by Dr. Amy Davis, MD
We are constantly exposed to potential infectious agents like viruses and bacteria that cause infections such as colds, flu, bronchitis and ear infections. The immune system defends us from invaders and repairs the damage that occurs with infections.
When the immune system is weak infections may occur frequently and be difficult to […]
By Linda Wiggen Kraft Healthy Planet Green & Growing Editor
Photo caption: Custom Foodscaping worked with On Olive’s internationally renowned architect Tatiana Bilbao Estudio, to create the concept. Other architects involved in the project include: MOS, Productora, Macias Peredo, Michael Maltzan Architecture, and Howeler + Yoon.
On Olive is a 3+ acre residential development in Grand Center […]
By Michelle “Mike” OchonickyHealthy Planet Arts Editor
Hurry to see:
The Best of Missouri Market returns to Missouri Botanical Garden, October 1-3. Buy directly from the makers. www.mobot.org.
Color Within the Lines, an exhibition of works by Robert A. Ketchens, at St. Louis Community College Wildwood’s Gallery of Contemporary Art before October 8.
“Everyone loves to be scared, right?” […]
By Dan Zarlenga, Missouri Department of Conservation
Photo Caption: Crab spiders, like this one, are among the amazing arachnids that can take to the air by the magic of “ballooning”. Photo by Dan Zarlenga
In the ancient world, travelers and merchants plied the Silk Road seeking silk and other valuable goods. But did you know there’s a […]
By Jean Ponzi
Putting their Green values to work, sisters Laura Neuman-Howe and Kathy LeDuc can disperse your stuff, sustainably.
Launched in January 2021,their Dynamic Duo Downsizing and Estate Services supports family and individual clients who need to sort, distribute and de-acquisition up to a household of goods, often in a time-limited manner. It’s a way to […]
Missouri is blessed with a variety of trees, shrubs, and vines that make the fall season come alive with color. You can find best places to view the changing foliage using the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) fall color report at mdc.mo.gov/fallcolor.
“Our fall color report is updated weekly from MDC foresters all over the state,” […]
By Emily Andrews, LEED AP O+M, GPRO O+MExecutive Director, USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter
Did you know that October 6 is Energy Efficiency Day, and the entire month of October is Energy Awareness Month? Did you also know that energy efficiency in our buildings is one of the best ways we can fight climate change? Many may consider […]
By Dr. Gail Cloud, D.C.
Here we are in the middle of the fall season. I think of orange and black, red and yellow, cats and jack o lanterns, pumpkins, costumes, cool brisk nights, and Candy, caramel apples, pumpkin bread, muffins, pumpkin spice coffee.
The next to come is Thanksgiving and turkey, stuffing, casseroles, pumpkin pie. And […]
By Charlotte Renner
Picture this: you’re driving down the highway and see a few huge, rectangle buildings with no windows all alone in a field. Maybe you even see a dark lagoon. You consider yourself an environmentally conscious person, but would you be able to recognize these as concentrated animal feeding operations, otherwise known as CAFOs?
CAFOs […]
by Tom Braford
As I mentioned last month, our commitment is to build networks of Negative Carbon Reconciliation and Regeneration Ecovillages (NCRREV) and Green Business Parks that make it possible for average St Louisans to go from a double digit 23.5 MT average carbon footprint to subzero now, along with about 150 close neighbors and as […]
by Linda Wiggen KraftHealthy Planet Green & Growing Editor
The colors of fall are in full glory as the leaves turn from green to shades of fire, sun and embers. The reds, oranges, yellows and all colors of warmth are the fireworks of nature. There is a sharpness in the air, the sky is a denser […]
Do you have trouble sleeping or concentrating because of a ringing, roaring or humming noise in your ears? If so, it is possible you could be experiencing a form of Tinnitus. The condition is common and affects nearly 15 percent of adults in the U.S.
Tinnitus is normally a symptom of a larger hearing health condition. […]
By Abby Lapides
A gorgeous Missouri native grass, Pink Muhlygrass, Muhlenbergia capillaris, is adored for its satin-like fine, thin green blades and stunning clouds of rich pink fall flowers. Its tall 12″ wands of airy pinkish-red flowers last for months and remain attractive though winter. It begins its spectacular show of pink plumes in September, with blooming continuing into November. Its […]
A goldfinch flittered away from the spent coneflower after enjoying a few dried seeds. The rose bush is still blooming and offering some late season stops to smell. I am still getting a few tomatoes and I managed to harvest a small pumpkin and gourd for my front porch Fall menagerie. I will add a […]
By J.B. Lester
Jackson walked through the giant Halloween pumpkin patch looking at all the wonderful pumpkins with his mom. “Come on Jackson, pick one,” his mother said with her cart already full of pumpkins and gourds for her Halloween porch display. Jackson got to pick his own pumpkin this year and he wanted just the […]
By Abby Lapides
Coveted Tree Peonies, Paeonia suffruticosa, delight us with enormous blossoms that appear in spring. Loaded with velvety petals in multitudes of colors, their blossoms bring ethereal, exotic beauty to the garden. Tree Peonies are woody shrubs that do not die to the ground like garden peonies. They mature to incredible specimen plants 3-7’ […]
By Dr. Brian Harasha
Most people know me as the ‘Laser Guy’, so why have I added shockwave therapy to my preferred modalities? To me, laser therapy is the king of promoting tissue healing, however, sometimes chronic issues and areas with lower blood flow are slow to respond. Even though special parameters used with a laser […]