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Archive for August, 2022

“Pawspice” = Hospice Care for Pets

By Teresa Garden, DVM

Pawspice care, hospice care for pets, is a relatively new concept in veterinary medicine. Dr. Alice Villalobos, a well-known and respected veterinary oncologist, practices medicine with an emphasis on compassionate care for terminally ill pets. Dr. Villalobos coined the phrase and integrates the philosophy of pawspice care on a daily basis in […]

2022 Perennial Of The Year: Twinkle Toes Lungwort, Pulmonaria

By Ann Lapides

A charming shade perennial, Twinkle Toes Lungwort, Pulmonaria, will make you want to frolic with joy with its periwinkle-blue spring flowers and unique foliage. Starting in mid-spring dainty blue flowers cover a low mound of fascinating speckled foliage. After the flowers fade, you can enjoy its dark green leaves that are delightfully sprinkled […]

6 Minutes a Day to Feeling Better in Your Body

By Kate Lamprich

HEALING the BODYOur magical human bodies are capable of healing themselves; but the lives that we live get stuck. Our experiences, traumas, illness, disease, thoughts, and more get stuck in our physical, mental/emotional, and energetic bodies inhibiting the natural healing functions. 

As a practitioner, it is my job to provide a safe and comfortable […]

9/11: The Heart of a Dog

 Sarah Wilson, MA

Imagine being on the 71st floor the North Tower of the World Trade Center the morning  of 9/11/2001.

Imagine feeling an impact, then hearing the sounds of a building struggling not to come  apart.

Now, imagine you are blind.

That was what Omar Rivera faced. Blind, but with a partner: Salty, his five-year-old,  yellow Labrador guide […]

A Healthy Mind is the Only Kind…

By Clint Green

In my orbitI absorb it.

Like Spartan’s spearpiercing through negative thoughtsno longer caughtI persevere.

Confidence, Compassion, GratitudeCravings on the frontlineAn insatiable appetiteMy mind’s grand design.

If any doubtshould overshadow my cloutlet it be knownthat positivity

Will always win out.

ARTful Living: September Brings Full Slate of Arts

By Michelle “Mike” Ochonicky, Healthy Planet Arts Editor

Photo Caption: Maos Organ by Barbara Chase-Riboud, at the Pulitzer

September begins with Circus Harmony flying high on September 3 with a free noon performance at St. Louis Public Library Main Branch (downtown). www.circusharmony.org. 

But that’s just the start…

As a result of two years’ planning, teaching and collaboration with local […]

Benefits of Aromatherapy

By  Amy Williams, Licensed Massage Therapist at Vitality Unlimited Spa

Aromatherapy, a gift from the ancient Mediterranean world, is both a science and an art. Using extracted oils from the natural world, aromatherapy offers healing properties that seek to harmonize the psychological, the physical and the spiritual well-being.Gentle yet powerful, aromatherapy can help your body heal from common maladies and boost […]

Celebrate Life on the River at the 16th Annual Mississippi Earthtones Festival Sept 17

The Mississippi Earthtones Festival, brought to you by Alton Main Street and the Sierra Club, is a celebration of our river through art, music, and conservation which is held every 3rd Saturday in September. 

On September 17, 2022 from Noon-10pm, the two non-profits will offer family-friendly activities and festival goers will enjoy artist booths and live […]

CONSERVATION CORNER: Perseus vs. Medusa

By Dan Zarlenga, Missouri Department of Conservation

Photo Caption: A beautiful freshwater jellyfish deploys its venomous tentacles.

Photo by Jim Rathert, Missouri Department of Conservation

According to ancient Greek mythology, there once existed a female creature known as the Medusa. It’s said she possessed the ability to instantly turn those who gazed upon her to stone, and that […]

Donna’s Delights and Insights

Harley F. Linn: The CPA with the soul of an artist

I want to thank our publisher, Sue Bradford, for allowing me to be a part of her amazing new journey. I wouldn’t have missed it for the world!

In this issue of Donna’s Delights and Insights, I feature CPA and multifaceted businessman Harley Linn. Harley recently […]

Earthworms’ Castings: On Peers Prairie

By Jean Ponzi

Golden Yellow Lavish GreensBirdie warbles, twitters, trillsBreeze lilt, rattle and whooshSolar canopyCumulus piles

Sunday afternoon heatRipples the vast blue dome view.Rare treat now for human eyes:Vista that all hues of our speciesTook for granted, loved and fought,Over ages under Nature’s rule.

Square-stemmed Monarda, bee balm,Sturdy as tomato stakes.Towering Silphium brush my chest.Grasses I cannot namePoke and […]

Fall is for Planting: Try Natives!

It’s always hard to let go of the fun days of summer. But then thoughts turn to what waits for us on the other side. Fall’s harvests, colored leaves, golden sunsets, and warm sweaters. Fall invites us to slow down, get cozy, and take a deep breath of crisp air. Each season has its novelties […]

Founder’s Forum: Print Edition Returns As Founder Semi-Retires

As August winds down, I can be found recycling old papers from our office in Webster Groves and getting ready to shut down the office completely in September. This is all part of my retirement from publishing that has covered almost 45 years between the Webster-Kirkwood Times and The Healthy Planet magazine. In between there […]

Fred Dickerson: ‘Everything you dream is within reach if you chase it’

Fred Dickerson is a very ambitious go-getter who has had a lot of success in his career but continues to help people in various ways. He’s talented and is admired but also stays down to earth. 

SHB. What is your occupation?

