Health Articles
Every human being on Earth should have access to health care—not only from the world of medicine, but also from traditional and natural remedies of the world.
Why Teaching Meditation Will Benefit Public Schools
A number of schools throughout the country, most notably several in Baltimore have replaced the dreaded detention room with a course on meditation. Instead of reevaluating behavior through punishment, the…
Teaching Meditation in Public Schools
Researchers and school administrators have found that instituting mindfulness meditation as a regular part of the school day is helping students and teachers alike.
How Eating Less Beef Can Help the Environment
You may not be ready to become a complete vegan like your neighbor or even switch to a Lacto-Ovo vegetarian lifestyle, but cutting down your food intake to one or…
How to Avoid Nature Deficit Disorder in Children
Although it’s not exactly a something that can be diagnosed by a doctor, Nature Deficit Disorder is a very real condition that has started to occur in many children and…
Green Cleaning: Why Clean is the New Dirty
This may sound counter-intuitive, but many of the general cleaning supplies you use around the house are actually “dirty.” This is mostly in the sense that these everyday household products…
The Health Impacts of Environmental Pollution
Many detractors of the environmental movement would have us believe that this struggle is a sort of contest which pits the rights and needs of the environment against the rights…
Health Consequences of Pesticide Exposure
Since the advent of modern agricultural practices, a movement which was greatly accelerated after World War II, pesticide use has been pervasive and widespread
Aging populations are a social issue not a health issue.
The demographics of the world are shifting, perhaps more dramatically than they have done at any other point in human history. A combination of increased longevity and a decrease in…
Herbal Remedies: Are They Safe?
Herbal therapy is more popular — and accessible — than ever before. However, as with any course of treatment, there are benefits and drawbacks