By TJ Williams, DC, PhD
Adrenal fatigue is a condition estimated to affect approximately eighty percent of people around the world. The prevalence of adrenal fatigue is predominantly due to something most of us are dealing with: stress.
What are Adrenals?Your adrenal glands are two thumb-sized organs that sit above your kidneys and are part of the […]
St. Louis Area Fine Arts, Crafts & Performing Arts
Michelle “Mike” Ochonicky, Arts Editor
How Did It Get To Be July Already?For the past few months, writing this column has been surreal: the ARTS are participatory, so closely connected to the audience. Yet, from the beginning of social distancing, it has been the ARTS that have held […]
Article courtesy of the Clean Air Partnership
While the region continues to respond to the ongoing pandemic, and fewer automobiles on the roads are keeping emissions at bay as many workers continue to telecommute to minimize the spread of COVID-19, warmer temperatures are signaling a higher risk of poor air quality conditions in the bi-state area. […]
Meditation and Astrology of our Times Zoom Event July 25
By Dr. Gail Cloud, D.C.
You are invited to a zoom event of meditation and astrology. In this event we will begin with a 45-minute guided meditation. Afterwards we will look at aspects of our charts which shed light on how we each use our minds, how […]
While the COVID-19 pandemic has created havoc for thousands of workers who have lost their jobs, a coalition of four St. Louis area senior home care providers have banded together to promote plans to collectively hire and train more than 1,000 individuals from the hospitality and related sectors to become home health care providers over […]
By the MCE TeamMissouri Coalition for the Environmentwww.moenviron.org
Systemic Racism in the Environmental Movement
When you think of the environmental movement, what kind of people spring to mind? You might think of a tree hugging, Earth Day celebrating, “natural” food eating, white person in a pair of Birkenstocks. If so, that makes a lot of sense — […]
Cacophony of Cicadas
By Dan Zarlenga, Missouri Department of Conservation
You might already be hearing them. Unearthly whines, buzzes and rasps coming from the trees and shrubs around you. Maybe they sound like alien communications, or perhaps a synthesizer gone mad. No need to fear, they are just our yearly visitors, the annual cicadas. These insects may […]
Although the beloved St. Louis Earth Day Festival has been postponed to October 18th, 2020 in Tower Grove Park due to COVID-19, the worldwide 50th anniversary celebrations of Earth Day continued on. On April 18-26, environmental nonprofit earthday365 adapted in the face of the pandemic to bring sustainability to you with an interactive Virtual Earth […]
With Jean Ponzi
Not Flushable!
Why can a product make a false label claim that causes real damage?
Flushable as a claim on cleaning wipes is one of the worst around today. But we want that convenience of flushing “away.” So we buy the product, and its load of false claim.
Our Metropolitan Sewer District – and wastewater utilities […]
By Linda Wiggen Kraft
There’s more than meets the eye to the small round faced bearded garden gnomes who sport pointed red hats and mischievous smiles. Garden gnomes come from the land of enchantment and have been found in myth and folklore throughout the ages.
The first written and named description of gnomes came at the end […]
Wednesdays in JulyLEANING INTO OUR NEW WORLDWeekly Meditation Session. I am offering 30 minute weekly virtual meditation sessions on Wednesday afternoons from 5:00 p.m. CST until 5:30 p.m. to help us all deal with what comes up inside of us in the face of this unknown. If interested, just download or go to zoom. Put […]
By Dr. Amy Davis, MD
This chaotic time of COVID-19 is full of challenges. Initially there was fear and little information about this new strain of coronavirus. The “experts” had a different opinion daily with inconsistent advice. The lockdown was rapidly implemented. Schools and universities closed. E-learning began. Parents had to adjust rapidly to this while […]
By Tom Braford
Lao Tzu famously said ‘The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.’ Likewise, putting together a 1000-piece puzzle starts with selecting one piece and then finding other pieces that fit into or at the edge of it.
You could say that is what we are doing in creating this network of Ecovillages, […]
By Ian Wahl, Clinical Director, St. Louis Allergy Relief Center
We thrill at the blooming colors of spring and the warmth of summer. But we’re not so thrilled with the seasonal allergies that follow. Seasonal allergies are common and there is no cure. However, specific prevention strategies can help ease discomfort and control the symptoms. Allergy-prone people […]
with Pat Tuholske; Naturalist
The Elder Grove
The Elder Grove off my back deck is in full bloom. In a few weeks purple clusters of berries will replace the blooms. Then the race is on to harvest the Elderberries and beat the birds. When I have collected enough, I’ll make a tincture to have Elderberry extract for the […]
“Be The Change You Wish To See In The World”
During these times of pandemic and social injustice, our resolve as human beings is being tested like never before. The challenges of life and death have hit close to home and yet many choose to deny or at least retreat from the realities of the day. […]
By Jenna Wilf, USGBC-Missouri Gateway Intern and Washington University in St. Louis 2020 Graduate
Green buildings have long been talked about as a key feature of addressing climate change in our built environment. A ‘green’ building is a holistic concept that begins with realizing that the built environment can have profound effects, both positive and negative, […]
Christine Kniffen, MSW, LCSW www.ChristineKniffen.comYour Personal Relationship Coach is just a click away…
Feeling Secure in the Early Stages of Dating
As many of you know, I am a therapist first, but serve as a Relationship Coach as well. I have had hundreds of people come to my office over the years wanting help in getting a great relationship. […]
By Simon Yu, MD
The Medicine and Dentistry (MAD) professions parallel but rarely interact for their patient care. Many patients suffer, and it is maddening to make sense of non-sense in the medical-dental maladapted disconnection (MD-MD) phenomenon. Sitting in a dental chair is like entering the Twilight Zone: the popular 1960’s TV show which unfolds with […]
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we had to cancel our traditional Natural Living Expo on March 29, 2020. We decided to bring you many of those exhibitors here, virtually, for you to browse and discover many resources that will help you live a healthier and more sustainable life. At each booth you will find a live link […]