How To Meal Plan: 23 Helpful Tips
A well-thought-out meal plan can help you improve your diet quality or reach a specific health goal while saving you time and money along the way.
Earthtalk: Cell Service In National Parks
Dear EarthTalk: I was appalled to find out on a recent backpacking trip to Yosemite National Park that I could get three bars of service on my cell phone. What about getting away from it all?
How Capitalism Exploits Our Fear Of Old Age
Getting older isn’t all loss and no gain—we may actually become happier and more emotionally resilient.
How The Dalai Lama Is Chosen And Why China Wants To Appoint Its Own
The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, the spiritual leader of Tibet, is turning 84 on July 6. With his advancing age, the question of who will succeed him, has become more pressing.
Good News Headlines 8/6/19
This week, children in the U.S. and Mexico had the chance to play together— despite the barriers that exist between them—after two California professors built a set of seesaws through a border fence…
Fire Cider Goes To Court
No matter what the outcome, we’ve won simply by standing up for what we believed in, speaking our truth, and standing strong for our herbal traditions.
7 Reasons Your Family May Want To Become Vegetarian
If you eat one less burger a week, it’s as if you’d taken your car off the road for 320 miles or line-dried your clothes half the time.
6 Factors That Raise Your Risk For Flesh-Eating Disease
The very idea of flesh-eating bacteria is horrifying and the real-world effects can indeed be devastating, necessitating the removal of large portions of flesh or amputation of limbs. Its effects can also be lethal.
Creating A Backyard Paradise With Tropical Plants
Have you ever wondered how you can make your backyard look and feel like a tropical paradise? With a few simple techniques in layout, color, and plant choices, you’ll be enjoying your personal tropical paradise in no time.
So Far Cultured Meat Has Been Burgers – The Next Big Challenge Is Animal-free Steaks
The meat you eat, if you’re a carnivore, comes from animal muscles. But animals are composed of a lot more than just muscle. It would be easier, more humane, less wasteful, to produce just the parts people want.
How To Travel At Home: Finding New Routes Through Our Daily Lives
Find a new place to travel to every day. Go as far as your legs or bicycle will take you wherever you are in the world. And don’t be afraid to put away your mapping app and get lost.
How To Properly Cook Rice
Still don’t know how to cook rice? It’s not too late to learn. Having knowledge on how to cook this grain may come in handy the next time you need new ideas for your meals.
Good News Headlines 7/30/19
A lifelong Red Sox fan and longtime fixture on the Greater Boston music scene, Linda Marks reacted to the near-fatal attack as songwriters often do to work through their emotions
Bacteria Live On Our Eyeballs — And Understanding Their Role Could Help Treat Common Eye Diseases
You may be familiar with the idea that your gut and skin are home to a collection of microbes – fungi, bacteria and viruses – that are vital for keeping you healthy. But did you know that your eyes also host a unique menagerie of microbes?
How The Secret Language Of Plants Can Make Agriculture More Environmentally Friendly
Freshly cut grass is a quintessential smell of summer. While the smell might conjure memories of lemonade stands and kids playing outside, it also serves another purpose.
Why Difficult Conversations Can Actually Be A Good Thing
Research suggests that structured engagement with someone who holds divergent views can be transformative, even without a concrete resolution.
Good News Headlines 7/23/19
San Francisco Bay Area residents Mary McDonald, Barbara Reusch, Alisa Foster, Harriet Tubman Wright, and Ina Clausen were all concerned about where they would be living in 10 or 20 years…
Growing Up With Animals Dramatically Reduces Asthma And Allergies
A child’s risk of developing asthma is the smaller the more the microbiota of the child’s home resembles that of a farm house.
When People Downsize To Tiny Houses, They Adopt More Environmentally Friendly Lifestyles
Interest is surging in tiny homes – livable dwelling units that typically measure under 400 square feet.
Can Meditation Improve Your Sleep?
A 2015 study from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) concluded that mindfulness meditation helped improve sleep quality among older adults with moderate sleep disturbances.
Fathers Need To Care For Themselves As Well As Their Kids—But Often Don’t
If you had to choose, which would you rather have: a healthy father or a good father? Studies suggest men often choose being a good father over being healthy.
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September 16, 2025
The waning Cancer Moon is conjunct optimistic Jupiter early this morning. Hopes are irrepressible. The ensuing mid-afternoon lunar sextile to the Virgo Sun sees many wishes granted and goals reached. After a fruitful day...
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