If you look two thousand years in the past, you will see that then there were no pharmacies, no drugs, pills and injections. People in the past used organic herbs to heal themselves, they prepared mixtures and drinks from several plant, or their roots and leaves, to improve their health.

Cannabis

Because of its psychoactive constituent tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabis is illegal in most of the countries in the world. Despite its classification as a hard drug, this plant has remarkable positive effects on human health.

Heath benefits are well documented, from depression, anxiety relief, reduced blood pressure, pain alleviation and even glaucoma treatment.

It does not kill brain cells and is not a “gateway” drug – in fact, when pot is more available, studies show that the use of hard drugs like heroin and cocaine actually decreases.

Little Tippi is the real-life Mowgli, a child who made her home with the animals just as Rudyard Kipling’s young hero did in The Jungle Book. Showcased in her new book, “Tippi: My Book of Africa”, these magical images chronicle the extraordinary life of a girl living freely in the African wilderness, sharing a unique bond with some of Africa’s most beautiful wildlife.

Born in Windhoek, Namibia in 1990, Tippi Benjamine Okanti Degre travelled through Africa for 10 years with her French parents, wildlife photographers Sylvie Robert and Alain Degré.

From sitting on the back of an ostrich, lying peacefully with a lion cub or cuddling with a caracal, these amazing pictures show an unusual bond and tranquility between man and beast.

Did you know that our thoughts are constantly changing? Some philosophers have even suggested that we exist in a state of flux. Meaning that our thoughts and ideas are always shifting from one perspective to another. One moment you may think of someone in a negative aspect and the next, it’s changed for the better.

So all the more reason to never care about what other people think of you, because really it doesn’t matter anyway!

1.You Know How To Say No

You are confident and comfortable speaking your own truth. You live in alignment with your soul and you honour and respect your heart desires, even if it means rejecting the approval of those around you.

You’ve probably already at least gotten a glimpse of Iceland’s incredible beauty in photos, if you haven’t been fortunate enough to visit in person, but photographer Henry Jun Wah Lee reveals in images its especially impressive sunset hues and magnificent landscapes through his fantastic 4K time-lapse of Iceland video.

Shot over two weeks from late June through early July in Iceland, finding the best spots to experience these conditions was not easy for Henry and his team. They had to navigate Iceland’s fickle weather. The southern half of the island was storming most of the time so knowledge of the island’s various micro climates and scenic locations were important in figuring out where to go for any given night.

Giancarlo Zema, an Italian architect has come up with a floating eco-friendly solar powered home by the name of the Water Nest  100.

The home is a floating habitat, constructed of 98% recyclable material and is built to exist on a large or small body of calm water.

On top of the building, lies a 60-square-meter photo-voltaic array capable of generating 4 kWp.  Balconies wrap around parts, as well as giant windows, and the body is made from constructed from recycled glued, laminated timber with a recycled aluminum hull.

Inside the 1,000 sq ft building, measuring 12 meters across and 4 meters high, is a sleek living space with a “sophisticated system of internal natural micro-ventilation and air conditioning.”