The Organic View

Percy Schmeiser is a canola farmer from Saskatchewan, Canada. He was the first farmer to win a law suit against Monsanto. This landmark case, which went before the Federal Court of Canada, has attracted international attention because it could help determine how much control a handful of powerful biotech companies can exert over farmers. Schmeiser believes this precedent setting agreement ensures that farmers will be entitled to reimbursement when their fields become contaminated with unwanted Roundup Ready canola or any other unwanted GMO plants. In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer talks to Percy Schmeiser about his battle with this agro-chemical giant.

There are fad diets and there are people who prefer to go on them because it seems like a quick fix for sheer neglect of one’s own dietary needs. Then there are people who do eat healthy but just either don’t have the time to plan out meals or simply need a routine to follow.

Dr Timothy S. Harlan, MD, has had a love affair with food his entire life. Prior to entering the medical field he enjoyed working in the restaurant business. Once he became a physician, however, he found that if he was simply able to guide people with his knowledge of food and proper nutrition, the diet would actually be more of a functional way of life.

Just Tell Me What to Eat! is a medically based weight-loss plan for the real world, for anyone tired of dubious fad diets, restricted meals, and unappetizing strategies. It emphasizes a Mediterranean diet with high-quality calories and home cooking whenever possible.

Dr. Harlan explores many of the forbidden topics that dieters face such as calorie counting, skipping meals, pro and cons of carbs and how to actually stick to a healthy meal plan and socialize. Many diets that are out there profess that you will see the desired results you seek in a very short space of time but none of them actually teach you how to live while doing it!

In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer will speak to Dr Timothy S. Harlan to discuss what it really means to eat for health and eat to enjoy while maintaining a balanced diet. Stay Tuned!

Over the past 50 years Africa's lion populations have plummeted from over 200,000 individuals back in the 1960's to fewer than 20,000 today. This is a shocking number  considering the geographical size of Africa and the fact that the greatest number of remaining lion populations are very small, scattered throughout the continent and remain highly vulnerable.

There have been many conservation foundations working to improve the lot of the African lion, but sadly to date the declines have not abated. In fact the rate of decline in lion numbers is accelerating, Ghana is probably the latest African country added to long list that have lost all their lions, and Kenya and Uganda predict local extinctions in the next ten years.

Lions are a major trophy for hunters. Despite their well-documented decline, there is still a considerable trophy hunting effort. Since the last-published decline in lion numbers on the continent were made public in 2002-2004, over 4,400 lions have been exported as trophies. As such, trophies are largely male lions. The effect of this commercial activity has greatly impacted both overall lion numbers and the ability for remaining lions to reproduce. Trophy hunting must cease.

LionAid.org is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation and preservation of lions. Their mission is to create awareness about the huge decline of the lion population and work with government officials and other organizations to cease the legal hunting of these animals.

In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer will speak to the founder of LionAid.org, Dr. Pieter Kat and to Christine Macsween. Stay Tuned!

There is a belief that we spend our entire adult life fixing the problems from our youth. What if you grew up in an extremely religious household, the son of evangelists but were trying to make sense of the world you live in as you embraced your own sense of righteousness?  In Sex, Mom & God, author, Frank Schaeffer intimately describes his life growing up in a strict, religious household and looks back to embrace life from a very interesting perspective. Can faith and fun actually coexist? Are the ultra conservative views about women, especially menstruation not only antiquated but are they more of a myth in this day and age that simply suited the powers that be back in the day of total male domination? Is sex something that should be shunned or is it an actual way to communicate our true feelings? Why do people use anything they can, even religion or lack thereof to evoke a desired response in other people? Can this same mentality be applied to the big corporations who are clearly influencing our elected officials, riding on the dreams of Armageddon to bring about fear in order to manipulate the masses?

In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer will speak to Author, Frank Schaeffer about his book Sex, Mom & God! Stay Tuned!

What would you do if you had cancer and were going through radiation treatments only to find that your skin was having a visible effect from the treatments? This is exactly what happened to Ken Simpson who sought to find some kind of skin care product that would restore his skin. Unfortunately, there was no such product on the market. Most of the products he found either were made of ingredients that were not pure, were synthetic, a combination of synthetic with a small percentage of natural ingredients and low concentrations of 21st century peptide technologies or they were natural and organic with no advanced 21st century peptide technology.

