by the Rodale’s team After the holidays, winter’s dark days and cold nights can sneak their way into our hearts and minds, which is why it’s the most important time of year to take a little “me” time to thaw away the blues. And what better way to relax and recharge than at the spa? […]
Health
Congress Is Up to Something
by guest blogger Diana Zuckerman, PhD, National Center for Health Research If you think health insurance should be affordable and you didn’t get a 65 percent raise over the last two years, keep reading! Congress is up to something, and only you can prevent it from happening. Even though the upcoming Supreme Court decision about […]
5 Steps for Sticking with Your New Year’s Resolution
by guest blogger Pam Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, best-selling author and expert on health, fitness, and nutrition It’s the beginning of a new year, and you know the drill: Across the nation, so many of you have done the annual end-of-year ritual of critical self-examination followed by the careful crafting of lofty health goals you resolve […]
Why All States Should All Have a New York State of Mind
Photo by Adam Welz/CREDO/Flickr, licensed under CC 2.0 by guest blogger Maya K. van Rossum, the Delaware Riverkeeper Where were you when New York banned fracking? December 17, 2014, has now joined the list of “where were you when” moments for everyone involved in the fight to end fracking in the U.S. Based on an […]
Live, Laugh, Love
by guest blogger Pam Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, best-selling author and expert on health, fitness, and nutrition On a gorgeous spring day 17 years ago, I met a new patient. Wearing a stylish wide-brimmed hat, which hid the early regrowth of her post-chemotherapy hair, as well as her signature strands of pearls, Michele sat calmly smiling. […]
Taking on Arthritis
by guest blogger Isaac Eliaz, MD, MS, LAc, integrative medicine pioneer Joints work so well, we often take them for granted. These wonderfully engineered structures allow us to walk, reach, grasp, and perform dozens of other crucial activities. Yet we hardly ever give them a thought—until a problem arises. Then we can only marvel at how […]
Just Say No to “Fragrance” This Holiday!
by guest blogger Ava Anderson, natural-beauty expert and safe-cosmetics advocate It might smell delicious and divine, but that pleasant scent designed to evoke happiness and fond memories is most likely a concoction brewed from an unknown mashup from a list of 3,000 of potentially dangerous chemicals. Chemicals hidden under the term “fragrance” or “parfum” on […]
How a Gas Glut got 100 People Arrested
“Climate Justice-FERC Action Day 1” by Nick Lyell/Flickr, licensed under CC 2.0 by Sam Koplinka-Loehr, community organizer with Clean Air Council “Well, there’s a gas glut right now” is usually not the reason someone ends up in jail. And it definitely isn’t the sexiest reason to end up in jail. Gas glut sounds more like […]
Scratch
Raised on America’s first organic farm, Scratch author Maria Rodale learned how to make everyday favorites from, yes, scratch — the way you remember them; the way they turn out best.
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Drawing on findings from leading health researchers as well as conversations with both chemical and organic farmers from coast to coast, Maria Rodale irrefutably outlines the unacceptably high cost of chemical farming on our health and our environment.
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