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Sustainable Eating
Tips to Shrink Your Foodprint
Knowing which foods have the least environmental impact is not always easy. Organic blueberries are considered Earth-protective because...
Fulvic and Humic Minerals
Two Vital Molecules for Healthy, Thriving Soil and Plants
Fulvic and humic minerals play a crucial role in the promotion of regenerative farming and sustainability. These natural substances, derived from organic matter, enrich the soil by enhancing ...
Muscular Maintenance 101
How to Repair Muscles After Exercise
In any fitness regimen, rest and muscle recovery are just as important as strength training or cardio workouts. Allowing our body to heal micro-tears and inflammation after strenuous exercise readies...
Sustainable Grocery Shopping
There are many ways to be environmentally responsible when shopping for food. Here are a few tips...
Toxic Overload
How to Clean Our Water, Food and Indoor Air
Toxins are in the water we drink, the food we eat and the air we breathe. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Chemical Substances Control Inventory shows the magnitude of our potential...
Outdoor Safety for Pets
Helpful Tips to Navigate Hazards
With nicer spring weather, pets will likely spend more time outside. Whether lounging in the backyard, taking a walk around the neighborhood or venturing out to...
A New Dawn on the Farm Front
Stepping Away From Industrialized Agriculture
We all have to eat, and the food industry is big business, with wide-ranging implications across many arenas. Because agriculture is controlled by a handful of multinational corporations, the priority to...
Kid-Approved Autism Diets
Strategies to Optimize Nutrition and Acceptance
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is characterized by challenges with social interaction and communication. For parents of children with autism, learning to manage this condition requires...
The Earth as Muse
Inspiration Meets Conservation
The Earth is both our mother and our muse, sustaining our lives and blessing us with beauty when we make time to notice her perpetual creative forces. She has long inspired expressive souls of all disciplines, but some of our...
Popular Modalities for Exercise Recovery and Repair
In any fitness regimen, rest and muscle recovery are just as important as strength training or cardio workouts. There are multiple well-known ways to repair...
Hay Bale Gardening
Hay bale gardening is a gardening technique utilizing decomposing hay bales to support the growth of plants. This gardening technique requires...
Loving Our Kidneys
Edible Allies, Integrative Treatments and Lifestyle Tips
Our kidneys are prodigious multitaskers. Through the production of urine, they filter toxins, excrete waste and balance bodily fluids. They also produce...
Veggies for the Win
Five Reasons to Choose a Plant-Based Lifestyle
Many of us have come across the term “plant-based eating”. Perhaps the regimen was recommended to us by a medical or nutritional professional. We may have read about it in a magazine or seen a documentary on the subject. Scientists around the globe have...
Thriving With Multiple Sclerosis
How to Reduce Inflammation and Promote Neuroregeneration
For people with multiple sclerosis (MS), the concept of “thriving” is becoming increasingly attainable thanks to advances in lifestyle-related research. While MS is not yet curable, life choices that reduce inflammation and promote neuroregeneration can...
Work Harder and Smarter
Benefits of High-Intensity Interval Training
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts may sound like a trendy buzzword reserved only for experienced athletes, but this versatile, short-form exercise is safe and effective for just about everybody, including beginners, as long as it is...
The Cellular Magic of Compassion
Dropping off a homemade treat on a neighbor’s porch or going out of our way for a stranger can make the recipient’s day, but the giver also gets a boost. Thanks to a scientifically proven cascade of feel-good chemicals like...
Natural Remedies for Pets
Seven Non-Toxic Treatments for Common Ailments
Natural remedies and healing therapies are not just for humans, they also help pets overcome illness and maintain optimal health. Used properly, plants, herbs, essential oils and other...