Last Friday, I put on a tutu (just kidding) and tried an authentic Floor-Barre class. I instantly fell in love! I had tried
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Summer is almost here, and that means you’re gonna be reaching for your sunscreen. But before you go to the drug store and pick your favorite lotion or spray, consider this: according to the Environmental Working Group, more than half
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It’s time for spring cleaning! (Which may or may not excite you depending on how you feel about cleaning.) But before you put on your gloves and pull out your bucket full
How many of us come home from work and uncork a bottle of wine or crack-open a beer and relax? Let’s put it this way, a lot of us do. America Drank
First, congratulations on making the decision to be healthier. It takes a lot of courage to change. If you aren’t sure how to start, here’s a list of thirteen things you can
One night, after a particularly trying day in Los Angeles, I fantasized about getting the hell out of Dodge and escaping to an organic farm where I could hang out with some
Summer is almost here, and that means you’re gonna be reaching for your sunscreen. But before you go to the drug store and pick your favorite lotion or spray, consider this: according
If you’re eating USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) certified organic food, you’re doing your part to reduce the amount of unhealthy chemicals in our environment. You’re protecting bees, promoting better treatment
We’re constantly encouraged to “Buy Local,” but what if local isn’t the healthiest choice? The farm pictured below is local and organic, yet they’re growing strawberries covered in plastic. Should you still
Last Friday, I put on a tutu (just kidding) and tried an authentic Floor-Barre class. I instantly fell in love! I had tried other barre type workout classes before, but despite a lifetime
I grew up outside, literally. My childhood was spent in the country just outside the City of Napa, California. My mom used the natural world that surrounded us as a built-in babysitter.
The amount of plastic we use is staggering. Humans throw away enough plastic each year to circle the Earth four times. And only nine percent of that plastic gets recycled in the
Monsanto’s Roundup is America’s best-selling weed killer. It’s sprayed on golf courses, in parks, carports, and backyards all across America. But a recent decision by the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) may
In an effort to protect human health, the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) has determined that the active ingredient in Monsanto’s popular weed killer, Roundup, is a carcinogen. Beginning July 7, 2017,
It shouldn’t surprise anyone that fashion models are thin, often too thin. What is surprising is that France has said ENOUGH (trop c’est trop)! A new French law will require models to
A new study provides some evidence that drinking soda is bad for your brain. The study, which was published in the journals Alzheimer’s & Dementia and Stroke, found that people who regularly drank
The research is clear, secondhand cigarette smoke kills, but an apartment is your home and if you can’t smoke there, where can you smoke? One city in Northern California has an answer:
When we sit in a forest and listen to the wind, the birds, the running stream, it calms us in a way no drug can. The peace and tranquility triggers something in
Researchers are still exploring the mysteries of the human brain, but as of today one of the best known ways to create new neurons (brain cells) is by doing an aerobic exercise
Many of us do whatever we can to avoid going to the doctor. But when we have a problem we can’t solve by ignoring it, or obsessively checking WebMD, we have no
Curious about alternative forms of health care? Feel like your doctor isn’t treating the root cause of your illness, but rather managing your pain with pills? If so, alternative medicine might be