FD: Full-time digital content creator. I specialize in creating short-form content for social media. I do […]

Good People Doing Good Things

Amee Colvin: ‘I can’t sit around and do nothing”  

Amee Colvin is the type of person you want on your friend’s list or work team. She is outgoing, kind and considerate, intelligent and funny. Amee is the director of mission and outreach at Green Trails United Methodist Church in Chesterfield. She also teaches part-time in the […]

Here’s Hoping for Greener Schools and a Better Future

By Emily Andrews, Executive Director, USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter

This past summer has been a doozy when it comes to extreme weather and climate emergencies, hasn’t it? Locally and globally we have seen record breaking heatwaves; drought, drought and more drought; and epic rainfalls followed by even more epic flooding. If you had a dry basement in […]

How Do Hummingbirds Move Their Wings so Fast?

by Sarah Wilson, MAOur Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds clock over 50 wing beats a second. And that’s their casual “running errands” speed. Courtship can crank things up to around 200.

How is that possible? 

First, they have to take in a lot of oxygen. They do that by breathing 4 times a second and having a heart that pounds […]

I can; you can, we all can!

By Jane Roberts

I can honestly say that fall is my favorite season of the year. I love everything about it. I love the cooler weather that requires me to pull on a sweater or sweatshirt. The sounds of a crackling fire as we roast marshmallows over it. Crunching leaves under my feet as I hike […]

Introduce ‘Bagle’ as a Part of Your Family Routine

Designed for children, preteens, and teenagers into adulthood, St Louisan Kim ‘Schwarz’ Duerr self-published an affirmation book that grows with maturity.

With a bit of humor, “Basset-Beagle named Bagle” begins as a brightly illustrated picture book filled with basic fundamentals for Social-Emotional Learning (SEL). Also included is a ‘quick-list’ of affirmations to start your day and […]

Irresistible Community Builders, LLC Presents: Harnessing Climate Change: An Existential Opportunity

By Tom Braford

An existential threat is usually defined as one that causes an enduring and significant loss of long term human potential. Therefore, if mitigating those threats effectively prevents that loss or causes an enduring gain of long term human potential, does that create an existential opportunity?

We think that building communities by the Dunbar numbers qualifies […]

It’s Usually Not About You

By Dr. Gail Cloud, D.C.

What a year it is! In times like these, it is so easy for us to take ourselves too seriously and take things personally. Most of us are more sensitive to others and their moods than we give ourselves credit for. We pick up on the tone of words, the body […]

Local and Not-So-Local Farmers Markets

By Susan Hunt-Bradford, Publisher

I know spring and summer are popular times for farmers markets; however, my favorite time of year to visit a market is September and October. Most are open until the end of October. Maybe it’s because fall is my favorite season or it’s cooler out, but whatever it is, fall farmers markets […]

Loving Our Inner Child

By Jasmin Acosta

At times as a child we grow up feeling unloved, have trouble expressing love, and feeling love for ourselves due to traumatic experiences. Where this carries on over into our adulthood and this affects our self esteem, confidence, and ability to love. 

Traumatic events strip away the ability for us to have love for […]

Optimizing your Health: Are Nutritional Supplements Right for You?

By Dr. Amy Davis, MD

I am commonly asked from my patients, “Can I get all the nutrients I need from food?” 

In an ideal world, eating organic, whole, fresh food, would provide all the nutrients our bodies require to function optimally. Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, we still fall short. Some of the reasons for the […]

PET OF THE MONTH: Storm, Pit Bull Mastiff

Our dog Storm is a healthy, vibrant dog with a ton of energy and personality. He’s a Pit-Bull Bull Mastiff mix that became part of our family in spring of 2021 when covid-19 had just become the new normal. 

We chose to adopt a Pit-Bull specifically because we felt that they are often unfairly labeled and […]

Pre-Preexisting Conditions as a Biological Time Bomb: New Era of Covid, Post-Covid, and Cancer Epidemics

By Simon Yu MD

If you have a preexisting condition like obesity, diabetes or hypertension, you are more susceptible to severe Covid, Post-Covid Syndrome, or post-vaccination related complications. There is no dispute about working to reduce the danger of preexisting conditions: better control for diabetes, hypertension and obesity. 

How about pre-preexisting conditions? Do you have any that […]

Publisher’s Corner

Welcome September, and welcome readers back to print!

I’m so excited that The Healthy Planet Magazine is once again a print publication. We’ll also stay online, but I know many people look forward to picking up the monthly edition at your favorite location. We’ve all been working hard trying to get everything written and published.

When I […]

Sound Walks In Your Garden

By Linda Wiggen Kraft, Healthy Planet Green & Growing Editor

If you’ve heard of Slow Food and other “slow” experiences like Slow Art, you know the concept. Experience life in a calm, thoughtful and delightful way that opens up your senses to fully experience what is going on around and within you. All too often when […]

Tortilla Española

Ingredients

Serves 8 people

1lb/450 g Russet potatoes2 cups olive oil2 onions, chopped2 large eggsSalt and pepper Spring of fresh parsley

Other ingredients can be added, such as ham, bacon, cheese, mushrooms, 

Steps:

Peel potatoes, cut into small cubes, then put on a clean dish towel to dry them.Heat on low the olive oil in a large, heavy bottom or nonstick […]

Yoga Breathing for Healing

By Jan Herzog

Yoga breathing is also called pranayama in yoga lingo. I have been dealing with frozen shoulder- adhesive capsulitis. Even though I have a mild case and I can still use my arm it is “stuck” in certain movements.

I have been working with a really good physical therapist and also some awesome massage therapists. […]