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. [...]
When local blues vocalist Robin Rogers was diagnosed in 2001 with Hepatitis C, she feared her life was over. Rogers, who lives in Dallas, NC, sought the standard medical treatment regimen for the blood-borne, chronic disease that is potentially fatal. She soon discovered her treatment was as toxic as chemotherapy.
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 [...]
The World Wildlife Fund is calling on world governments to support the communities devastated by the tsunami by ensuring that rebuilding efforts are environmentally sustainable. Healthy ecosystems such as coral reefs, intact mangroves, marshes and forests can more easily take the brunt of tsunamis and mitigate damage to local oceanfront areas. “Poorly planned coastal development [...]
Hemp may be the new soy. Recently, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency quietly ended its attempts to ban hemp oil and sterilized industrial hemp seed in food products. (Yes, these products are taken from the Cannabis plant, but no, they won’t even get your little brother high.) “It’s a victory [for the hemp industry],” says [...]
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