Last month an extraordinary road show hit 35 major cities around the world promising to save the planet. The … More One & a Half Cheers for EAT-Lancet… We are Saved! Maybe so, but Watch out for the Usual Suspects
All articles in Alternative Voice
Under the name ParacelsusAsia writer, journalist and long-time Asia hand, Adrian Batten, takes a characteristically wry, humorous but always staunchly consumerist, if not iconoclastic, look at life in general in his column “Alternative Voice”.
About half the subject matter gives hard-hitting no-nonsense advise about integrative medicine, various chronic conditions and personal well being, a subject he has researched and written about for well over a decade.
Are Things Better Now? …and if it is, will it last?
Of course they are. We live longer, we live better, we’re better educated and most of us are better off … More Are Things Better Now? …and if it is, will it last?
As goes Bali – so does a Polluted World
2018 seems to be the tipping point – the year when the world finally woke up to the reality that … More As goes Bali – so does a Polluted World
Fool’s Gold: What Fish Oil Does to Our Health & Planet
Omega-3 in the form or fish or krill oil is one of the world’s most successful supplements but a recent … More Fool’s Gold: What Fish Oil Does to Our Health & Planet
Of Food Scams & in Search of the Best Cuppa
The world of food is passing strange. Bean sprouts, romaine lettuce, a bad egg or oyster, all of these could … More Of Food Scams & in Search of the Best Cuppa
When the US invaded Indonesia… It was the Pepper that made them do it
Given the the multi-polar way the world is going, it is probably just as well that Indonesia’s President Jokawi wants … More When the US invaded Indonesia… It was the Pepper that made them do it
Give up Meat & Dairy – Save Yourself & the World!
Or… why not just eat less of them & do the same? One of the small pleasures in which I … More Give up Meat & Dairy – Save Yourself & the World!
Australian architect Kerry Hill dies
Seminal figure in what became known as ‘Bali Style’ Prominent Australian architect Kerry Hill died of cancer last month 26 … More Australian architect Kerry Hill dies
Simple Pleasures & Moving House Forget Benoa…. here’s to the F1 Renon Circuit
After nearly 24 years in Sanur my wife and I moved to Renon and into another world. Like most … More Simple Pleasures & Moving House Forget Benoa…. here’s to the F1 Renon Circuit
Beauty Confidential…..Spilling the Beans – Beauty Revolution that Began In Bali
Tomoka Nguyan is a woman on a mission and it is a big one. Her vision is nothing less than … More Beauty Confidential…..Spilling the Beans – Beauty Revolution that Began In Bali