Author: Carol Bedrosian, Spirit of Change

Weekly Musings: My Immunity Challenge

During 2015 I noticed my immune system weakened as I fell victim to sinus headaches, colds, coughs, a flu and tooth decay. For years I have enjoyed very good health with only minor ailments, all of which I use natural medicine to treat, so I was surprised to see this giant crop of symptoms seemingly sprout up like an overnight mushroom patch.

Weekly Musings: Where Does ISIS Get Its Funding?

Despite the boredom of having to sit through pundits, promises and data breach discussions during the Democratic debate on Saturday night, I was startled awake at one point to realize how stark the divide is between the Democratic and Republican visions for America.

Weekly Musings: Every Little Bit Helps

Last week at the Natural Living Expo I bought some alpaca felted dryer balls from Plain View Alpaca Farm. It’s winter and my clothes have taken on a life of their own from the static electricity in my dryer.

Weekly Musings: Expo Afterglow

I believe this is the first year I actually enjoyed the Natural Living Expo! While I dearly love the expo, the staff, vendors, speakers and all the 9000 attendees who somehow find parking spaces, producing an event this big makes you reach deep, both during the weekend production and all the months preceding.

Musings: Embracing Life Change

A favorite postcard tacked up on my wall is from writer Nancy Slonim Aronie of Chilmark Writer’s Workshop fame on Martha’s Vineyard. Xeroxed across the front of her happy family photo is a typewritten strip: “Right now is exactly where you are supposed to be.”

Musings: Healthy Aging Gracefully

Ageless American icon Bob Dylan noted in a recent interview, “Young people can be passionate. Older people gotta be more wise.” I’m discovering that one of the healthiest things I can do as I age is to slow down.

Monsanto Loses GMO Labeling Battle in Vermont

On April 16, with a landslide 28-2 vote in the Vermont Senate, and well over 90% of citizen support, Vermont becomes the first US state to require labeling of food containing GMO ingredients sold within the state's borders...

Musings: Beyond Food

The truth is no one could keep up with all the current nutrition advice because there are too many conflicting choices. Even holistic experts cannot agree on a healthy diet...

Enter the Peaceable Kingdom

Tormented by the of plight of distressed animals everywhere, animal communicator Debra White opened Winslow Farm Animal Sanctuary in 1997 in Norton, Massachusetts, to give sanctuary to abused and abandoned animals...

Musings: The Glorious Color of Local Economy

Small business owners value your business. They go the extra mile in providing personalized customer service because local sales are their life-blood. They give back to the community by sponsoring your town's soccer and Little League teams and town charity events...

Smart Meter, Smarter Options

While approximately 40 million smart meters have already been deployed in the United States, serious health, safety, privacy, homeland security, and financial concerns exist over this technology....

Alarming GMO Corn Results

Research conducted on GMO foods confirms the ability of these products to manipulate the genetic codes of other organisms. Could they also manipulate human genetic codes?

More Marriages: Let the rainbow wedding bells ring!

Let the rainbow wedding bells ring! It is time for us to end the persecution of GLBT Americans who can no more change their sexual orientation than a heterosexual person could choose to become gay. Yes, we should allow these Americans the right to be who they are...