments 0 comment

From frequency and stride to what to do with your arms, here’s how to get the world’s easiest fitness fix. There is so much fetishizing of exercise. What with the gadgets and gear and just-right outfits – the Lycra! The Lululemon! – at times fitness is more like maintaining membership at an exclusive club. But the beautiful, gentle act of walking, that’s different. Walking is not about gear or clothes or expertise; it’s easy, cheap, and exceedingly kind to the…

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Aging in the Age of Climate Change

July 30, 2018 TCWordpress Comments 0 comment

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsuXVV-S6bw&w=560&h=315] After water poured into lower Manhattan subway lines, two million Con Ed customers lost power and Breezy Point took a direct Hurricane Sandy hit, Cornell University’s Elaine Wethington now examines the toll on senior citizens in the wake of major storms and climate change.

10-Minute Neighborhoods: The Low-Tech Solution to Almost* Everything

June 11, 2018 TCWordpress Comments 0 comment

Health. Energy. Climate. Crime. Education. Happiness. Water. Housing. What if it were possible to make headway on all these issues with simple changes to our neighborhoods? What if we could cut our medical costs in half? What if we could give the average American an added five years of healthy life? What if we could cut our energy use, our water use, and our greenhouse gas emissions by more than half while improving our happiness and prosperity? What if we…

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Provincial Party Responses 2018

June 4, 2018 TCWordpress Comments 0 comment

Make your vote count: find out where the parties stand. The next Government of Ontario will inherit a province facing many significant environmental challenges, from climate change and ongoing loss of biodiversity to a steady build up of toxics and pollutants in our air, water and land. Strong actions will be required to address these problems and to position Ontario to benefit in a world rapidly moving toward a low-carbon future and embracing the need for more sustainable economic and…

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The town that’s found a potent cure for illness – community

March 19, 2018 TCWordpress Comments 0 comment

It could, if the results stand up, be one of the most dramatic medical breakthroughs of recent decades. It could transform treatment regimes, save lives, and save health services a fortune. Is it a drug? A device? A surgical procedure? No, it’s a newfangled intervention called community. What this provisional data appears to show is that when isolated people who have health problems are supported by community groups and volunteers, the number of emergency admissions to hospital falls spectacularly. Read…

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7 Vitamins and Minerals You Need in Your Plant-Based Diet

January 29, 2018 TCWordpress Comments 0 comment

Eating a varied diet rich in whole grains, plant-based protein, healthy fats, and fruits and vegetables is the key to good health and also the secret to be able to tap into a neverending source of energy. Aside from fueling our bodies with macronutrients, plant-based foods also provide vitamins and minerals essential to keeping our cognitive functions and metabolism revved up. Curious about which micronutrients can help you think faster, focus more, and overall keep you jostling with energy to…

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12 Mistakes to Avoid on a Vegetarian or Vegan Diet

September 25, 2017 TCWordpress Comments 0 comment

A balanced vegetarian or vegan diet can provide many health benefits. These diets have been associated with weight loss, better blood sugar control, a decreased risk of heart disease and a lower risk of certain types of cancer (1, 2, 3, 4). However, it can be challenging to maintain a well-rounded vegetarian diet that provides all the nutrients you need. This article uncovers some of the most common mistakes people make on a vegan or vegetarian diet, and how to…

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How Shared Housing Can Help Counter Social Isolation Among Seniors

July 24, 2017 TCWordpress Comments 0 comment

The term “elder orphan” describes a senior citizen who doesn’t have children, a spouse, or family nearby to help them out. Elder orphans are often socially isolated and at-risk of not having their basic needs met. As the Baby Boomer generation grows older, housing alternatives, such as senior villages, senior cohousing networks, and shared housing units, are emerging as community-focused solutions to the problem of isolation. While shared housing may be thought of a something young people do, it offers seniors social connection, an informal support system,…

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Squeezing Oil Out of Your Travel (Make Your Life Less Oily in 2017, Part 2)

May 1, 2017 TCWordpress Comments 0 comment

As long as you and I consume oil, we make oil nastiness possible in the most basic way. Our money, and how we spend it, is an extension of our values, our intent, our convictions. If we don’t consume the oil, then, yes, someone else might. But when we participate in the ugly world of oil by consuming its products, we not only make it profitable, we give the whole craziness our implicit consent. Our efforts to change this are…

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