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Published on Leave a comment on SOY the Hidden Factor: Cannot Believe This Is In Australia But It Is. Watch Em!

SOME YEARS AGO (not many) I WAS TOLD BY A RESPONSIBLE STORE ASISTANT IN A SUPERMARKET "No, we don't actually have GMO Crops growing in Australia apart from Canola" BUT SEE WHAT JUST CAME UP IN AN ARTICLE ON THE NET WHEN I WAS ON SOME GARDENING RESEARCH (not health related) AT 4am? AND IT GRIEVES ME TO DO THIS - ALSO THE FACT I WAS BACKWARD WITH IT, HAVING SO MANY WEBSITES TO RUN. I SHOULD LET YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW, SO I INTERRUPED MY LEISURE RESEARCH!

HERE'S THE ARTICLE:
In 2020 Australia imported 1.18 million tonnes of soya bean with 85% of this processed into Soybean Meal for livestock, primarily from GMO crops in USA, Brazil and Argentina. It is important to remember that the primary purpose of this genetic modification is to make the crop herbicide resistant, specifically to glyphosate, so the crop can be sprayed up to 4 times with Glyphosate for weed control without impacting on the actual soybean crop. This fact alone is incredibly disconcerting considering the concerns now being raised regarding the Health Issues associated with Glyphosate and RoundUp usage.

Soy has been a staple in Asian diets for thousands of years, and for Vegetarians and people with Lactose Intolerance it’s a good source of calcium and protein.…

Published on Leave a comment on Ways to Avoid Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals

I INTEND TO HAVE INFO FROM OTHER AUTHORS HERE

Endocrine disruptors like PFAS, BPA, and Phthalates lurk in everything
from Cleaning Products to Dust Bunnies.

By Alexandra Zissu – Author of The Conscious Kitchen and Co-Author of Planet Home and The Complete Organic Pregnancy

Recent June 2025 Article

You may remember learning in Biology Class that our bodies are run by a Network of Hormones and Glands that regulate everything we do. Most often, we think about this system—our Endocrine System—in the context of Puberty, but it actually plays a starring role in All phases of Development, Metabolism and Behavior.

Here’s the bad news: Synthetic Chemicals in products like Plastics and Fragrances can Mimic Hormones and interfere with or disrupt the Delicate Endocrine Dance. We’re exposed to these chemicals daily, and we’re especially vulnerable to them during phases of accelerated development—including throughout Childhood or a Pregnancy. Fetuses are also particularly at risk. Some of the impacts on our Metabolism and Immune, Nervous, and Reproductive Systems can have long-term and even lifetime adverse health effects, such as Learning Disabilities, Obesity, Diabetes, Reproductive Problems (including infertility), and Cancer. 

“We have very tight developmental windows of when, say, our Brain and Reproductive Organs are formed,” explains NRDC Senior Scientist Dr.…

Published on Leave a comment on Toxic Seed Oils (Canola and Veggie Oils) Are Even Bad For The Electrons In Our Body – Please Stop Them Now!

How Do Seed Oils Affect The Electrons In Your Body?
By "Be Grounded" 

I've been telling you Folks, we should leave these so-called Food Products on the Shelf: Canola, Vegetable Oil, Sunflower Oil, Safflower Oil, Soy Oil, Corn Oil, Grapeseed Oil and Rice Bran Oil - just so you don't miss any and change to other Unhealthy Oils. Same applies to Margarines AND so-called Soft Butters where these same Cheapskate Manufacturers add Canola or Veggie Oil to the Butter to make it Soft for your "Convenience"........ remember my saying here "Soft on your Bread = Hard on your Health" and do remember, these butters are not always referred to as "Blends"........ I always purpose to educate you on MARKETING PLOYS here on Ours Australia, so you know what to look for when Shopping. You are far better choosing Butter in the old-fashioned "Paper Wrapper" OK?

We are all Electric Beings and plastics are not good conductors of Electrical Charge.

Every  Cell in the body is designed to run at about a negative 20-25 millivolts and when Cells need to Repair themselves, the voltage is increased to 50 millivolts.

This process is controlled by the Cell Membrane.…

Published on Leave a comment on Are Eggshells Actually Good for Your Garden? A Gardener Shares How to Use Them Right

By Alexandra Jones from The Spruce

Alexandra Jones is an avid urban grower and Master Gardener writing about houseplants, gardening, and sustainability from her home in Philadelphia. She has 10 years of gardening experience and five years of professional writing expertise.

