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Breastfeeding Inequality Awareness During World Breastfeeding Week

The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action's annual World Breastfeeding Week will take place this August 1 -7.

5 Ways Eating In A Pandemic Is Improving Your Relationship With Food – And Why You Should Stick With Them

It’s 5 p.m. on who can tell which day, and instead of rushing from work to kids’ activities, I’m unpacking a box of produce while my 7-year-old peels carrots beside me.

Help Put An EHS Advocate On The FCC’s Disability Advisory Committee

This week, we're asking you to send an email to the FCC requesting that the agency include at least one member with electromagnetic hypersensitivity on its advisory committee.

Good News Headlines 7/21/20

Who better to help protect Colombia’s wild spaces than those who know them best…

Music Evokes 13 Emotions Now Mapped

UC Berkeley scientists have surveyed more than 2,500 people in the United States and China about their emotional responses to these and thousands of other songs from genres including rock, folk, jazz, classical, marching band, experimental and heavy metal.

Social Justice: What Herbalists Can Do To Help

There is so much upheaval right now, but also so much hope. When I look around, I see that we can change what's needed to be changed for a long time now.

Covid-19 Healing: From Isolation To Alignment

As a species, we crave contact with each other — babies give up and die if they are not held — and it takes much training and practice to reach the adeptness of monks or serious meditators who can placate the howling winds of their restless minds.

Good News Headlines 7/14/20

The years-long resistance of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to prevent a pipeline on their sacred lands has prevailed…

Secrets Of The Trees: Celtic Tree Astrology

Celtic tree astrology is based on the ancient idea that the time of our birth is pivotal to the formation of our personality and behavior.

1 In 11 U.S. Gun Deaths Is At The Hands Of Police. How Do We Stop The Killing?

The documentary film “Peace Officer” explains the connection between the war on drugs and the militarization of police, and what it will take to reduce police violence in America.

Natural Ways To Relax And Unwind

Here are some natural ways you can relax more easily to help you have a happier, healthier, more productive life.

Can The Forests Of The World’s Oceans Contribute To Alleviating The Climate Crisis?

Researchers are looking to kelp for help storing carbon dioxide far beneath the surface of the sea.

Brain Research Shows The Arts Promote Mental Health

There is a powerful and compelling case, supported by cutting-edge research, that the arts have positive effects on mental health.

150+ Civil Society Groups Issue Global Call For 'New—and Improved—Normal' For Post-Pandemic World

The call comes in an open letter whose original endorsers include the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, both Nobel-winning groups.

Good News Headlines 7/7/2020

Tending plants has always been one of the world’s most popular hobbies, but no one was prepared for this surge in gardening—and nurseries are still propagating as fast as they can to keep up…

Making Love Primary In Your Life

The ultimate goal for each of us, whether we are conscious of it or not, is love. We want to feel love and to be loved.

COVID-19 Sparks A Rebirth Of The Local Farm Movement

When the coronavirus pandemic hit, the future of the Cannard Family Farm—whose organic vegetables supplied a single Berkeley restaurant—was looking stark.

Chronic Lyme Disease – Does It Exist?

Because there are no definitive tests or treatments for Lyme disease, patients who have symptoms can be dismissed by the medical establishment.

Why Bats Are Ecological Superheroes

What many people don't realize is that bats serve an important purpose, both to humans and the environment.

Good News Headlines 6/30/2020

In a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, researchers wanted to see if kids reap the same feel-good benefits from being in the great outdoors…