Dear EarthTalk: I’m looking for a job and would like to find a position at a company that is either marketing a green product or service or that is seriously trying to improve its ecological “footprint”. Where do I look?
With just about every company trying to green its products, services and internal operations these days, [...]
Good Scents for Winter Blues
When cold and dark run deep, remember that aromatherapy offers a fragrant pharmacy of natural scents able to temporarily lift mood and spirit. Though not claiming to provide a miracle cure for deep-seated emotional issues, various cultures throughout the world have for centuries prized the concentrated essences of certain flowers, fruits, [...]
Now that America has the hang of recycling paper and plastic, it’s time to begin recycling our CDs and DVDs. We can do it for free courtesy of The Compact Disc Recycling Center of America. They’ll even provide collection boxes suitable for shipping, although any mailing envelope will do. All we pay is the U.S. [...]
by Dr. Deepak Chopra & Dr. David Simon
Becoming aware of our emotions and how we manage them influences every aspect of our lives. Our emotions indicate our connection with other people and the world around us.
As humans, we share a common set of emotions—we all can relate to feelings of anger, sorrow, pride and joy. [...]
No, you don’t have to be able to wrap your body into a pretzel shape to reap the benefits of Yoga. Yoga is for everyone! It’s much more than just flexibility—it’s about strength, stamina, concentration, stress reduction, toning the body and organs, increasing vitality, improving circulation and energy flow and more. It’s also deeply relaxing, [...]
For many, the holiday season signals an excuse to overindulge. From Thanksgiving through the New Year, people partake of abundant, heavy foods and desserts while often ignoring what their bodies really need. Overtaxing the digestive system will most likely lead to stomachaches and gastrointestinal problems, including bloating and flatulence, indigestion and heartburn, even headaches and [...]
A cup of good taste & crucial nutrients
It’s January, and the chill is on. Instead of reaching for a calorie-dense vanilla café latte to warm up, try a cup of tea, the second most popular beverage in the world (after water, not lattes). Made from leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant, teas’ distinct tastes and colors—black, [...]
CranioSacral Therapy (CST) is a gentle, hands on method of evaluating and enhancing the functioning of a physiological body system called the CranioSacral system. The CranioSacral system is a physiological system that exists in humans and animals possessing a brain and spinal cord.
During a CST session, a person is supine (laying on their back) and [...]
Martial Arts and Fitness have been going hand in hand for centuries, as far back as the Yellow Emperor some nine thousand years ago. What did they know then that we can use today for health and fitness? Plenty!
For centuries China has kept its secrets of health and longevity, from the Taoist with their search [...]
The fabled Iron Curtain that separated Western Europe from the communist countries of Eastern Europe was once one of the most dangerous places on earth. But in the post-Cold War era, a coalition of conservation and community-development groups has ambitious plans to transform it into a string of parks, nature preserves, and organic farms. Already [...]
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