Never before in history has an administration proposed to enforce rules regarding carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants. However, President Obama’s recent public address focused on future plans for reducing the levels of dangerous greenhouse gas emissions spewed...
Summer brings the opportunity for lots of fun outdoor activities, including swimming and grilling as well as home improvement projects and yard work. Unfortunately, it also tends to mean more accidents in and around your home. What can you...
There’s no denying that when women reach a certain age they go through what is often so classically referred to as “the change.” Menopause is a fact of life for all women. It marks the end of a woman’s...
If you're a frequent reader of The Alternative Daily, you already know there are many reasons to buy local food: it looks and tastes better, it's more nutritious, it's safer, and it helps support local farms and families, builds...
The ancient art of meditation has been practiced for centuries. The earliest practitioners sought to better understand the nature of life and their purpose on Earth. Today, people meditate for any number of reasons, including self-exploration and stress relief....
Have you ever been hypnotized by the bright drive-thru lights and stopped to indulge despite your best intentions, only to find yourself wallowing in regret, and possibly indigestion, a few hours later, wishing you had taken the time to...
If you're starting to suspect that life would be a lot easier, less expensive and more environmentally friendly if you didn't own a car, you're not alone. In the past several years, more and more people, especially those living...
Earlier this month, Illinois became the first state to ban microbeads, used in many exfoliating soaps, body washes, shaving creams, toothpastes and other personal hygiene products. While seemingly harmless, these little beads are causing a significant threat to the...
Eighteen years after California became the first state to legalize the medicinal use of marijuana with Proposition 215, Florida has loosened the reigns, if only just a little bit. On Friday, the state voted 30-9 to allow "Charlotte's Web,"...
Earlier this month, Texas health officials and the CDC announced the death of a man caused by Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a form of mad cow disease. Officials assure us that this man more than likely picked up the disease...