Susan Silberstein, PhD founded The Center for Advancement in Cancer Education in 1977, following her young husband's death at age 31 from cancer.  She did so out of her burning desire to make a difference so others would not have to experience the pain, confusion and frustration she went through in trying to find treatment options for him.  She did so “not because I had any score to settle with the cancer establishment or with his doctors, who were all terribly sincere…It was because I was already intellectually persuaded there had to be other approaches.”  She continues to serve as the Center's Executive Director. In addition to counseling over 28,000 cancer patients (over 10,000 of these were breast cancer patients) at the Center without ever charging a fee (they operate on a donation basis), Susan lectures extensively around the country to professionals and patients alike on cancer prevention, as well as nutrition and alternative and complementary therapies.

NLN will present  important and timely videos on subjects we believe our readers will find interesting.
The offering below is from the PBS Series Design E²:  Deeper Shades of Green

 Did you know that according to current  research, a full 40% of the earth's energy is being used by our buildings?  Making improvements to energy efficiency in these structures can have a massive impact on our future fossil fuel use. The visionaries profiled in this documentary create buildings that are organically integrated and responsive to their environments, utilizing automated low tech techniques which are highly sustainable and invisible to those who live and work in them. They are, in effect, creating structures which follow the laws of nature and allow a true kinship with the natural world around us.  Fully implemented, these systems can save a full 80% of a building's energy use.  The video also profiles leaders in cutting-edge recycling and takes a look at what's coming in the "new industrial re-volution."  Fascinating! 

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