by guest blogger Ava Anderson, safe products advocate Fall is upon us, and the holidays will be here before we know it. As the air grows crisper, the aisles in every store will begin to fill with the synthetic fragrance of fall harvest. While we shop, the smells of apple pie, pumpkin spice, and sugarplums […]
Health & Fitness
6 Reasons to Drink a Cup of Coffee Right Now
by guest blogger Julia Westbrook, assistant online editor for Rodale Wellness Coffee is a staple of the American diet. From their a.m. wake-up call to their cup of decaf after dinner, Americans are drinking the stuff all day long. And while this miracle brew’s reputation has been besmirched by old wives’ tales that it will […]
What I Learned about Another Person’s Pain
by guest blogger Pam Fullerton, psychotherapist and writer I learned something valuable this week that I would like to share it with you. But first, a little reflection on something I wrote last week, because it’s connected to what I learned this week. In a recent post on my blog I wrote about “How to […]
How to Create a Health Spa in Your Home: 14 Steps to an Amazing Detox
by guest blogger Shannon Vaughn, founder of Pursoma Detox Beauty As the founder of the ecofriendly beauty wellness brand Pursoma, I like to think that using our detox routine is like making a great meal. The key is having things mise en place, or “set in place.” Everything is much smoother and more enjoyable when […]
Take the 28-Day Plastic Purge Challenge
by guest bloggers Leah Zerbe, online editor for Rodale Wellness, and Julia Westbrook, assistant online editor for Rodale Wellness Plastic is everywhere. Look around you right now and count the number of things that you know contain plastic. Convenient and cheap, yes. But there are some major pitfalls to living in a plastic world. Plastics […]
Yoga for Men, Part II: Closed Twists
by guest blogger Holly Walck Kostura, certified Iyengar Yoga teacher Dear Male Yogis, Last month, in Yoga for Men, Part I: Forward Bends, we learned a sequence that shines some light on poses that are both challenging and necessary for men’s bodies to practice. We started the process of stretching the muscle groups around the […]
WTF Is Nooch?! And Other Vegan Lingo Explained
by guest blogger Gillian Francella, writer, editor, and newly converted vegan What is a world without the gooey goodness that is a basketful of melty mozzarella sticks or a crockpot stuffed to the top with macaroni and cheese? When I first became a vegan, it seemed this new world sans dairy products was going to […]
While You Get Your Z’s, Your Brain’s Cleaning House
by guest blogger Pam Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, best-selling author and expert on health, fitness, and nutrition Are you one of the legions of z-less folks stumbling through the day, sleep deprived and constantly vowing that some day you’ll make up for lost pillow time? I speculate that for most of you, the usual motivations for […]
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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