Getting Off Opioids and Other Drugs With Nature’s Remedies
All-natural plant-based treatments are all the rage when it comes to kicking addictions to everything from alcohol to opioids.
Your Health
The Mental Health Benefits of Spending a Day in the Woods
While many conventional therapies effectually treat most mental health afflictions, spending even one day in nature can be of great benefit as well.
Searching for a Green Dentist
Swapping in organic toothpaste, swapping out mercury fillings, going paperless — there are lots of ways dentists can make their dental practices greener.
Pathophysiology & The Spread of Misinformation
The ease of posting to the internet makes it easy to stumble across untrue information that is harmful to health and environmental communities.
8 Natural Ways to Heal and Aid Insect Bites
While you can’t do much to prevent these nasty pests from feeding on you, here are some home remedies you can try to help soothe the sting, burn, and itch.
Green Beauty Products: A Secret Weapon Against Health Risks?
Using environmentally friendly beauty products not only helps protect your own health but also the health of the environment and others around you…
Fighting the Flu at Work
The flu doesn’t have to knock your business down if you take appropriate environmental precautions to prevent its spread around your workplace.
Could exposure to artificial turf really be linked to cancers and other health problems?
Just when you thought it was safe to play soccer on that brand new synthetic turf field, it may be time to think again. Those little black dirt-like granules that fill up the space between synthetic blades of grass and make up some 90 percent of today’s artificial turf fields are actually ground-up car and truck tires. As such they contain a host of potentially noxious chemicals that can lead to a wide range of health problems.
BPA Regulatory Reform Moves Glacially Slow
While the estrogen mimicking chemical BPA is now banned nationwide from baby bottles, sippy cups and infant formula containers, pregnant mothers still need to be concerned about exposure from canned food and beverage containers, reusable plastic bottles and even thermal cash register receipts. Sarah Moscow thinks we need a new national chemical policy to protect Americans from BPA and other harsh synthetic substances.
Beyond Counting Sheep: The Do’s and Don’ts of Natural Sleep
Sleep consistently ranks in surveys as one of life’s most pleasurable activities, but the percentage of us who are chronically sleep-deprived is alarming…