Wouldn’t it be nice if you could get the groceries you needed from your own backyard? If you grow a natural kitchen garden, you’ll be able to do just that. You can pluck fruits and vegetables straight from the garden and use them when you cook. It doesn’t get any fresher than that. A lot…
Although you can do your part to reduce your carbon footprint, you’ll be able to do more if you don’t work alone. If you work to spread global warming awareness, you’ll be able to convince other people to make the changes that they need to. Here are a few things you can do to spread…
Sustainability is talked about non-stop in our media and in our conversations around the world. Being a globally talked about topic, you’d think we’d have one solid definition of what sustainability is. However not everyone has the same picture in mind when referring to the term ‘sustainability’. The definitions for sustainability are endless, and here…
Hello again, hope you’re all doing well. We are back with another issue of Top 5 Alternative Health Sites of the Week Countdown. This week our focus is on Life Coaching. As you know, every week we pick 5 sites in a specific category of the alternative health field and we do a countdown based…
Cancer is a deadly killer disease; there is no doubt about it. It causes millions of people to suffer around the world every year. Can a simple cancer prevention diet help you fight cancer? To find cancer fighting foods, you don’t need to look any further than your local grocery store. An anti-cancer diet can…
With the arrival of spring it’s time to start preparing your pond for warmer weather. It’s the time to start spring pond maintenance to make a healthy and stress free transition. As the weather warms up, it’s time to wake your dormant pond. You need to make some time, get outside and start enjoying your…
Many of us have become increasingly aware of the benefits of eating organic, natural foods. Not only can they help us to look better by keeping our weight in check, they can help us to feel better on a number of basic levels. The fact of the matter is, when you grow your own food,…
One of the best things about summertime is the opportunity for outdoor activity that it brings. But you know what’s not so cool? When unexpected guests show up at said gatherings – particularly when they’re of the non-human variety. Insects. They’re annoying. They swarm, they bite, they sting and sometimes, like ants, they cluster around and…
We often look at high anxiety as a dreadful disorder that makes one’s life miserable and accomplishes very little in the way of positivity. But what if we instead looked at anxiety as a sort of superpower? We’ve written in the past about anxious individuals’ increased empathic abilities. But what other evidence is there to…
When you’re trying to get over something, you need to have the right environment to recover in. Studies have shown that both our mental and physical recovery can be significantly impacted by the place that we’re physically recovering in. If you’re trying to heal from an injury or recover from a tragic loss, you will…
Immune system diseases are caused by a dysfunction in the body’s immune system. These diseases are categorized in three ways. The first is if the components of the immune system are affected. The second is if the condition is acquired or congenital. The third is if the immune system is underactive or overactive. The International…
Mosquitos suck. Literally. They can reduce even the most relaxed of backyard barbecues into a frenzy of swatting and knee-slapping. And then there are allergies and serious viruses like Zika that can be transmitted by the annoying little buggers. But you know what sucks even more than mosquitos? Some of the commercial repellants out there that’ll suck…
