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If you’re looking for the same old news, don’t bother browsing this website. Vancouver writer Michelle Hancock might not know as much as the experts she makes a point of interviewing, but she does hope she has learned how to avoid crafting a dull article!
Here you’ll find real stories and research about topics that affect our bodies and minds, our health practices and the foods and medicines we use. Visit her library of published articles and read about holistic health, environment issues, life, beauty, organics, people, food, water, ecology--news to inspire thought.
Did you know the Environmental Working Group says that 94 to 99 percent of our exposure to cancer-causing and hormone-disrupting, persistent organic pollutants, such as PCBs and pesticides, is from our diet? Avoid possible exposure by reading “To Market, To Market”.
Canada’s new Food Guide is a big improvement over the old version... or is it? Learn what the physicians that Michelle talked to have to say in “Playing it Safe”.
If you live near a cell phone tower or use a cell phone, you may want to know about the controversy surrounding “Electromagnetic Pollution” and the ground-breaking decisions to avoid high-frequency radiation by the Vancouver School Board and the International Association of Firefighters.
Or maybe your lips are simply in need of some TLC. Check out the natural, pucker-pampering tips in “Lip Service”.
From stories on beauty and life to new nutritional ideas and environmental tips, Michelle combines trends, stats, original interviews and interesting perspectives. Easily share articles with friends, sign up to receive notice of new articles on the site, and let Michelle know about issues you consider under-reported.