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Be Eco-Hero
When I think about changing the way I live in order to help save the planet, I wonder, "What more can I do?" I already live in the dark, shivering, tripping over piles of recyclables. But after a little research, I realize that there are so many simple things I can do.
Green Gardens
Whether you live in the city or country, it's possible to grow your own. The best part of gardening is the rewards?beautiful flowers, fruits, and veggies that are all natural, and all due to your hard work.
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The Myth of Multitasking
Somehow, over the past two decades, we've convinced ourselves that we can't get it all done unless we do it all at once. Well, we're wrong.
A growing body of research has shown that when we try to perform too many tasks at once, we not only do a worse job on each of them but we actually take longer to complete them. At the same time, we often put ourselves-and others-at risk.
The concept of multitasking is not new, as any mother who's tried to balance child care with housework could tell you.
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Cancer: 101 Solutions to a Preventable Epidemic
by Liz Armstrong, Guy Dauncey, and Anne WordsworthNew Society Publishers, 2007, 317 pages, $27.95ISBN: 9780865715424
Friends who found me reading Cancer over the past week were all equally shocked and vocal: "Why are you reading such a depressing book?
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Coffee with a Cause
Enlightened coffee drinkers know that their buying choices can make a difference to the lives and health of the workers who tend and harvest coffee.
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Poses for Repose
Studies have shown that regular yoga practice moderates heart rate, encourages good circulation, calms the mind, lowers blood pressure, and helps the body-and mind-find peace and stillness.
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Probiotic Power
You may have heard of probiotics, or good bacteria, but what you may not realize is just how good they are.
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Pharmed Rice
Greenpeace calls it cannibal rice-a genetically engineered grain containing human proteins that poses health and environmental hazards-but the company developing this product calls it a lifesaving treatment; their company website refers to it as a Holy Grail.
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Corn Kernels of Truth
Dare to start a conversation about bean sprouts or broccoli at a party and watch those around you drift off toward the punchbowl.
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A Pinch of Salt
It lurks in many surprising places: that half cup of cottage cheese you had with lunch; the mayonnaise, tuna fish, and bread of your sandwich-even your breakfast cereal.
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