by guest blogger Maya K. van Rossum, the Delaware Riverkeeper Rights to pure water, clean air, and a healthy environment have been vindicated twice in Pennsylvania in this past week alone. Pennsylvania’s recent election of state Supreme Court justices who recognize the importance of honoring all the state’s constitutional provisions, including its environmental rights amendment, was […]
Health & Fitness
Breathe Easy: Natural Strategies for Asthma
by guest blogger Isaac Eliaz, MD, MS, LAc, integrative medicine pioneer As an integrative physician, one of my top recommendations is to breathe deeply. In addition to oxygenating our cells, breathing calms us and reduces our stress. In some ways, taking a deep breath is the simplest possible prescription—but not for everyone. For those struggling with […]
How to Practice Yoga, Part I
by guest blogger Holly Walck Kostura, certified Iyengar Yoga teacher “Alignment is enlightenment.” —B.K.S. Iyengar For more than 10 years now, I have been teaching Iyengar yoga, the method of hatha yoga developed by world-renowned yoga master B.K.S. Iyengar. Affectionately known as Guruji to his pupils, Iyengar was renowned for his majestic demonstrations of yoga […]
Defying The Odds: 8 Tips for Sticking to Your Health and Fitness Goals
by guest blogger Pam Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, best-selling author and expert on health, fitness, and nutrition We’ve all read the bleak statistics: Study after study drills home the fact that less than 5 percent of folks who shed pounds are able to keep them off. Yet, some do defy the odds. Like Sandie Leonard, whose […]
The American Hospital with an Organic Farm
Full disclosure: I’m not referring to just any organic farm. This is a Rodale Institute organic farm. It’s not just any hospital, either. It’s a hospital based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (my hometown), which had the courage to do something that only one other hospital in America has done: find a way to grow organic food […]
The Real World Guide to Losing Weight
by guest blogger Greg Hoak, MS, CSCS Even after being a personal trainer for nearly 15 years, starting with a new client is still always exciting for me. Over the years, I’ve worked with people of all ages and fitness levels, from professional MMA fighters to hardworking stay-at-home moms and busy business executives. Increasingly, no […]
Yoga for “Falling Back”
by guest blogger Holly Walck Kostura, certified Iyengar Yoga teacher This is the time of year I call “bummer”—it’s not quite fall and not quite summer, either. My heart aches as my hands pass over the shorts and sandals in the closet and reach instead for pants and shoes that cover my yoga toes. When […]
Shape-Shifting: Why Our Bodies Redistribute Fat as We Age, and How to Handle It
by guest blogger Pam Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, best-selling author and expert on health, fitness, and nutrition Recently, I was at the gym working my biceps on the cross-cable. Once done with the set, I relaxed my arms, dropping them to my side. Normally, I walk around and sip water before starting another exercise. This time, […]
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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