Magzine September 2005

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You do what you eat

Forget tougher punishments and hiring more police. The solution to crime and violence is on your plate. Here's how healthy food can reduce aggressive behaviour.

 

ADHD: The hyperactive diet

 

America the na

While Europeans laugh at the U.S. for its "dreams," optimism has long been its most important export. But has that all changed since 9/11?

 

Are vegetables less healthy today?

The quality of agricultural land has declined at an alarming rate over the past century. Artificial fertilizer is thought to be the main culprit.

 

At home on the ocean

The Moken, Thailand's "sea gypsies," are at home on the ocean.

 

A new way of looking down in the mouth

Holistic dentistry views teeth as part of our overall health

 

Black list

 

Flowers to the People!

Pleasant surroundings make a huge difference in people's lives--especially poor people

 

Honey money

Beekeeping helps lift Kenya's farmers out of poverty

 

Just like in the movies

Heroes of Hollywood films follow the same patterns as our own real-life experiences. Use your favorite movies as keys to recognizing these phases in your own life and discover the hero within you.

 

Money should work for us, not the other way around

What is money? Do we need more of it to solve some of the world's problems? Or is money the cause of them? Ex-banker Bernard Lietaer thinks the latter is the case. And he has the solution: a new kind of money.

 

One last thing…

"You're a genius"

 

(Out)spoken poetry

The spoken-word movement brings images, messages and actions back to the community.

 

Run, jump and roll

Parkour has a sense of community spirit that sets it apart from many other sports. "There's no competition at all; nobody makes fun of you because you can't do something," says one enthusiast.

 

Smarts in numbers

Why a group of laypeople often know more than a brilliant expert