Biophile

Issue 14

Vegetarian Food

A vegetarian menu is a powerful and pleasurable way to achieve good health.The vegetarian eating pattern is based on a…

Food pets die for: the multi-billion dollar lie about your pet’s food

We see pictures of whole grains, prime cuts of meat and human grade vegetables on the bag, and we assume…

GM food and crops: what’s happening in South Africa?

An update on the state of GMOs in South Africa. Although the biotechnology industry would like us to believe that…

The Truth about Cholesterol

In most major long-term studies, lowering cholesterol has done more harm than good. Despite modern medicine’s decided shortcomings in the…

Issue 14 Editorial

“Live simply, so that others can simply live…” It seems that this saying has never been more applicable than now,…

Cob in the City

Muizenberg’s first cob house has almost been completed. Cob is one of the natural building techniques — like adobe bricks,…

The Shift is Happening Now

There are many quantifiable scientific indicators proving that the Earth and the Solar System are going through changes which have…

A New Global Warming Stategy

Environmentalists are overlooking the fact that vegetarianism is the most effective tool to fight climate change in our lifetimes. Global…

Dam Bad News

The controversial De Hoop Dam is seducing the people of the region with the promise of jobs and water. If…

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