Pass the Salt, Please?
Looks like Mayor Bloomberg is trying to shake up the business of salt! Too much salt is bad for our health, so the National Salt Reduction Initiative (spearheaded by Bloomberg) aims to reduce sodium levels at restaurants in Manhattan and packaged foods nationwide. Mayor Bloomberg recently announced 16 food companies that have decided to lose their shakers of salt. Salt might be hazardous to your health, but it works wonders on the skin. That’s precisely why LUSH Cosmetics won’t be cutting salt from its kitchen anytime soon. In fact, we use loads of sea salt in our products like Ocean Salt ...
Battling PCOS Naturally: Mother Quest
Evidence that Ayurveda offers hope to individuals who have female reproductive imbalance by Arwen Rasmussen After six years of newlywed bliss, an apartment, two cats, and a home loan, my husband and I decided it was finally time to expand the family. We weren’t getting any younger and our friends all had kids, so we thought we would join the race and see what it was like. So like all clock-ticking 28 year olds, I was excited and anxious to get pregnant. I wanted to experience the joy that I had heard about from friends for so long. Well, after six long ...
Keeping Your Children Healthy: Preventing Childhood Obesity
by Dr. Brent Jensen, Sacred Heart Pediatrics All children gain weight as they grow and develop. However, putting on more weight than is needed to support growth and development can lead to childhood obesity. Over the past 30 years, the number of children with weight problems in the United States has risen at an alarming rate. Today, 1 in 3 children and teens is overweight or obese — putting them at risk for developing health problems such as early onset puberty, as well as conditions that were once only seen in adults, including: type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, ...
Beauty without Cruelty
by Yael Grauer Whether you’re a vegetarian or a meat eater, chances are good that you’re not a huge fan of unnecessary animal testing for cosmetic purposes. I mean, who wants to use lotions, creams, soaps, or shampoos that were rubbed into an animal’s eyes or forcefed or even injected into them? Even products bearing the “no animal testing” label don’t guarantee that no animals were harmed. Some companies hire labs to do work for them, or test on some products but not others. Animal cruelty aside, have you ever thought about what you’re feeding your skin? Propylene glycol, a petroleum derivative ...
Green Goodness
By now, your garden lettuce is probably on hiatus until fall, but that doesn’t mean your greens intake has to diminish to nothing for the next eight weeks. True, many greens just taste best from the garden, but chances are you’re not growing things like collard greens, mustard greens, beet greens, fennel, and bok choy…so the grocer’s varieties may suit you just fine. Don’t pass these beauties up! They’re full of nutrients and fiber and can be eaten in a variety of ways. Here are a few top picks of some good greens and how to consume them. Mustard Greens – ...
Body
Keeping Your Children Healthy: Preventing Childhood Obesity
by Dr. Brent Jensen, Sacred Heart Pediatrics All children gain weight as they grow...
Doula Dedication
by Rhonda Gearing I have been asked over the course of the last several years, “What...
Natural Birth: A Local Look
Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire 715-717-4121, www.sacredhearteauclaire.org Traditional...
With Women for a Lifetime
by Martha Nieman, CNM The term “midwife” means “with woman.” Traditionally,...
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FOOD
Green Goodness
By now, your garden lettuce is probably on hiatus until fall, but that doesn’t...
Should You Go Raw?
by Mary Anderson, Genesis Acres Recently newspapers and television news have been...
Going Gluten Free
by Rebecca Gorski Exhaustion, weight gain, constant bloating, abdominal cramps, joint...
Green Tea, the Eighth Wonder of the World
by Jeff Mares, Co-Owner of Infinitea Tea House White tea, red tea, green tea, black...
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Wellness
Pass the Salt, Please?
Looks like Mayor Bloomberg is trying to shake up the business of salt! Too much salt...
PCOS, Female Reproductive Health, and Ayurveda
by Patricia Wickman It is a joy for practitioners like myself to see people make...
Battling PCOS Naturally: Mother Quest
Evidence that Ayurveda offers hope to individuals who have female reproductive imbalance by...
Alternative Chiropractics
by Dr. Allan Lindlsey Wondering how there can be such a thing as alternative chiropractic?...
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GREEN LIFE
Real Estate Going “Green” – What Does It Mean To Me?
Going Green Or Sustainable Is Not A Myth! by Jeff Hoel In fact, in real estate today,...
Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Your Carbon-Saving Equation – Do you know what your footprint looks like? Try...
The Bullfrog Fish Farm
At the Bullfrog Fish Farm… Folks are more than welcome to enjoy and share in...
Vertical Farming
by Kathryn Flehmer For many people in the Midwest, the word “farm” brings to...
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Current Issue
Topics in this issue:
July/August 2010
• Mother Quest
• Childhood Obesity
• Midwifery
• Green Goodness
• Home Remedies
• Green Real Estate
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