Biophile

Issue 15

What is Ayurveda?

The 5,000-year-old life science of Ayurveda still holds the power to mesmerize the world. International interest has led to a…

Genetic Warfare and Heavy Metals

We humans are certainly living at a defining moment in our history. Moreover this critical moment is being shaped by…

The Perils of Plastic Amnesia

Convenient, flimsy, costly, cynical, manipulative, wasteful, deadly… We’ll never forget the plastic bag! Homo sapiens, reasoned Dostoyevsky, is not an…

The Genius Laboratory

The Genius Lab is a “playground for exploring the genius around you and inspiring the genius within you”, says Claire…

Why Eat Local?

13 lucky reasons to buy your veggies from a farmer’s market or your local organic shop… 1 Taste the difference…

An Allegience to Tofu

I am a vegetarian. I am also an atheist and a feminist. But of the three philosophies which largely inform…

The Hidden Truth about Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs (Part One)

Ever since CHD (coronary heart disease) moved into first place as a major killer in the West, scientists have once…