I should be careful about what thoughts I put out there to the world. As fragile as they are, like a butterfly, they are able to materialize into avalanches of …
Fruit yay – Lies nay
I will make this post really quick. I feel the need to remove myself from anything that is not in tune with my heart, very strongly at the moment. I …
Raw food DIET is dead …
“I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers.” Kahlil Gibran raw food diet … …
In plain words
I like to read scientific literature, looking for new discoveries, shifts in perceptions, or simply for some supporting evidence for various ideas I might have heard about. Make no mistake, …
Juicing and pineapple delights
I have been feeling a strong desire for juices recently. For example, when I went camping, I took a whole lotta oranges with me and a hand juicer. Lately, I …
Exclusion of animals from the human scope of justice
“Humans and animals share many similarities. Across three studies, the authors demonstrate that the framing of these similarities has significant consequences for people’s moral concern for others.” [1] “Studies on …
Frugivorous ancestry of humans
“Anthropoids, including all great apes, take most of their diet from plants, and there is general consensus that humans come from a strongly herbivorous ancestry” [7]. Bonobos, “humans’ closest relatives …
New beginnings
The banana plant in the greenhouse has survived the winter in Tasmania thanks to the use of a heater to keep it alive. Moreover, the mother plant has sprouted some …
Harley and Leanne use science
Background: One of my friends, a beautiful and vibrant young woman, ended up in hospital with severe deficiencies as the result of ‘raw vegan’ quackery. My aim is to promote …
Can you grow bananas in Tasmania?
Happy fruity November everyone! Today in my garden well after breakfast I found promises promises promises promises promises promises and more promises. Never too many! Charlotte pretended she did not …