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15 months of no brushing! Two front facing because the first one is hilarious and full sun.

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Skeptical about Medical Marijuana as an effective treatment? Read this

This was written by Tim Morgan, John Morgan's brother who is paralyzed. Read this summary of his heartbreaking journey with Pharmaceuticals:

It happened when I was 18 and in my senior year of high school. I was working part-time at Disney's Polynesian resort as a lifeguard and one afternoon, a parent reported a kid missing in the waters by one of the boat docks.

I dove in, not realizing there was concrete underneath the dark water, and felt like I was electrocuted.

At the hospital, the doctor said the good news was that I was alive, but the bad news is that I was paralyzed. From that day on, I was a C6-7 quadriplegic.

Please help support Amendment 2 and provide those patients, like me, with legal access.

There's a gross misconception that when you're paralyzed, you simply just go numb below the point of injury. If only that were true. Instead, I - like many suffering from spinal injuries - have suffered through painful spasms and nerve pain, including so-called phantom pain in my limbs. I also suffer from Autonomic Dysreflexia - a dangerous condition with spinal cord injury patients that results in acute, uncontrollable blood pressure spikes.

After my injury, doctors had me on a series of pharmaceuticals, including Vicodin, Celebrex, Vioxx, Darvacet, and Xanax. They left me feeling like I was in a stupor.

My life changed after I was able to start smoking (and later eating) a small amount of marijuana: My spasms instantly eased up. My nerve pain became manageable. And remarkably, I stopped having Autonomic Dysreflexia symptoms.

Later, In my 40s, I started feeling sick - and found out I had head and neck cancer.

Surgery, radiation and chemotherapy followed - and everything that comes with those.

I tried Marinol - at $3500 a pill - and it didn't work.

Marijuana, on the other hand, got me through my pain and nausea. I was able to regulate it, to get the affects without feeling or acting stoned. It didn't just better my quality of life. I believe I'm still alive because it's helped manage the life threatening symptoms and avoid the deadly effects of narcotics.

My story isn't unique. No one in this state should have to worry about the legality of managing their pain or nausea.

The only moral vote is the one that grants patients the right to access medical marijuana - YES on 2.

[simplespiveys]

If you are voting in November, you have to watch this to get the unadulterated scoop on amendment 2.

Watch a mom with an epileptic child discuss her struggles with the failed current legal pills for epilepsy and how charlottes web is still medical marijuana prohibition, plus bill wohlsifer gives the straight answers on medical marijuana and the wrongly prohibited resource Hemp.

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11 startling stats about Earth’s disappearing wildlife Our planet has lost half its creatures since 1970, a new report finds, but there’s still time to save the rest.

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This study is a bit old, but it shows how nutritious these soymilk brands are and if the company selling them has dirty hands when it comes to exploiting loopholes in organic practice. For example: using soy lecithin extracted with HEXANE... Yes, the toxic chemical hexane. Or buying soybeans from South America that were grown on deforested rainforest land. Anyone we know would say "how awful!", since they don't try to support these things outright. We live in a synthetic chemical world now, so it's hard to avoid. Even if you're trying your best, they can still sneak into your food supply. Please show this cornucopia chart to your soy drinking friends, they will probably thank you.

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1 Yr & 2 months of neglect dreads

I think they've stopped shrinking... I think, I hope, maybe finally they are growing. Growing patience is the key to these natural hair logs.

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http://www.mintpressnews.com/video-feds-says-cannabis-medicine-holding-patent-cannabis-medicine/196642/

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If you eat meat, please sign this for accurate labeling

Unless you see a third-party certified organic, grass-fed or animal welfare label on it, chances are your favorite steak or sausage comes from an animal that was pumped with hormones or growth drugs and daily doses of antibiotics. It was also likely fed a diet of pesticide-doused GMO corn or soy.

With no mandatory third-party certifications, deceptive labels leave us in the dark about what we’re eating and hurt farmers that are raising animals humanely and sustainably. 

Raising billions of animals in confined conditions generates mountains of toxic manure that pollute our air and water. Overuse of antibiotics contributes to the rise of antibiotic resistance, one of our most serious public health problems.

But we have the power to push for a better system. We can eat less meat and more plants and increase demand for healthier, more sustainable and humane animal products.

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#whileonawalk I saw a bunch of trees with these on them. Specific for each tree. #lovethis #treehugger #awesome #kentucky #checkitout (at Newport, Kentucky)

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Want to give a gift with meaning? Why not give a tree?

at arborday.org, there are so many affordable trees to choose from. You don't have to shop at a big box store and buy trees with a markup which contributes to lining the pockets of billionaires who don't care about our environment. Just head over to arbor days site and see what you can plant! Or use the widget on our site to lookup trees for your hardiness zone.

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How do you cope with knowing that animal cruelty is still happening in the world? I'm in the process of becoming vegan because I can't continue living my life knowing that I've contributed to ending others. But it's not just the food industry that upsets me, entertainment (SeaWorld) industries upset me too. Knowing that animals are still suffering makes me angry, depressed, hopeless and just disappointed in humanity. This heavy feeling is so frequent. Do u ever feel this/how do u cope with it?❤️

A lot of things upset me too, I’m discovering more and more every day and finding it increasingly difficult to live a “normal” life. I’m currently unimpressed with how unethical in every sense of the word all supermarkets are, yet it’s difficult without a car and a limited amount of time and money to shop at farmers markets. I’ve met people through the cafe I’ve been volunteering at though who are freegans and eat only waste food they find, so hopfully I join them some time!

You’ve just got to do what you can, because if you don’t try to change the world who will?? It seems hopeless some times I know, I get really frustrated too. But then I also have good days where I meet other people who feel the way I do and are doing something about it and that makes me feel hopeful.

Try to surround yourself with like minded people but be careful not to completely isolate yourself from others who haven’t found the path you’re on yet. We need to keep trying to influence others to change their habits by educating and informing. I was ignorant for 20 years before I turned veggie, then still misinformed for another 3 before I became vegan! Stay positive sweet one :)

[simplespiveys]

This could probably help a lot of newly "awakened" to cope with getting over destructive lifestyles. Great response to a difficult and troubling question. Fighting for the helpless can feel like a losing battle, but it is not a losing battle.

[mothernaturenetwork]

Soon, you’ll be able to eat the food packaging too WikiPearl is an edible shell that wraps around food and complements the flavor. It’s meant to take the place of throwaway packaging, but it poses a challenge.

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Cannot wait to try stony field wiki pearls. It doesn't do away with all the packaging, but it's does get rid of some.

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Our neglect dreadlocks - One year and one month deep

"Brush your teeth, knot your hair!"

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Dateline TV Producer Tested for Chemicals—What She Finds Will Shock You!

Hopefully, with coverage on Dateline, more people will be wary of all the chemicals we are being exposed to through our common everyday products. And they will see that the federal agency whose mission is to protect public health has done nothing to step in and help us.

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You have heard of the Dirty Dozen for food, but this list is the Dirty Dozen for ingredients in our cosmetics:

1. BHA and BHT used mainly in moisturizers and makeup as preservatives. Suspected endocrine disruptors and may cause cancer (BHA). Harmful to fish and other wildlife.

2. coal tar...

[simplespiveys]

Thanks for this list. So many people don't realize what they can't pronounce in their personal care products, is actually harmful. Proud to be synthetic additive free!