Home Remedies for Dandruff
By the age of 20, about 50 percent of the population worldwide, and 20 percent of Americans have suffered from dandruff, which is an excess of dead skin that dots your hair and shoulders...
The Rad History Book Every Girl (and Boy) Should Have On Her Bookshelf
A new feminist children's book honors 26 awesome women who changed the world...
You're Invited To Be Part Of The US Department Of Arts & Culture
Forging the world we want to live in requires social imagination, the capacity to envision alternatives to what is, together remaking reality. What if instead of another holiday commemorating the past, we took time to envision and celebrate the future?
Yes to Compassion: 12,000 Icelanders Step Up For Refugees, Shaming Their Government (and Several Others')
Under the rubric, "Just Because It Isn't Happening Here Doesn't Mean It Isn't Happening," over 12,000 Icelanders have offered their homes and spare bedrooms and moral support to Syrian refugees after their own government said they would only help 50 of an estimated 4 million people fleeing Syria's brutal civil war.
Third U.S. City Goes 100% Renewable
Aspen is one of three U.S. cities to run on 100 percent renewable energy as of today, according to city officials. The Colorado mountain town is best known for its posh ski resorts, but this beautiful town also has established itself as a leader in environmental stewardship.
“You Fly To The Edge Of The Tar Sands, And ... No Life”: A Montana Professor On The Issue Of Our Time
I learned about George Price, a University of Montana professor of African American and Native American Studies, when I got to Missoula on August 21, as I was beginning my Edge of Change roadtrip, and began asking around about the megaload protests.
Are Schools Teaching Our Children To Waste Food?
Food waste carries massive environmental, social and economic costs — so much that you’d think one of the first lessons we’d want to pass along to our kids would be the old saw, “Take what you want, but eat what you take.”
How One Man In His 70s Avoids Alzheimer's And Stays Physically And Mentally Fitter Than People Half His Age
Stephen Jepson may be one of the most creative and active people you will ever meet, especially at his age. From the time he rises until the time he retires, he is constantly moving and actively pursuing something fun and physically active all day long.
How To Transform Plastic “Waste” Into A Bottle Brick
Bottle Bricks are a simple and accessible technology that can transform everyday plastic materials into a useful building material – plastic bottles stuffed full of trash until they are as compact as bricks.
Setting Aside Half The Earth For ‘Rewilding’: The Ethical Dimension
A much-anticipated book in conservation and natural science circles is EO Wilson’s Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life, which is due early next year. It builds on his proposal to set aside half the Earth for the preservation of biodiversity.
Arizona Rules All Dogs Sold In Pet Stores To Come From Shelters
Good news for rescue groups, shelter volunteers, and animal lovers everywhere: efforts to put puppy mills out of business are paying off!
Meet the Nation's First School District to Serve 100% Organic Meals
This program successfully disrupts the cycle of unhealthy, pre-packaged, heat and serve meals that dominate school kitchens.
Turning the Tide on Health Freedom
These four superheros are actively fighting the health villains most doctors won’t talk about.
What A Broadened Understanding Of Health Means For Medical Office Staff
While we still have specialties in all fields of health care, we are learning more and more about the interconnected nature of all body systems and the importance of taking a broad view of the patient's overall situation in order to diagnose accurately and direct the patient to the appropriate treatment.
What's A Death Midwife? Inside The Alternative Death Care Movement
From funeral cooperatives to green burials, there's a kinder, gentler, less expensive way to die.
Fall/Winter 2015 Book Reviews
Offering Metta — loving kindness — to those around us, or even to ourselves, interrupts unhappy situations and helps soothe stormy emotions. Metta, a practice so simple a child can do it, is the lesson thoughtfully illustrated in Peace, Bugs and Understanding.
EarthTalk
How have polar bear populations in the Arctic been faring since the U.S. put them on its endangered species list in 2008, and what efforts are underway to protect them?
The Wheel of the Year: A Path of Spiritual Awakening
The women's spirituality movement not only shows us how the physical life of our planet evolves but it also outlines a path of psychological and spiritual growth that unites us with the life of our Mother Earth.
Teaching What Matters Most
In light of the latest school shooting, we are once again reminded of how ill equipped our children are to deal with stress. Anonymous commentators spout off in news articles about everything from gun laws to bad parenting to mental illness and bullying.
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.”
Life Changing Digestive Health
Getting control over digestion by improving one’s gut health is a life changing experience. It is totally worth the time and effort to improve your digestive health and to live pain free.
Daily Astrology
December 25, 2025
The waxing Pisces Moon adds abundant sentimentality to today’s activities. For night owls, wee hours of the morning lunar harmony with the Sun fosters inner equilibrium. Energy levels are rising by daybreak...
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