Eggshells are a popular folk method for growing healthy, vigorous garden plants like tomatoes. But is there any proof to back up those benefits?

Here's a look at whether eggshells are good for plants, plus tips for how and when to use them effectively.

Are Eggshells Good for Plants?

Eggshells can be beneficial in the garden because they contain calcium, a necessary micronutrient for plant health. Eggshells can add calcium to garden soil when added to a compost pile or vermicomposting bin, or when added directly to the planting hole.

However, eggshells will only be beneficial for plants if your soil is already deficient in calcium. The best way to know whether your soil is deficient in calcium is to conduct a soil test.

Eggshells must be processed properly before they're used to make the calcium available for plants to take up with their roots. Simply crushing up the eggshells with your hands doesn't make much of a difference.…

Published on Leave a comment on Dodgy Derila: The Nightmare Pillow Brand Outraging Customers Globally

Australians Losing Sleep over Misleading Claims and Shady Online Sales Tactics.

CAUTION from CHOICE Magazine and Product Review (AU)

Watch This Company Folks, I was Considering, and had an Urge to quickly Check for SCAM on Google first. Glad I did. This Article came up Immediately for me. Many of you have trouble Sleeping and some of you have Sleep Apnea. I really wish SCAMMERS didn’t target the Young, the Elderly and the Unwell with their Dodgy Merchandise. Truly, they have No Shame, do they? So now for the Article.

Need to know

  • Derila's website is a minefield of 'dark patterns' – coercive web marketing techniques designed to trick online customers into making choices they don’t intend to
  • One Derila customer ordered one pillow but received six, and was automatically charged $165 extra
  • When CHOICE ordered a single Derila pillow, we were taken directly to a checkout page where four pillows were pre-selected instead of one

Ending up with extra things in your online shopping basket can be more than just frustrating, especially when you're charged for the unwanted goods and sending them back would cost way too much. 

When the business appears to be local but is actually based overseas – in this case Lithuania – the red flags really start flying. …

Published on Leave a comment on If You Heard These 10 Phrases As A Child, You Were Raised By People Who Never Healed From Their Own Trauma

By Farley Ledgerwood

Is This You Or Your Parents? Healing From Traumas - It Is Possible!

Some wounds don’t end with the person who got hurt.

They get passed down—quietly, unconsciously—from parent to child. Not always through actions. Sometimes, it’s through words. Offhand phrases. Things said in anger or stress or fear. Words that, at the time, might have sounded like discipline or “tough love,” but left a mark that still lingers today.

I’ve heard these phrases in friends’ stories, in quiet confessions over coffee, and even from people who weren’t sure why certain memories still sting.

In most cases, the parents weren’t bad people. They were tired. Overwhelmed. Still hurting from things they never fully processed. And without realizing it, they handed some of that pain to the next generation.

Parents Need To Heal From Trauma
and So Do You

If you grew up hearing any of these phrases, you might have been raised by someone who never got the healing they needed. And that’s not about blame—it’s about understanding.

Because healing often begins with recognizing what we’ve absorbed—and deciding what we won’t pass on.

1. “Stop crying before I give you something to cry about”

It sends the message that your emotions are a threat.…

Published on Leave a comment on 10 Life Experiences That Have Quietly Made You A Better Person, Says Psychology

By Farley Ledgerwood

Life can be a wild ride, throwing experiences at you that reshape and redefine you in unexpected ways. And guess what? Many of these experiences, according to psychology, are quietly making you a better person.

Let’s get personal. We’ve all had moments that challenged us, made us grow, or changed our perspective.

But did you know that these very experiences might have been subtly improving you as a person? Now that’s food for thought!

Let’s dive in and explore ten life experiences that psychology says have been quietly transforming you into a better version of yourself.

And remember, it’s not about the big, monumental changes – sometimes it’s the quiet ones that make the loudest impact.

Wiser and Brighter through
Struggles and Triumphs

1) Embracing failure

Failure is a fact of life. It’s unavoidable. But how we react to failure is what truly defines us.

Psychologists have found that those who see failure as a learning opportunity, rather than a setback, exhibit higher levels of resilience and personal growth.

