Since medical school, I have been fascinated with the customs of different cultures with respect to pregnancy and childbirth, having served as a health caregiver on several continents. Some customs were clearly wise; others had me questioning their value in light of their potential danger at such a delicate time.
In the twenty-first century, time may be more important than money. A recent survey by the University of Maryland found that 48 percent of low-to-middle-income Americans questioned said they would give up a day's pay each week in return for an extra day of free time.
Macrobiotics is an approach to living which emphasizes making conscious dietary choices based upon an individual’s physical and/or emotional condition.
Holmes is the founder and director of the Farm School, a working dairy farm in Athol, Massachusetts, where middle-school kids from around New England spend three days and nights being real farmers.
Since September 11, 2001, much has been written about people from all walks of life making dramatic changes in their lives as they tap into their deeper essence, change careers, and find innovative ways to bring passion into their work lives.
Neptune, the distant, large and beautiful blue planet, is the ruler of the zodiac sign Pisces.
We've all experienced changes and shifts in our lives. Some shifts we readily welcomed into our lives and others provoked more negative reactions and emotions.
We introduce new puzzles slowly so the children will have a series of small stress-free steps from the familiar to the unfamiliar with a quick and satisfying "Ah-ha!" Success with no stress! What a novel idea!
When I first started practice, parents who were exasperated by an overly creative kid were surprised to hear that their child could be helped by medication.
It's easy to vilify George W. Bush as a cynical warmonger, anxious to attack Iraq to repay the oil companies that funded his election campaigns.
My daughter, Michella, is graduating from high school and stepping out into the adult world. Her first cultural milestone -- oh, but what a precipice for her mother!
People are becoming increasingly aware of alternative health, holistic methods of healing and maintaining good health as they search for not just a repair for disease.
Do you have a sweet tooth that begs for frequent satisfaction? Here are some natural, healthy recipes to sastisfy you.
I am forwarding this thoughtful message as part of my tithe to the animals.
Hawaiian sovereignty is a given, a foregone conclusion. I can feel it in my bones; I believe it in my na’au, my guts.
In early autumn 2002, Carlos Barrios journeyed north from his home in Guatemala to the eastern edge of the Four Corners in the United States.
An hour ago, I was standing deep in a Franconian forest of central Germany, gazing in amazement at the time-hidden ruins of an ancient castle
This powerful, natural lifestyle has given me freedom, health, balance, vitality, and more inner peace than I have ever known.
Medical science is slowly getting the message that maybe the proverb is right when it says “a merry heart does good like a medicine.
When you first feel yourself becoming sick, there are things you can do toavoid becoming ill or to shorten the duration of the illness.
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