Category: Body & Mind

Peace Education In Schools

The National Council of Education Research and Training in India has started up a program to provide life skills for peace to its students. 35 teachers from across the country will take part in a 6 week training program which aims to educate teachers in conflict resolution, suppression of aggression and coping with stress. Lessons will be taught by example and through respectful guidelines and values taught in class. This will in turn pass on such values from teacher to class and the goal is to positively influence the students and help to shape a healthy and more harmonious society.

Many of the teachers are excited by this prospect and look forward to helping curb violent behaviours in their schools through the program. “The programme aims to arm teachers with skills to promote a sense of harmony in oneself and social environment among students for avoiding conflict with law,” NCERT Director Prof Krishna Kumar said.

NCERT also does a great deal of work in helping to promote gender equality in schools and empowerment and self reliance for girls.

Radiation Vaccine

Researchers have demonstrated on mice a vaccine that curbs the effect of radiation. The article points out that the research is a result of the fear of terrorists using radioactive materials to hurt people. The vaccine would be given to rescue workers who have to go into the radioactive areas to save people.

I think the people who would really be interested in work in nuclear power-plants! This post means for the first time ever we’ve covered two vaccinations in one day!

Memory in a Vaccine

This is pretty crazy and I take it with a grain of salt, but if this is true to any extent then this is awesome! A vaccine that can help people remember is something that I’d love to have, let’s hope this put in practice soon.

“Imagine an Alzheimer’s patient receiving a vaccine made of specialized blood cells and then showing a much- improved memory. Also, imagine that vaccine having no side effects and needing to be given only occasionally.”

Water Water Everywhere

PBS has an excellent and informative examination of the bottle water industry. I post this here because I think it is very important for people to understand what they are really drinking. It is good to know this, so we can change our lifestyles to be moresustainable.

Water is a precious resource and the coming century much of the world’s population will lack safe drinking water, and it’s important realize how destructive the bottled water industry is to the environment and our own bodies.

In 1999, The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released a four-year study of the bottled water industry. The study tested more than 1,000 bottles of 103 different brands of bottled water, and while most of the tested bottled waters were determined to be of high quality, some brands were contaminated. About one-third of the water bottles tested contained synthetic organic chemicals and bacteria, and one sample contained arsenic levels that exceeded state health limits.

Bottled water is also a con:
“About 25% of the bottled water sold in the United States comes from a municipal water source.”

Work to Live, Don’t Live to Work

Workers are now leaning towards wanting more leisure time and freedom from work than more money. I really like this new attitude, because I don’t understand the appeal of being more and more stressed out from work.

“Given their choice of unconventional benefits, 33 percent of employees would select a more flexible work schedule.

Twenty-two percent would choose additional family benefits, including parental leaves and personal days, over job training (13 percent) or supplemental insurance (16 percent).

“People are more interested in having a well-balanced life,” Buchenroth said”