When People Downsize To Tiny Houses, They Adopt More Environmentally Friendly Lifestyles
Interest is surging in tiny homes – livable dwelling units that typically measure under 400 square feet.
Can Meditation Improve Your Sleep?
A 2015 study from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) concluded that mindfulness meditation helped improve sleep quality among older adults with moderate sleep disturbances.
Fathers Need To Care For Themselves As Well As Their Kids—But Often Don’t
If you had to choose, which would you rather have: a healthy father or a good father? Studies suggest men often choose being a good father over being healthy.
Featured Events: Sturbridge Herbfest
This Herbfest is a brainchild of three local herbalists: Salli Greene, Joanne Grubert, and Chris Haller…
Good News Headlines 7/16/19
Joy Harjo, the first Native American to be named U.S. poet laureate, has been ready for a long time.
Layers Of Listening
Anyone living life and becoming more conscious spends a lot of time listening. We listen to people, to music, to all the sounds of daily existence.
Everyone Knows the Benefits of Meal-Sharing. Here’s How to Actually Do It
This organization offers a free toolkit for anyone wanting to host a family or community dinner.
National Parks: Serving Humanity’s Well-being As Much As Nature’s
Imagine, for a moment, a world without national parks. Yellowstone National Park is just a combo of cattle ranchers and gated communities for rich people who like the empty views.
Working With Your Hands Does Wonders for Your Brain
Using our hands may actually be key to maintaining a healthy mood, and the lack of this type of activity may contribute to feelings of irritability, apathy, and depression.
Good News Headlines 7/9/19
In the Dutch city Utrecht 316 bus stops now have a green roof. They do not only look great, they also help capture fine dust, storage of rainwater and provide cooling in the summertime…
Just 16 Minutes Of Sleep Loss Can Harm Work Concentration The Next Day
Have you had a less-than-stellar performance review lately? Do you daydream, or are you making bad decisions? It might not be about your job but about your sleep. And it’s not all your fault.
How To Start And Participate In A Buy Nothing Group
Back in 2014, I read an article about the Buy Nothing Project, a collection of independent Facebook groups across the country where members can give and receive freely in their own neighborhoods.
20 Ways You Can Help Immigrants Now
While Congress stalls, you can take other kinds of actions to help immigrants in transition, in detention, and in crisis.
The Most Cancer Suppressing Compounds Are Found In These Veggies
New research has linked a compound found in Brussels sprouts, broccoli, and other cruciferous vegetables to one of the body’s most potent tumor-suppressing genes.
Good News Headlines 7/2/19
Whales like humpbacks are famous for their mellifluous calls, typically referred to as whale songs. But right whales — three species of large baleen whales in the genus Eubalaena — have never been known to sing…
CBD: The Next Weapon In The War Against Opioid Addiction?
CBD, or cannabidiol, is everywhere, with word on the street saying that it can cure everything from a bad mood to cancer. However, most of these claims are not based on scientific evidence…
How To Get Your Kids Involved In Green Living
Here are a few helpful hints to get you and your family started on a green journey.
How To Do Nothing: Resisting The Attention Economy
Being idle in this age of hyper-productivity can sometimes leave us feeling a sense of profound guilt. Instead of enjoying a few minutes of stillness, we feel constant pressure to do something.
How Grassroots Funds Are Ensuring Abortion Access Despite Bans
Reproductive rights advocates in the Southeast are working nonstop to help low-income women.
Good News Headlines 6/25/19
Millions of Americans are seeing reports of migrants suffering abusive conditions in U.S. custody and wondering what they can do…
6 Ways To Protect Your Mental Health From Social Media’s Dangers
As a psychologist who has studied the perils of online interactions and has observed the effects of social media (mis)use on my clients’ lives, I have six suggestions of ways people can reduce the harm social media can do to their mental health.
Anger More Harmful Than Sadness
Although constructive anger can aid intimate relationships, work interactions and social expressions, it may be more harmful to an older person’s physical health than sadness.
Impact Of Electric Bicycles On The Environment
The use of electric bicycles, or e-bikes, is an innovative step towards efficiently cutting the need for burning fossil fuels by allowing anyone to use a bike for transportation regardless of health, stamina or hilly terrain.
One Of A Kind
Just be you…because no one else on Earth can!
The Resurgence Of Local Food Swap Events
The food swap movement that began sprouting a decade ago from Portland to Philadelphia, is once again popping up in new incarnations around the country.
Why Fewer And Fewer Americans Are Getting Divorced
Fewer and fewer Americans are getting divorced, with the rates falling 18% between 2008 and 2016.
Good News Headlines 6/18/19
Circus Roncalli, a German circus founded in 1976, began slowly phasing performing animals out of its show in the 1990s and now has eliminated them altogether in favor of futuristic holograms.
Mindful Eating Could Rebuild Health For Communities Of Color
There is a health crisis in low-income communities of color caused partly by poor nutrition. What’s the solution to rebuilding the health of these communities?
3 Dangers Of Rising Temperatures That Could Affect Your Health Now
I read the news about the urgency of addressing climate change, and as a mathematician who studies climate change, I was not surprised. Very worried, but not surprised.
Vandana Shiva: Everything I Need to Know I Learned In The Forest
We need to value nature’s biodiversity, clean water, and seeds. For this, nature is the best teacher.
