Author: Carol Bedrosian, Spirit of Change

30-Second Seated Adjustment

Sitting ducks is what we are! Driving, tele-commuting, TVs, computers, devices. Much of our lives are lived seated rather than on our feet...

Musings: Taking Back the Power To Cure

How much of the national debt could be slashed by shifting to a natural healthcare model that educates people about how to feel better, live longer and successfully take charge of their health at home instead of in a doctor’s office?

Vegan Cooking Mini Guide

The Spirit of Change Magazine Fall 2012 issue features animal stories, wisdom and a tribute to animal rights. Disturbingly, the biggest abuse of animal rights occurs daily in our food choices, a complex topic heavily influenced by cultural...

Non-Toxic Fruit Fly and Ant Traps

Spring has sprung! As the outdoor landscape warms and wakes up once again, it sends along its seasonal greeting inviting unwelcome pests into our homes.

The Coming Transformation

Amidst all the negative news of racism, bankruptcy and the corporate takeover of America, bright points of light from the alternative news media remind us that nothing is one-sided and the possibilities of our reality are infinite.

Why did Solyndra Fail?

In an election year when mudslinging is at its peak, reports of solar energy manufacturer Solyndra's bankruptcy in September 2011 drew immediate criticism and fingerpointing since the company had received millions of dollars in loan guarantees from...

Musings: Protecting Our Food Supply

"The food you eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison." — Ann Wigmore Known as the "mother of living foods,"...

Why Is Sustainably-Produced Food Priced Higher?

Does "safe" food cost more? You bet it does. Just as we all know "you get what you pay for" with any kind of product, our industrialized, mass-produced food supply is produced with the cheapest ingredients...

Practicing Safe Yoga

The recent yoga controversy over New York Times Science writer William Broad's 5-page article "How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body" rocked the yoga and holistic health communities.

AMA Declares War On Alternative Medicine

According to a recent blog post by osteopathic physician and natural healthcare leader Dr. Joseph Mercola, the medical profession has a long history of opposing alternative healing professions...

Christmas Without All The Stuff

For those wanting to celebrate without all the commercialism, expense and stress of the typical American holiday celebration, some December contention may be hard to avoid.

The Occupy Movement Gets Creative

Most all of the original Occupy Wall Street encampments have been shut down in cities around the country and the occupiers evicted. How does the movement move forward without spaces to occupy?

Musings: Self-Care As Alternative Medicine

In transferring our 10-year digital archive over to the new Spirit of Change website, I was astonished to discover that a majority of my Musings columns repeated the very same refrain issue after issue: Your health is in your hands. Use them to keep yourself healthy.