When it comes to health, the questions we are willing to ask, matter. A lot. When we begin to wonder what is happening to us and why, we learn through trial and error how to ask good questions without foreclosing on an answer out of fear.
The instant a bone breaks, the two ends begin to reach for each other. In a similar way, this deep, mysterious force of life is at work in us during our fifth season, a time when we are called to let the mysterious molecule of health be our teacher as we trip through the difficult yet endearing terrain of aging.
A landmark UN treaty to safeguard marine biodiversity on the high seas has now met the required 60 ratifications for entry into force, clearing the way for it to take effect in January 2026.
In some rural counties, clean energy is the largest new source of economic activity, helping stabilize local economies otherwise reliant on agriculture’s unpredictable income streams. These projects also support rural manufacturing.
Understanding what’s really behind your stomach distress isn’t just about curiosity — it determines how you recover and whether you're still contagious. Learn the real differences between these two gut-wrenching conditions.
I was measured by a missing limb, by a medical chart, by the polite sympathy and lowered expectations of strangers. But every time the world tried to put me in a box, something inside me refused to be counted out. I learned early that reality is not only what happens to you, it is what you imagine, decide, and practice into being.
Just as human progress brought us problematic obesity, it may also help resolve it. That begins with accepting that polygenic obesity is a disease and not a matter of willpower. Rather than blaming and shaming one another for our size, we should be more understanding and educate ourselves.
Mexico’s jaguar population is climbing, but the country’s biggest cat isn’t out of the woods yet. A four-month census conducted last year has concluded there are 5,326 wild jaguars throughout the country — a 33% jump from 2010, when the species was labeled endangered (as it still is).
Plants have had to deal with natural pathogens such as fungi and bacterial for millennia, and during that time have learned to successfully defend themselves by producing natural bactericides and fungicides among other important substances. These defensive substances not only benefit plants, but humans as well.
They may look lush and green, but some forests are already on borrowed time. These so-called “zombie forests” are made up of trees that are still alive but no longer capable of reproducing in the changing climate around them.
As humans, we all carry both female and male energies within us. This has nothing to do with gender. It is about balance, flow, and the natural rhythm of life. It is also about the motivation behind our actions. Are we coming from a place of female energy or male energy?
Dan Satterfeld drew on his wealth of TV news experience to tell his audience that they already had a powerful weapon at their disposal. "The best way to complain that will have the biggest impact?...Trust me. I worked in TV for 45 years. Nothing you do will have a greater impact. Nothing."
As the scales, symbol of partnership-oriented Libra remind us, balance, justice and harmony are delicate propositions. In these challenging times let’s do our best to keep Libra’s promises of peace, love and understanding at heart.
We can’t make every healthcare and beauty product ourselves, but many products we can make at home, and lower our exposure to toxins. This allows one to customize any product to exactly what they need, especially for those with allergies and sensitivities that commercial products can make worse.
Pilates fosters focus, strengthens memory, and helps regulate stress responses. In a world saturated with constant stimuli and distractions, this practice becomes more than exercise; it becomes a tool for sustaining mental clarity and emotional resilience.
What gives honey its healing power? The natural healing properties of honey begin with the work of honeybees and their carefully maintained environments. Bees collect nectars from plants, where they add their own enzymes during the collection and storage process.
'One and done' dose of LSD keeps anxiety at bay, says the results of a rigorous new study published in JAMA, which finds a single dose of LSD can ease anxiety and depression for months, paving the way for bigger, more rigorous studies supported by pharmaceutical companies.
Salt is immersed in customs, lore, and superstitions everywhere you turn. Even today spilling salt is considered bad luck, but tossing a pinch over one’s shoulder is said to avert harm and bring good fortune.
From a sociological perspective, astrology is fascinating precisely because it straddles categories. Rather than a set of cosmic beliefs, many people treat astrology as a tool — part spirituality, part cultural practice, part entertainment and part language for understanding themselves and others.
Buying a cemetery plot where I can have a green burial, on the other hand, proved to be surprisingly affordable and will allow my body, once no longer in use, to decompose as quickly and as naturally as possible, with minimal environmental damage.
The one change that worked: I abandoned my cynicism – and joined Europe’s biggest gay choir. It was a testament to the power of being seen – and heard – for who you really are.
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