For generations, the Appalachian forests have held a veritable pharmacy for those who know where to look. From sassafras to mountain mint, wild herbs have helped cure headaches, fevers, nerves and other maladies.
Fewer than 1% of therapists specialize in hospice or palliative care massage, according to research by the American Massage Therapy Association, although many more may periodically offer massage for hospice patients.
Thirty years ago, I was given a gift that truly changed the trajectory of my life in ways I could not have imagined. That gift was Reiki. As a sensitive person, I was aware of energy but I did not fully comprehend and appreciate its depth until I was initiated into Level 1 Reiki.
Abortion bans and restrictions have numerous downstream effects on health care. For instance, medical students in states where those laws exist will not receive training for some standard procedures, while physicians in Texas predict that sepsis from incomplete illegal abortions will become that state’s leading cause of maternal death.
Huynh Tieu Huong, whom national media has dubbed ‘Mother Teresa of Vietnam,’ overcame decades of homelessness to help hundreds of orphans and now runs a non-profit organization dedicated to the adoption, support, and free offering of loving kindness to foundlings, orphans, and homeless children.
The incentive for siloed social networks to monetize attention has empowered a new kind of distributed propaganda crafted to fit niche audiences living in their own reality. Without institutions and practices that can establish and preserve the credibility of information, there is no solid ground for democratic discourse.
Did you know that dancing is not just about grooving to the rhythm but can also be a profound tool for manifesting our desires? By moving our bodies through dance, we unlock a realm of boundless potential.
The European Parliament voted to approve its own draft proposal for the AI Act, a piece of legislation two years in the making, with the ambition of shaping global standards in the regulation of AI.
Warm weather means more outdoor events and opportunities to take in the sunshine. Why not bring a picnic to the park or beach? Check out these eight satisfying sustainable snacks to satisfy any craving.
The science fiction and fantasy genre, which concerns itself so frequently with distant stars and imaginary lands, has become a space in which the prominence of women, people of color, and LGBTQ people most closely mirrors real-world America.
A poignant blue moon, an assortment of retrogrades, and the promise that many of us can look forward to heart-touching reunions and visits to old haunts are highlights for this season’s forecast by Eric Linter.
The course looks at how different peoples and cultures use nature-based medicines to heal themselves. Some of us rely on Western medicine, others pray, others turn to Indigenous or traditional ways of healing rooted in nature.
Whisper it, but the boom in plastic production could come to a shuddering halt as a plastics treaty agreed to this month by the world’s governments could cut production by 80% by 2040.
As the community gathers, it will be a time of reckoning with the past. In light of recent crises, attendance at the event may well indicate whether the community still retains a wide enough base to support it.
Supporting trans people in affirming their gender identity can benefit their mental health and well-being. This can mean addressing family, school and legal realms so that trans people are respected and supported.
If you can recognize that you cannot always possibly know why things are happening the way they are, you are now in position to decide that you will look for the great shaping and honing messages available to you, while coming to see that everything is happening for you, not to you.
I’m writing this from my smoky apartment in Brooklyn, New York. Looking out my window, the sky is orange. It smells like an ashtray. Even though I’ve been staying indoors, my eyes are red, I have a headache, and my lungs are sore.
Filmmaker and cultural anthropologist Gail Myers discusses the making of her documentary, Rhythms of the Land, which preserves the untold stories of Black farmers, the oppressive history of sharecropping, and the power of seed saving.
While platforms like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube use forms of AI to get users to spend more time on their sites, Clogger’s AI would have a different objective: to change people’s voting behavior.
The idea of food as medicine is oversold in the headlines. Stories tend to be based on studies done in the lab, testing concentrated extracts from foods. The effect seen in real people eating the food is going to be different.
Recent studies have demonstrated that college-age women use cosmetic products at higher rates than other groups. Additionally, many of these young women are unaware of the health risks from frequent use of popular products.
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