By Michelle “Mike” Ochonicky, Healthy Planet Arts Editor
Photo: Aso Oke: Prestige Cloth by Nigerian weavers, at St. Louis Art Museum through March 10.
February might be cold but there is plenty to celebrate this month: Black History Month, Lunar New Year and, of course, Valentine’s Day, a day that celebrates love. So, check out these suggestions […]
By Simon Yu MD
I am reporting on my new experience at the SOZO Brain Center at AIMIS Clinic in Cyprus for treating neurological conditions. At my advanced Acupuncture Meridian Assessment (AMA) training in Saint Louis in August 2023, we had a case study of a Parkinson’s disease patient who was not responding to the current […]
By Jasmin Acosta, Healthy Planet Staff Writer
We tend to build our comfort zone based on the experiences and environment that we are accustomed to, but at times we create a realm of comfort that is built off our misery.
What tends to happen when we endure a high amount of trauma is that our pain from […]
By Malachi Rein, Building Energy Exchange Saint Louis Director
It might be an evolutionary defense mechanism in the heart of winter, before spring life, to celebrate love. Not against the weather, but the vitriol that builds up when people are cooped up together and at least one of them (me) has a hokey sense of humor. […]
By Natalie R. Toney M.F. A., C.H., Healthy Planet Food Editor
1/2 C. Cooked, puréed beets (about 2 small roasted)
1/3 C. Chocolate chips, dark chocolate chips, or white chocolate bars/melts
1/3 C. Unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 C. GF flour (oat or almond recommended), or all-purpose flour
1/2 C. Unsweetened applesauce
1/4 C. Maple syrup, Honey, Agave nectar, or coconut […]
By Dan Zarlenga, Missouri Department of Conservation
Photo Caption: The turkey vultures’appetite for dead things serves an important function for the living. Photo courtesy of the Missouri Department of Conservation.
A lot of people consider the month of February to be the dead of winter. And while dead may not sound too good to us, it does […]
By Diane K. Wilson
Below is an Rx health resource you should know about and use for personal health due diligence!You should be familiar with dailymed.com (vs drugs.com)Process:Go to DailyMed. Then type in the drug. Find the Packager/Mfg. CLICK “+VIEW MORE”.
Why DAILYMED?DAILYMED is mandatorily updated by registered submission for the National Library of Medicine. It will […]
Photo: Heather Feeler
This special free presentation will offer fun and practical ways to help attendees live their best lives.
Spending time in and with nature is a proven source of rejuvenation. The outdoors has a special way of bringing peace and erasing stress. In that same spirit, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is presenting a […]
Grab your eclipse glasses and head to Carbondale or Makanda, Illinois. Both towns are in the centerline of the total solar eclipse that will occur at 1:59 p.m. CST on April 8, 2024, and will last more than 4 minutes in totality.
So, what exactly is a solar eclipse? A solar eclipse is a lineup of […]
For Andrea and Joe Randolph, EarthDance’s Spring Training for Gardeners 2023 program seeded even more than their plans for a productive home garden.
Andrea, a functional nutrition counselor who grew up in Ferguson eating vegetables from her mom’s garden, and Joe, a food-enthusiast-turned-plant-forward-chef, dug into the hands-on Spring Training for Gardeners course last year to find […]
By Jean Ponzi
Double My WsGoal setting generally leaves me cold. But I stepped into this winter season and New Year with a goal I actually care to meet: to walk at least twice as often as I did last year.
Documented! On the kitchen calendar (Missouri Natural Events), with a red wax pencil, I mark and […]
By J.B. Lester
Winter finally arrived in St. Louis and our family of feral cats is doing their best to weather the cold. We have a shelter for them and we feed them. We give them fresh water numerous times a day as the water freezes in just minutes. The cats have grown thick coats as […]
Registration Now Open for Exhibitors
The Healthy Planet Magazine is proud to announce its 42nd Natural Living Expo, April 14, 11 am to 5 pm, at the Webster Groves Recreation Complex, 33 East Glendale Road, 63119.
If you are interested in being an exhibitor at the expo, please call right away, as this event fills up fast, or use […]
By Deb Powell, Healthy Planet columnist
Winter is loved, and hated! It can be difficult for many people, especially where the weather gets very cold… but no matter where we live, we shouldn’t shut ourselves in just because it’s cold out. Looking after our health is important, and especially if we live alone, or can’t get […]
By Tom & Carol Braford
I got some feedback on last month’s article, questioning whether calling it a Moonshot is the best metaphor for our Post Carbon Communities of Practice. Having it be as localized as possible and having St. Louis play a lead role in aligned larger global efforts, however, resonated with a lot of […]
By Dr. Gail Cloud
Today, I am sharing a little bit about our relationship with food. Food is the first way we are nourished and the main way that we nourish ourselves. So, food is important symbolically as well as literally. In our society, many of us are brought up with fast food, sugary snacks, and […]
So much to Love about February
Photo: Happy 15th birthday Jazzy
Thank goodness this year is a leap year because we need an extra day in February with so much going on. So many events and special occasions make February a truly exceptional month. Just a few examples of fun February:
Feb 3-13 Mardis Gras. St. Louis has […]
Reuse, Reduce and Recycle
By Steve Davies, Healthy Planet Columnist
Now when looking back to where I started this column, I realized that I didn’t exactly start off in the right place. Recycling is actually one of three words commonly used in the environmental world, the other two being reuse and reduce. So today, I thought I […]
By Natalie R.Toney M.F.A.,C.H., Healthy Planet Food Editor
February may be short on days of the month, however it’s full of occasions to prepare, share, and savor fun finger foods with flair. Valentine’s Day is the Wednesday just after Superbowl Sunday, and Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday bridges the festivities together this year. Ash Wednesday is also […]
By Linda Wiggen Kraft, Healthy Planet Green & Growing Editor
The winter holidays don’t end at the first of the year, they continue into the first few months of the year when seed catalogs and plant cravings creep into our lives. Like visions of sugar plums, visions of plants dance in our heads. It is time […]
By Diane K. Wilson
Always listen to your heart, because even though it’s on your left side, it’s always right.
-Nicholas Sparks
Visualize your whole life & what consumes a significant part of it? Matters of the HEART – the FEELING of HAPPINESS.
When we are children, certain things hold importance: safety, comfort, our first kiss, making friends, getting […]
By Dr. Amy Davis
According to the World Health Association, “antibiotics are serious medicine — not to be taken lightly. Overuse has led to increasing numbers of antibiotic resistant superbugs like — MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staph aureus) and VRE (Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus).
So what options do you have when you get sick and would like to avoid unnecessary antibiotic […]
By Sarah Wilson, Healthy Planet Staff Writer
The recent deep freeze got me wondering how ducks can walk across ice or paddle in near-freezing water without a problem?
To understand this, we begin with the fact that according to the Phylogenetic system, birds are reptiles. This system sorts life by ancestry, not by how they look.Both birds […]
Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, In Carbondale, Ill
Women’s Health Naturally Expo & Workshops (WHN) will be held at the Carbondale Civic Center, 200 S. Illinois Ave, on Saturday, February 24, 2024, 9am-4pm.WHN Expo & Workshops is an annual event that brings together natural healthcare professionals, while creating a nurturing environment where healthcare practitioners can meet with […]
This Valentine’s Day, express your love and appreciation for your partner with the special gift of relaxation. Physical, mental, and spiritual well-being are keys for a healthy and happy life. Sharing self-care with your partner can bring you closer together and is a perfect way to show how much you care.
Vitality Unlimited Spa offers spa […]