From the West African nation of Benin comes the ultimate story in intercultural exchange, whereby a young man inspired by Jackie Chan films took up kung fu and persisted to run the largest Chinese martial arts club in his country.
Saying we all deserve love is an ideal that creates a struggle inside the parts of us that do not believe love is even possible. When we can love others, we are bridging the loved and unloved self of another in service to their deepest need, as well as our own.
Holistic medicine’s rise is neither a fad nor a rebellion but a pragmatic course correction. By merging evidence-based conventional care with nutrition science, mindfulness practices, and energy modalities, the system moves from crisis response to resilience building.
When you think about your health, your mind may jump to diet, exercise, or stress management. But there's one powerful area that's often overlooked in holistic care: your mouth. Oral wellness doesn't just affect your teeth and gums.
One intriguing implication is that our personal bioelectric field might be shaped by the world around us. Environmental factors such as diet, stress, and exposure to toxins are already known to influence epigenetics — the way genes are expressed.
Public lands are more than just wilderness or national parks. They are places for work and play. Without wild places, the U.S. would be just like every other over-industrialized place in the world.
Whether you’re thinking about your future or supporting an older loved one, remember this: building and maintaining muscle is one of the most powerful tools we have for healthy aging.
Procrastination is not a character flaw, and it doesn’t mean you’re lazy or even bad at managing time. Framing it this way can make you feel even worse about the behaviour, and stops you learning the real reasons behind it. Here’s why you might be avoiding that task – and five steps to get on top of it.
After just three days of intentional silence, the brain begins to physically and functionally rewire itself. A growing body of neuroscience shows that silence can spark changes in the brain comparable to months of meditation, cognitive training, or rigorous exercise.
If you're feeling tired, foggy, or noticing small signs like forgetfulness, shortness of breath, or weight gain, your daily food choices are the first place to look. Ultraprocessed foods are not harmless; they are directly contributing to heart disease, stroke, memory decline, and even early death.
Have you ever had a dream that seemed to be about people or events in the wider world? These dreams may be more common than we realize, but there aren’t culturally available guidelines for recognizing them.
Sea vegetables, a.k.a. seaweed, is a whole category of vegetables available on Earth for humans to ingest that is grossly underutilized in the American kitchen, but adds flavor complexity and a nutritional boost of ocean minerals to your diet.
Antarctica's ice sheet has grown for the first time in decades with an astonishing rebound. Four major glaciers have reversed their previous pattern of accelerated mass loss from 2011 to 2020 and instead showed significant mass gain during the 2021 to 2023 period.
Beneath the glossy finish of a manicure or pedicure may lie health and environmental concerns. With greater awareness and support for greener innovation, we can shape a nail care industry that prioritizes long-term health over short-term beauty.
Objecting to elderspeak need not become adversarial. Residents and patients — and people who encounter elderspeak elsewhere, because it’s hardly limited to health care settings — can politely explain how they prefer to be spoken to and what they want to be called.
The FDA approved titanium dioxide for use as a food additive in 1966. The last time the agency reviewed the additive’s safety, according to the Guardian, was in 1973. Consumers have a right to know the science behind one of the most commonly produced nanoparticles in the world.
The peak of spring wind and storm season tends to correspond to the timing of the release of tree pollen that blankets our world in yellow. The effects of climate change, windy days and storm severity are helping to create the perfect pollen storm.
In a first-ever call, members of Indigenous peoples and coastal communities pushed for a seat at the table of the high seas biodiversity treaty (Agreement on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction - BBNJ) as they convened at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues held in April, 2025 in New York City.
Does what you watch leave you feeling paralyzed in your own life? As you feel this out for yourself, get truly single-celled-amoeba-intelligent about this: move towards what helps and move away from what hurts.
At the age of fifty-five, Thomas Fredricksen became an invalid due to a sudden upsurge of his asthma. The coughing fits and episodes of near suffocation made his life a living hell. Then a breathing treatment saved his life.
If you're a parent of a young child, especially under the age of 8, the best thing you can do is eliminate slush ice drinks from your child's routine. These colorful frozen treats not only typically contain high-fructose corn syrup, artificial colors and flavors, but they contain glycerol.
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