Do you eat organic food? Do you actually know what you are eating? Or, do you only think you know? It may look like a carrot but is that all it is? Do you know what has been sprayed onto and absorbed by the leaves? Which chemicals have been mixed into the soil and taken up by the roots?

Herbicides against weeds, pesticides against insects, fast-acting enzymes to promote growth; all are used regularly in food growing. Ultimately, tiny quantities end up in the food we eat. But our bodies do not need pesticides etc to help it function – quite the reverse! Hence the ever-increasing negative reactions in people; respiratory and allergy problems are all very much on the increase.

If the newsstands are any indication, divorce has moved from a social taboo to a water cooler topic. With so many people analyzing the divorces of stars like Paul McCartney and Heather Mills, Reese and Ryan and Alec and Kim, there is a new cultural awareness of pre-nuptial agreements, settlements and trial separations. Can all this divorce talk help the average couple? Yes says author and certified financial planner Kathleen Miller.

“No matter how much or how little notoriety you have, divorce can ultimately be a win-win situation if you are willing to get organized and fight for financial security as you move forward,” she said. Miller’s new book Fair Share Divorce For Women, Second Edition encourages the average woman to take control of her finances and empower herself with a stable financial future.