First Aid for Cannabis Smokers
10 ways to reduce the health risks of smoking marijuana.
Awaken Your Nature Awareness
Waking up one’s nature awareness is a process of sharpening all of our senses to perceive more of what’s going on around us. It means discovering a sense of individual belonging in a story that’s as big as Earth itself.
Spring/Summer 2016 Book Reviews
Trying to avoid GMO's, animal testing and reduce the amount of synthetic ingredients in your life? Leave the harsh ingredient filled commercial soaps on the shelf and try making your own!
Labeling Our Future
Currently, 64 countries around the world have labeling requirements for genetically engineered foods but the U.S is not one of them.
Feng Shui in the Classroom
Feng shui principles can be applied to all places of learning, from elementary school through college.
Basic Techniques For Cooking Success
It’s wise to take note of nutritional recommendations and trends, but the best guide will probably be your own body’s messages, telling you what it needs and how your diet and lifestyle are faring.
Musings: SOS — Save Our Soil!
If you want to learn more about nature, bring a child into your life. My 18-month-old granddaughter, Bella, loves nothing more than walking outside, exploring sticks, stones and plants, and sifting dirt through her fingers.
‘Historic Settlement’ Cheered as Harbinger of End to Toxic Pesticides’ Harm
A conservation organization is celebrating what it calls a "historical settlement" that stands to put permanent restrictions on widely used pesticides and prevent federal agencies from doing industry bidding.
How Kissing Empowers Women
The rise of sexual-romantic kissing throughout history has defied cultural norms and put women in charge of romance.
Art As A Spiritual Practice
I am an artist and yoga teacher. My yoga practice keeps my interior world polished, so, as the Upanishads say, as to be ready for lightening when it strikes.
12 Plants That Naturally Remove Toxins and Purify Your Air
We all know that plants in our home release oxygen. But they are also able to clean the air from mold and toxins.
Is Cooking The Future Of Medicine?
At Tulane’s Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine, students are learning to pair nutrition with allopathic care—and other schools are catching on.
CNN Documentary Takes A Peek Behind The Food Industry Curtain
In the featured documentary, CNN Money reporter Cristina Alesci goes behind the scenes to investigate “the vast system behind every meal,” looking at how our food system has changed in recent decades, and what it has done to food safety and human health.
Warming Linked To Spread Of Zika Virus
Scientists believe that record average temperatures may be helping to create an environment that has led to big increases in the number of disease-carrying mosquitoes.
A Kentucky Domestic Violence Shelter Helps Women Grow Food—And Confidence
Many survivors of domestic violence have had their attempts at work and creativity sabotaged for years. On these 40 acres of rolling farmland, they're being restored.
Latin American Doctors Suggest Monsanto-Linked Larvicide Cause Of Microcephaly, Not Zika Virus
As the Zika epidemic “spreads explosively” around the world, pregnant travelers have been put on pause due to the virus’s suspected association with microcephaly, the congenital condition in which a baby’s head is abnormally small.
Dear Americans, Please Stop Dreaming Of A Better Nation
This political season seems decidedly more bizarre than others have been. It's not just the fact that someone as arrogant and ignorant about real life as Donald Trump is leading on the Republican side.
Eat Your Water With The Top 10 Hydrating Foods
Drinking 8 glasses of water a day is completely and totally unnecessary if eating any of these foods with relative consistency.
How To Get A Healthy Night’s Sleep
Sleep – it’s a vital requirement for everyone, and yet few of us seem to be getting enough of it.
What's The Best Way To Store Fruits And Veggies To Preserve Freshness?
Although room temperature is one of the best ways to store fruit and vegetables in the short-term, due to our busy lives it is often difficult for us to preserve them without using a refrigeration source. Read these pro tips on storing the most popular produce so you can enjoy them when you want to while preventing spoilage.
Daily Astrology
January 16, 2026
Tie up loose ends and prepare for a restorative weekend. The ordinarily industrious Capricorn Moon is at the tail end of her cycle. The Cosmic tide is out so this is no time to launch new ventures. Content yourself with routine...
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