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Teaching Mindfulness to Children, Includes Video and Exercise!
Read about the documentary, Room to Breathe, a story of teaching mindfulness in schools, here.
How can we build the quality of mindfulness in our…
“SITTING IS THE NEW SMOKING” — What We Can Do About Killer Couches,…
Sitting is the new smoking. That’s a useful new buzz-phrase for what some health experts are calling the “pandemic of inactivity.”
In January, the Harvard…
Is Rocket Fuel Making Organic Farming Impossible?
Perchlorate is an environmental pollutant primarily associated with releases by defense contractors, military operations and aerospace programs, as it is a key…
Top 10 Benefits of Yoga for Children
Yoga, the 5,000-year-old art of fusing the body and mind, is not just transforming adults today. Because of its amazing benefits, yoga for children is all the…
10 Mainstream Nutrition Myths Debunked
There's no shortage of health myths out there, but I believe the truth is slowly but surely starting to seep out there and get a larger audience. For example,…
Just the Facts! Deciphering Nutrition Labels, Watch the Video, too!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2Qz6ZRXTIQM
How much is that in HFCS?
With all the confusing terms, claims and information to…
Food Fraud is on the Rise, New Study Finds
As if it wasn’t hard enough to shop for food, a new report out from the United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has found that food fraud is on the rise,…
Xtreme Eating Awards 2013: Extremism Running Amok at America’s…
Read the full Xtreme Eating Report by the Center for Science in the Public Interest here.
A milkshake with a slice of apple pie…
Evidence-based Aromatherapy: Stress Relief and More
The health benefits of aromatherapy can no longer be considered placebo in nature. Accumulating evidence now shows that the fragrance of flowers and…
New Moms Need Social Support
Community heals and helps mom and baby
By Maria Guzman
Growing up my mom always joked with me, “I wish you could have stayed a baby.” She loved that I needed…