EarthTalk: Environmentally Friendly Banks
Dear EarthTalk: After reading an EarthTalk piece on climate divestment, I’m looking to switch my checking and savings accounts to an environmentally friendly bank. Any ideas?
Is Charcoal Toothpaste Effective?
Activated charcoal is a popular topic these days from cleansing your face, detoxing and even brushing your teeth. More experts are questioning whether toothpastes containing charcoal are detrimental in the long-term.
The Gifts Of One Spirit Medicine
You can grow a new body. You know you can, because you have already grown a body once before.
Good News Headlines 2/5/19
Snatam Kaur, who has received her first Grammy nomination in the New Age category for her album Beloved in this year's 61st Grammy Awards, will be performing at the 2019 GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony…
A Teen Scientist Helped Me Discover Tons Of Golf Balls Polluting The Ocean
As a scientist researching marine plastic pollution, I thought I had seen a lot. Then, early in 2017, I heard from Alex Weber, a junior at Carmel High School in California.
Top Reasons To Meditate Daily
Beth was diagnosed with a 2-inch tumor that had metastasized to her lymph nodes and lungs. Instead of radiation, she decided to address her disease on a whole different level. Here's how she cleared her lymph nodes and shrank her tumor by almost three-quarters in only two months.
Animals Scored Significant Victories With The 2018 Farm Bill
The Farm Bill demonstrates that even in a divided nation, protecting animals is something all Americans can support.
Handling The Bully
Sometimes the voice of the inner bully is deafening. It screams so loud that I can’t hear myself think, let alone receive the creative inspiration I need when I’m writing. On those days I take my inner artist by the hand, walk her to our writing desk, and stand behind her as she gets started.
6 Healthy Sleep Habits
By making just a few small adjustments to your nighttime routine, which can include creating new ambiance, adding natural sleep aids, and cutting out distractions, you could see dramatic improvements in your sleep.
Good News Headlines 1/29/19
Facing mounting public pressure to curb their environmental footprints, some of the world’s largest food, beverage and consumer goods companies have partnered with recycling giant TerraCycle…
How NYC Books Through Bars Is Bringing Books To Inmates
I recently slipped through a sidewalk cellar door to enter the basement of Freebird Books, a large space crammed with books organized into different sections, where I spent the evening reading letters from prison inmates and selecting and packaging books for them.
EarthTalk: The Green New Deal
Dear EarthTalk: What is the so-called Green New Deal proposed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and is Congress likely to go for it?
How To Train The Body’s Own Cells To Combat Antibiotic Resistance
Drug-resistant superbugs have threatened human health for decades. The situation is getting worse because of the shortage of new antibiotics.
The Surprising Links Between Family Dinner And Good Health
Adults who prepare quality meals for children are offering something more important than a nutrition lesson.
Good News Headlines 1/22/19
A 70-year-old grandmother who goes by the nickname “Action Nan” is celebrating the early weeks of 2019 with the afterglow of a successful 2018 campaign to visit and clean dozens of beaches throughout Britain.
Magic Mushrooms For Palliative Care Patients
Palliative care patients are being treated with the psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms in a bid to reduce their anxiety during end of life care.
Environmental Storytelling Can Help Spread Big Ideas For Saving The Planet
Tackling climate change will require huge changes in society. Decarbonising energy, restoring habitat and making food supply sustainable are all critical, but methods for motivating these actions have typically taken the wrong approach.
The Best Diet For Rheumatoid Arthritis: Reviewing The Evidence
Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the most common autoimmune diseases. It affects up to 1.3% of the population worldwide, mostly women.
Should Plant-Based Proteins Be Called “Meat”?
The word “meat” is becoming the center of a linguistic legal battle between purveyors of animal flesh and those selling plant-based alternatives.
Good News Headlines 1/15/19
To help keep neglected parks clean and safe, dozens of volunteers from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association have held cleanup days…
Most Caregivers Of People With Dementia Are Family Members, And They Need Help
Family care of an older adult has emerged as an essential element of the U.S. health care system, with 83 percent of long-term care provided to older adults coming from family members or other unpaid helpers.
Daily Astrology
November 28, 2025
Restless energies dominate the overnight hours. During the wee hours of the morning the First Quarter Sagittarius Moon is testing the Sagittarius Sun. A lack of trust or honesty may be cause for an upset. By dawn the...
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