Mindfulness: body, mind, spirit
They don’t come as pills, but try these 6 underprescribed lifestyle medicines for a better, longer life
The application of lifestyle medicines is particularly important now because unhealthy lifestyles have caused a pandemic of preventable chronic diseases [...]
Creating Community
Act Up and Speak Out!
During my final years at the ranch, I had greatly admired his leadership in the dementia community. My awareness of [...]
Food for Life
[BREAKING] What doctors know about immune health
There are two questions that have fascinated immunologists in any pandemic. Why do some people get sick while others stay [...]
Food for Life
A study at Chicago’s Rush University: Leafy greens and your brain (amazing)…Just one serving per day!
Can eating one cup of greens per day add 11 healthy years to your life? A 2017 study from Rush [...]
Food for Life
Your Fault You’re Fat? I Don’t Buy It.
"At a time when two-thirds of Australians, Americans, Mexicans, and many other nations are overweight or obese, does this rapid [...]
Creating Community
Women’s health is better when women have more control in their society
"Child care and household duties are easier when women have help and autonomy. Mosuo women in both matrilineal and patrilineal [...]
Food for Life
A healthy microbiome builds a strong immune system that could help defeat COVID-19
"As a Latina scientist investigating interactions between diet, microbiome and immunity, I must stress the importance of better policies to [...]
Mindful Presence
Anxiety and depression: why doctors are prescribing gardening rather than drugs
"And the evidence base for such treatments is growing – with research indicating that social prescribing can help to improve [...]
Food For Life
Great Time To Try Starting a Vegetable Garden – 6th in a Series
Today there is yet another resurgence in backyard and small-plot food growing, canning, bottling and preserving. Growing your own food at home [...]
Creating Community
A Tribute to Two Matriarchs – My Mother and Grandmother
In response to the request for submission of “Tributes to Matriarchs, Healers, and Heroes,” Gaby has submitted this lovely tribute [...]
Mindful Presence
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates the pressures faced by female care partners
Validation, appreciation, and respite - all would go a long way in supporting the 24/7 female care partner. Take a [...]
Mindful Presence
Still – a great time to try knitting your first woolly scarf – 5th in a series
It might still be a great time to try something new! In this series, we get the basics on hobbies [...]