Creating a sustainable and compassionate community
Are you not feeling especially patriotic this semiquincentennial summer? Not entirely proud of our good old USA? Perhaps some satire would lighten your mood! Simply Living encourages you to watch (or better yet, march in) the 43rd Annual Doo Dah Parade on July 4th! Celebrate liberty & lunacy in the Short North Arts District with weird costumes, customs, and funny opinions. Afterward, relax in the shade near the Goodale Park gazebo during the free live-music after-glow party.
Ira Helfand, MD, a two-time Nobel Peace Prize laureate, will address the growing threat of nuclear war at the Free Press Second Saturday Salon on July 11th from 2-4 pm at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Road. Dr. Helfand will outline the work of Back from the Brink, a US-based grassroots coalition of individuals, organizations, & elected officials working together to rid the world of nuclear weapons and secure a set of common-sense policies that will make the world safer, healthier, and more just.
The Whole-Food, Plant-Based diet is a lifestyle focused on eating foods derived entirely from plants in their natural or minimally processed states. It excludes animal products and heavily refined foods.
People follow the diet for heart health, disease management, weight control, and just to feel better, save money, and help the planet. It is often praised for lowering cholesterol and reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and for helping to manage & reverse Type 2 diabetes. Because it leads to a higher fiber intake, which promotes satiety, it often results in sustainable weight loss.
The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health is a book by T. Coln Campbell and his son, Thomas M. Campbell II, first published in 2005. I consider it highly recommend reading.
Linden (genus Tilia, aka Basswood in the U.S. or Lime in the U.K.), is an attractive and useful tree with no major drawbacks. The name “Basswood” is probably derived from the word “bast”, the inner bark which was once a major source of fiber. Prized for carving and for landscaping, it has a subtle, but unmistakable appearance in summer, with its yellow-green bracts against dark green leaves.
Creating a compassionate and sustainable world through personal, community and cultural transformation.