This doesn’t mean that failure doesn’t sting; but it’s about shifting perspective and seeing it as a stepping stone to success.…

Published on Leave a comment on Woodchips From Endangered Possum Habitat Sold To Domino’s For Woodfired Pizza – State Forest Involved! ABC

DON'T YOU JUST HATE IT FOLKS, WHEN SO MANY OF OUR PRECIOUS TREES ARE CUT DOWN FOR ALL THE WASTE OF PAPER BAGS and SHOPPING BAGS DESTINED TO BE THROWN OUT; MILES OF UNESSESARY A3 BANK STATEMENTS (Only A4 is needed and some of those Pages are Mostly Blank) HUGE CARRY BAGS GIVEN BY WOMEN'S CLOTHING STORES FOR SMALL ITEMS OF CLOTHING; TONS OF AMAZON ITEMS STILL BEING PACKED IN CARTONS and BOXES INSTEAD OF SIMPLE BAGS THAT REQUIRE LESS PAPER PULP = LESS TREES; ETC, ETC. IT'S ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS, THAT IS! DON'T YOU THINK?

Unique Trees In State Forest Cut Down For
Dominos Pizzas - Reprehensible!

A Victorian Sawmill harvested wood from Endangered Mountain Ash Forests and sold it to Domino's as Woodchips to smoke meat for Pizzas. Imagine that?

The pizzas were marketed with Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification. However, an Investigation has now found Seven Breaches of FSC Standards.

When Domino's advertised its "smokehouse" pizzas in 2023, it trumpeted that the meat was smoked over timber logged from "Aussie Mountain ash".

It also advertised that the timber was certified as sustainable.

But what the advertising didn't promote was that Mountain Ash Forests are Critically Endangered, with Logging listed as one of the Key Processes threatening them.…

Published on Leave a comment on Growing Tomatoes Successfully – You Should Read These!!!

I Planted My Tomatoes Near 1 Flower That’s Like ‘Pure Gold’
To Grow The ‘Best Ever’ Fruit

By Angela Patrone, Senior Lifestyle Reporter
From Express UK

Tomatoes are something I love to grow every year, but it can be difficult to keep them healthy. Having heard many gardeners speak about the benefits of planting tomatoes with one particular flower, I thought I'd give it a go in my garden.

Growing Marigolds With Tomatoes Helps
(Image: Angela Patrone)

Growing tomatoes is something I find very rewarding, as it results in masses of fresh, nutritious fruits at the best of times that taste better than anything you can buy in the supermarkets. A few weeks ago, I planted some tomatoes alongside basil plants in hopes of a tastier harvest. The plant has already begun to fruit impressively and shows no signs of damage.

Eager to grow some more of this delicious fruit in my garden and with June being the last chance to plant tomatoes, I headed down to my local garden centre to get my hands on another one. However, this time I decided to pick up some marigolds too, as they are known to be one of the best companion plants for tomatoes, particularly when it comes to warding off pests.…

Published on Leave a comment on How To Ferment At Home: Easy Kimchi, Sauerkraut, And Pickles The Plant-Based Way For Beginners:)

Fermentation looks complicated—But it isn't really
when you try it.

Not to be confused with the likes of Store-Bought Items that are most times Unhealthy.
Like Everything Else, they adulterate them with Colors and Chemicals.
Can't help themselves, can they!?

Not to mind, we can bypass them and make Our Own - Cheaper and Healthier:)

An Extra Activity to keep you Cosy in Your Kitchen during the Winter Months.
(Other Months Too)

Give cabbage a little sea-salt, time, and darkness, and you’re suddenly hosting a bubbling micro-universe that Upgrades Salads, Sandwiches, Wraps and Pasta Bowls.

Here are the 10 Moves that Keep my Countertop Crocks Fizzing All Year-Round.
You can keep them in your Pantry if you prefer.

Try These Gourmet Ferments For Beginners
Save On Purchase Prices In Stores!!!

Gather Your Gear

Skip the fancy kits.
You only need:

A knife and cutting board
A big bowl
Two wide-mouth glass jars (1-liter/1-quart)
Something to weight the vegetables—
a smaller jar, a clean river stone, or those
glass weights they sell affordably.

The simpler the setup, the easier it is to rinse, reuse, and stay consistent—
a tiny psychological trick that removes “I don’t have the tools” quandary.…