Tips to be an Earth-Friendly Fashionista

These days, retailers are almost mandated to release an eco-friendly line. The average consumer is much more aware of sustainability practices than she would have been even five years ago. While up-cycling and carrying reusable grocery bags may come as second nature, how do you green your closet without going [...]

10 Food Practices for Perfect Skin

If you crave glamorous skin, your stomach may be just the solution you are looking for. Since skin condition is dependent on nutrient intake, it is crucial that you only eat what is good for it. When the body’s balance is off track, the skin is one of the first places to show signs of [...]

Garden Vinyasa

Here is an example of how you might work down a row:

1. Standing at the beginning of the row, press your feet down into the earth. As you inhale, lift your arms out to the sides and spread and reach your fingers while you exhale. As you inhale again, reach your arms up over your [...]

Garden Yoga

by Sandra Helpsmeet

If you are reading this article, then you are also probably itching to get out in the garden, if you aren’t out there right now. For me it is one of the highlights of the year to begin to work the soil again. It can also be a difficult time for one’s body, [...]

Garden Goodness Gift Guide

1. Petal to the Metal
At the center of the bloom, curious hummingbirds will discover the flower’s nectar reserve, contained in a recycled glass well. Find an open space to stake the feeder in view and treat yourself to a feast for the eyes as you treat your feathered visitors to a treat for the beak! [...]

Alternative Lawn Care: 4 things to think about

by Brad T. DeBels, Department of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin–Madison

A healthy, attractive lawn provides many benefits, including a place for relaxation, a filter for air and water, a safe place for our children to play, and increased property value. Everyone wants to take advantage of these benefits, but over-managing the lawn can create problems [...]

Spring 2013 Gift Guide

We Love All This Awesome Stuff
Perfect for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day or any occasion. You’ll find something for just about anyone …

1. The Oona
Using its strong suction pads, stick your cell phone wherever you need to go: to your cabinets to cook dinner, to a whiteboard to teach, or to the nightstand to use [...]

Green Pages » May/June ‘13

Brain Health: Functional Neurology
Why do you have chronic neck and/or back pain, fibromyalgia, ADD/ADHD, neuropathy, vertigo/dizziness, joint disorders/arthritis, dyslexia, autism, Asperger’s syndrome, or scoliosis? Then to top it all off, why do you also have  trouble sleeping, depression, anxiety, difficulty making simple decisions, or a lack of desire to face your day?
Your Brain May Hold [...]

Balanced Living » May/June ‘13

Hungry Much?
by Linda Capra, Helios Center
The sense of hunger, like all our senses, is common but not completely understood. We produce hormones called ghrelin and leptin that signal hunger or lack of hunger. When you eat, your body secretes leptin, which lowers you desire to eat. When there is an absence of leptin, ghrelin is secreted, [...]

Hummingbirds Bring Joy and Health

by Michael and Kathi Rock
We, along with thousands of other people across the United States and Canada, have hummingbird fever, and it’s incurable!  Many scientific studies have shown that a connection with nature and animals, wild or domestic, has so many physical and mental health benefits.  An easy and almost cost-free way to bring those [...]

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