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 Vinayasa

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, [...]

Winter Health with Essential Oils

by Dr. Lynn Thompson

At this time of year we are finally getting to spend time back in the direct sun. We are still indoors more than we are outdoors, though, and lack of sunshine lowers our immunity. Then let’s add in the fact we are at the tail-end of “sugar season.” You know, that time [...]

Can Yoga Help With Pain?

by Sandra Helpsmeet

Many of the students that I work with in classes, and even more so in private lessons, come to yoga wanting to know if it will help with their pain. Sometimes their pain has a specific origin, a condition or injury. In this case, understanding that condition will guide the yoga that may [...]

Moisturizer Matters

It’s winter, and your face has been sending you the signals that it needs some care. Staying in tune with your skins changing needs and choosing moisturizers carefully can make a big difference in your skin’s health.
Moisturizers should provide both humectant and occlusive protection to skin. Humectants draw moisture from the atmosphere to the skin, [...]

Winter Care For Dogs: 3 things to watch for

by Melissa Kullman – Master Groomer, Puckabee’s Eco-Friendly Grooming

Wisconsin winters take their toll on our four-legged family members, and because our pets don’t complain, we sometimes forget that their needs change through the year. Some of the most common winter problems that ail our pets are the simplest to treat and prevent.
Dry Skin
Heating our homes [...]

11 Scary Sources of Indoor Air Pollution

Think your home is safe? Think again. In today’s quick and convenient world, the air you breathe indoors may actually be worse than the air outside.  According to the EPA, it is estimated that indoor air pollution can be up to eight times worse than the air you breathe outside. With as much time as [...]

What You Need to Know About Sleep Apnea

Sleep apnea is a relatively common, chronic condition that can affect anyone. The National Sleep Foundation estimates that more than 18 million Americans suffer from some degree of sleep apnea, but that number could be much higher; many cases are undiagnosed. This is an unconscious process and most people who have sleep apnea are not [...]

Dirty Electricity: Reducing Your Exposure

by Heather Rothbauer Wanish
In today’s fast-paced society filled with every gadget imaginable, people are consistently drawn to the latest technological advance. Depending on your perspective, these devices seem to make life more orderly and allow your home to burst with easy-to-use appliances. In some cases, these gadgets, appliances, and other items may also be providing [...]

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