Ashwagandha the “Go To” Ayurvedic Herb – Ashwagandha, a plant native to India and Asia, is an adaptogenic herb that supports the body’s ability to maintain physical effort and adapt to various types of stress. Also known as an aphrodisiac, (the name Ashwagandha means “Smell of the horse”, implying stallion like virility) Ashwagandha can increase fertility or enhance sexual function. It contains properties that help increase the body’s ability to resist and recover from stress, boost energy, and providing an enhanced feeling of overall well-being.

Overturning the “Monsanto Protection Act” from Nation of Change and Food Democracy Now — We’ve seen similar scenarios in the past, events in which the massive financial power of multi-national corporations is able to buy out legislators who were elected to ‘represent’ voters. But now, Monsanto has set the bar even higher. Instead of just getting a few kickbacks or avoiding USDA regulation, Monsanto lobbyists have gone as far as to generate legislative inclusions into a new bill that puts Monsanto above the federal government.

Major Stores say “NO” to GMO Salmon from the Vital Choice Newsletter. Yesterday, a coalition of 30 consumer, health, food safety, and fishing groups launched the “Campaign for Genetically Engineered (GE)-Free Seafood”. At the same time, they announced that several major grocers — representing more than 2,000 stores — have committed not to sell GE seafood.

The March Equinox and Other Astrological Spring Highlights by Jude Currivan, PhD In my last newsletter of December I said that w hilst on the surface the events of December Solstice of 2012 might not appear momentous of themselves, that at a deeper and more significant level, I believe this time truly embodies a collective choice and shift in our psyche, a tipping point for our evolutionary destiny and the potential for the emergence of a whole-worldview encompassing ourselves, our beloved Gaia and the entire Cosmos.

Monsanto’s Death Grip On Your Food by Fritz Kreiss at www.nationofchange.org It increasingly appears that Monsanto is patenting death, perhaps even more so than life. Monsanto’s near-monopoly gives the company the right to control access to a staple food item that is found in a wide range of consumer products.

Gail Godfrey is the author of A Paranormal Reader. Here she answers questions about her own experiences and how she came to write her book. She writes, “ Listening to the wounded cry 150 years after a battle has ended, seeing solid-as-you-and-I dead people, mediums that spill family secrets, voices without bodies, spirits who drop by, precognition, remote viewers, mystic visions, near-death experiences, out-of-body travelers…. They defy rationality, but they happen. A Paranormal Reader places its real-life stories alongside science, medical research, secret government programs, and paranormal history.”

Five Food Habits That Age You from www.care2.com Bad Habit No. 1 – A weakness for fast food Big Offender: Trans fat (a vegetable-oil concoction infused with hydrogen atoms) How It Ages You: Trans fat is an aging bonanza: The gory details of its negative impacts could fill a book, but let’s start with the most deleterious result – inflammation.

Expanding Lover’s Love To Infinity by Don Mordasini The joy of a new baby welcomed into the family, spending time with a love one, or sneaking time with beloved friends are gifts that last awhile — but fall away. The enormous demands of caring for a newborn, disagreements with our partner, and life’s stresses in general redirect our emotional energy from love to the situation at hand.

Secrets of The Magical Life by Triza Schultz – Living the magical life is a positive practice and mastery of manifesting through the infinite nature of the Divine universe using the gifts we’re endowed with. The magical approach to life is anything but humdrum. I like to think of it as “directed spontaneous synchronicity.”