Can a Lack of Contact with the Earth Promote Disease?
Have you ever noticed that when you remain cooped up inside the house for too long, you start feeling a bit off, or even ill? Conversely, have you observed that walking barefoot along the beach and digging your toes into the sand can instantly make you feel incredible? According to Dr. Mercola, these phenomenons are not simply psychological. They have...
Walk Softly on the Earth: Protecting Natural Resources and Promoting a Healthy Planet
“On my 70th birthday I was asked: What are Mankind’s prospects? My reply: We are behaving like yeasts in a brewer’s vat, multiplying mindlessly while greedily consuming the substance of a finite world. If we continue to imitate the yeasts we will perish as they perish, having exhausted our resources and poisoned ourselves in the lethal brew of our...
Ease Menstrual Pain with Fennel
Most women have experienced the pain and discomfort associated with the menstrual cycle at some point in their lives.And while some are lucky enough to get buy with only minor discomfort, others experience severe pain that can seriously affect the quality of their lives every 28 days. Whether you require pain relief to get through your day or just can’t...
Vermont Senate Passes Bill to Regulate Toxic Chemicals in Certain Products
Vermont has recently taken a positive first step in addressing the staggering number of chemicals, many of which are toxic, found in nearly all conventionally-manufactured consumer items; from couch cushions to plastic utensils to baby clothes. The state Senate has just passed S.239, known as the Toxic-Free Families Act, which would take steps to regulate much of these chemicals. Vermont...
The Importance of Trusting Your Instincts
When making a decision, it is always helpful to have all the facts laid out in front of us. However, in some cases, that is just not possible. Whether it be deciding which people to let into our lives, or determining the best course of action in an emergency, sometimes we are left with just one important asset: our...
Why One Third of All Food Produced in the World is Wasted
A report compiled by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and released last September by the United Nations estimates that about 1.3 billion tons of food are wasted around the world every year - that's about one third of all of the food produced wordwide ending up in landfills. According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), "the impact of...
BPA Exposure May Be Higher Than You Think
If you avoid plastic bottles and soup cans like the plague in an effort to reduce your BPA exposure, you may want to think twice before you snatch your cash register receipt. A recent study has once and for all answered the question of whether or not BPA exposure stemmed from more than just eating and drinking from chemical-laden bottles...
The “Holiday Hangover” and 4 Other Strange Ways Sugar Impacts Your Body
How many candy eggs or chocolate bunnies did you consume yesterday? Perhaps you had one too many - as most people do. Maybe it was your intention to stop at the ear, but you went ahead and ate the whole bunny!! Humans have always had a love affair of sorts with sugar. About 10,000 years ago, the closest thing to...
Hawaii Bans Plastic Bags to Encourage a Greener Shopping Experience
Paving the way for a greener nation, Hawaii is now the first US state with a nearly thorough ban of plastic bags at retail checkout counters. Reducing or banning the use of plastic grocery bags is an initiative that several US cities, as well as a number of nations, have embraced, in an effort to reduce their dangerous toll...
How to Purify Water with Fruit
The demand for water filtering devices has been on the increase with many people giving up their bottled water habit after finding it’s really no healthier than tap water in addition to producing up to 1.5 million tons of plastic waste per year. Of course, water filtering equipment is pricey, and what happens if an emergency situation arises and...
