So I recently had my first transcendent experience. I drank a plant medicine called Ayahuasca. What is Ayahuasca I hear you ask? Ayahuasca, also known as yage, is a blend of two plants – the ayahuasca vine (Banisteriopsis caapi) and a shrub called chacruna (Psychotria viridis), which contains the hallucinogenic drug dimethyltryptamine (DMT). DMT – …
Described as a “huge win” for animals, consumers and science, the Australian senate just passed a bill to effectively ban all cosmetic testing on animals, known better as the Industrial Chemicals Bills 2017. While the bill doesn’t explicitly ban testing as such, it prohibits the usage of data that has come from animal testing, …
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We often hear that old anecdote – “don’t take something for granted” but this puts a whole new spin on that. With over 285 Million people out there who suffer with vision problems, it’s estimated that 32.4 Million are also blind. According to the Fred Hollows Foundation, approximately 90% of these people lie in developing …
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Worldwide, Sikhs are Planning to Plant a Million New Trees as a Gift to the Planet Aptly titled the “Million Tree Project”, EcoSikh, the Washington DC based environmental organisation has announced a celebration marking 550 years since the birth of the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak. The project is aimed at an environmental reconnect to …
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