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2016

Alyssa Milano’s Anti-Aging Secrets: Her Natural Lifestyle Choices Keep Her Young

Jan 29, 2016 ● By Gerry Strauss

The actress who has grown up before our eyes is committed to consistent eco-friendly choices that include breastfeeding and playing outdoors with her children.

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Eco-Friendly Dating: Going Online Makes it Easier

Jan 29, 2016 ● By Avery Mack

Is it hard finding that special someone who really “gets” you? Online green dating sites can connect you with a world of like-minded prospects.

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Your Mouth Tells a Story: Functional Dentistry Connects Oral Health to Sleep Apnea and Heart Disease

Jan 29, 2016 ● By Linda Sechrist

A whole-body approach to dentistry goes beyond treating tooth decay to exploring the links between oral bacteria, jaw musculature and diseases such as hypertension and dementia.

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Ancient Grains for Modern Palates: Gluten-Free and Eco-Friendly Grains Gain Favor

Jan 29, 2016 ● By Judith Fertig

No longer lost in the past, ancient grains such as yellow millet, brown quinoa and black rice offer tasty, healthy alternatives.

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Key Signs We’re Approaching a Defining Moment

Dec 29, 2015 ● By Dennis Merritt Jones

Significant events in life—often unplanned and painful ones—inspire us to dig deeper into their potential to move us toward authentic wholeness.

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The Right Vet for Your Pet: Animals Thrive with Gentle, Safe and Natural Approaches

Dec 29, 2015 ● By Shawn Messonnier

Holistic medicine is just as nourishing and effective for our pets as it is for humans.

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Bruce Lipton on the Epigenetics Revolution: Our Beliefs Reprogram Our Genetic Destiny

Dec 29, 2015 ● By Linda Sechrist

By regulating our environment and our response to it, we can ensure that inherited genes don’t have the last word.

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The Rise of Functional Medicine: New Paradigm Gets to the Root Cause of Disease

Dec 29, 2015 ● By Lisa Marshall

Instead of focusing on symptomatic diagnoses of heart, liver, respiratory or other conditions, functional medicine looks deeply into our personal history and the body’s interlinked systems to heal the whole person.

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Doctor’s Orders: GMO Labeling Endorsed by Physicians

Dec 29, 2015

Increasingly, physicians are urging labeling of GMO products and voicing concerns about their carcinogenic properties.

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Fish Folly: Marine Life Drops by Half since 1970

Dec 29, 2015

In the last 45 years, overfishing, pollution and climate change have eliminated 75 percent of the family of fish that includes tuna and mackerel, as well as a quarter of shark and ray species.

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Unique Character: Sesame Street Addresses Autism

Dec 29, 2015

Creators of the popular kids’ puppet show are consulting with autism groups in creating a new autistic kid-character named Julia.

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Playing Outside Before Lunch Spurs Kids to Eat Healthier: Recess First, Cafeteria Second

Dec 29, 2015

Grade-school kids chow down more often on fruits and veggies for lunch if they eat after recess rather than before.

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Puppy Cuddles: Students De-Stress by Petting Dogs

Dec 29, 2015

Thoughtful British universities are providing “puppy rooms” to help students make it through exam anxiety.

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The Power of Conscious Dance: Creative Movement Connects Body, Mind and Spirit

Dec 29, 2015 ● By Gail Condrick

People are flocking to dance exercise workouts combining moving meditation and self-expression that has dancers glowing.

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Scientists Urge Ban on Non-Stick Pan Coatings: Cookware Chemicals Extremely Dangerous to Health

Dec 29, 2015

Citing research links to liver, nerve and heart disorders, more than 200 scientists have called for a halt to the production of the chemicals used to coat non-stick cookware.

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