Ken realized that there was a need for something remarkably different in skincare and decided to help other people who suffered as he did by developing Skin 2 Skin Care.

In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer will speak to Ken Simpson, CEO, President and Founder of Skin 2 Skin Care about his story. Stay Tuned!

When it comes to being healthy, people have many different definitions of what constitutes good health. While many may strive to maintain a healthy lifestyle, one of the most overlooked aspects of good health is incorporating organic foods.

Bethany Learn is very passionate about fitness and has a very successful business that offers online yoga and Pilate’s instruction called Fit2BStudio. She is also a mother and active member of her community. As a conscious consumer and avid health professional, Bethany realized the importance of incorporating organics into her family and her business. In January of this year, Bethany also made a concerted effort to eliminate all soda from her diet which was extremely difficult because it was a part of her daily diet. The more research she did, she realized that non-organic foods such as soda were not only bad for your body because of the caloric intake but primarily because they are full of sugar and additives which are very bad for your body. Bethany has since begun her journey into the organic world with a deeper understanding that organics is not just about eating healthy but the impact of what food does to your body and as a mother, to her children’s bodies.

In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer will speak to the social media sensation of fitness, Bethany Learn about her journey! Stay Tuned!

When it comes to eating healthy, most people think you need to eat flavorless, boring foods to satisfy your nutritional requirements. However, that is clearly not the case when it comes to Chef Ani Phyo.

Ani Phyo is on a mission to show the world that eating healthy doesn’t mean forcing down boring salads every day.  Ani is an award-winning raw foods chef and uses seasonal, local grown organic produce to create recipes that are delicious, will help lower cholesterol, shed unwanted pounds, boost your immune system, all while promoting a healthy planet!

In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer will speak to Ani Phyo about how her new book, Ani’s Raw Food Asia, the ultimate cookbook for easy East-West Fusion recipes! Stay Tuned!

There is nothing like a glass of icy cold water on a very hot day but what about the water you give your pets? Does it matter if the water is cool or warm? Isn’t is enough to leave water out for them or should it be changed frequently? Just how much water should be made available? 

What about your pet’s food? Does the temperature and humidity affect your pet’s food? How can you make sure your pets are not eating food that has spoiled because of the heat? We have food safety and food handling guidelines but do they also apply to pet food?

In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer will talk to world renowned pet food expert, Susan Thixton, Founder of Truth About Pet Food (www.truthaboutpetfood.com) how pet owners can be better pet parents during the hazy, hot and humid days of summer. Stay tuned!

More and more people are discovering that they have an intolerance for wheat and seek gluten free products. For some that have diseases such as Celiac’s disease, there is no choice in the matter. Gluten free foods are a staple. The problem is, most of the gluten free foods taste like cardboard and are very expensive. Is it possible to find gluten free foods that are appetizing and won’t empty your wallet?

In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer will speak to Nicole Hunn about how you can get gluten free without going broke! Stay Tuned!

Pure drinking water is clearly the most precious commodity. Without it, no living being can survive. Unfortunately, as our drinking water resources are becoming contaminated with pharmaceutical drugs, chemicals and other runoff waste, the sources for pure drinking water have becoming scarce. Even in South America, the cost of soda is by far cheaper than the cost of drinking water. How is it even possible that something that is free flowing is this difficult to find? Most people simply think that bottled water is bottled water. Just what exactly are you buying when you purchase bottled water? Is there such a thing as “raw” water? Yes, there is! Summit Raw Spring Water is a unique company that has the actual mineral rights to a natural spring and is able to bottle water right from the source! When you are drinking a bottle of Summit Raw Spring Water, you are drinking water that is gravity-fed, unfiltered and untouched. Their raw "living" spring water is gathered from one of the oldest and most revered natural spring water sources in North America. The water is actually shielded from harmful sunlight the entire way and comes straight from Mother Nature, without ANY treatment or filtration.

In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer will speak to Bryan Pullen, CEO of Summit Spring Water about the things you need to know about your drinking water and why  “Raw” water is really making a splash! Stay Tuned!