By Holly Dentner, natural resources communication specialist, Missouri Dept. of Conservation

St. Louis Public Radio aired a story in late November 2020 about how the COVID pandemic has pushed people outdoors in record numbers. The story featured a quote from the executive director of Tower Grove Park, who noted that weekday foot traffic in the park […]

Nikki Nienhaus, D.C. and Gail Cloud, D.C. are presenting a workshop that marries basic astrology and the tarot to help you learn more about yourself and to learn how to work with the light and shadow sides of your personality. Everyone has parts of themselves which they don’t like. This workshop explains how to use […]

By Harlee Custer

Over this past year, many of us have wearied of stay-at-home orders, masks, social distancing, and missing out on major life events. Last March, officials reported the first 15 COVID-19 cases in St. Louis City. The rush to buy a year’s supply of toilet paper turned into food shortages and revived “victory” gardens […]

Ian Wahl, DAc, LAc

The colors of spring are upon us. After a harsh winter, spring brings us a beautiful scene with its warm and colorful sensations. However, with spring come allergies. People face seasonal discomfort all around the world when their local plants begin pollinating. Almost 60 million Americans get sick from seasonal allergies every […]

by Tom Braford

Jasmin Aber, founder of the Creative Exchange Lab, recently hosted a webinar titled Monument I Anti-Monument that looked at who is remembered, who is hidden and who is forgotten in Monumental art. https://creativeexchangelab.com/monument-anti-monument/

Two friends were panelists: Lynne Jackson, great, great granddaughter of Harriet and Dred Scott, and Percy Green, one of St. Louis’ original […]

Article courtesy of the Clean Air Partnership

The American Lung Association’s 2021 “State of the Air” report is out, and though the data indicates some nationwide progress on cleaning up air pollution, 41.1 percent of the population — more than 135 million Americans — are still living in areas with unhealthy air quality. While this is […]

by Linda Wiggen KraftHealthy Planet Green & Growing Editor

I spend lots of time in gardens. There are many hours working in my own garden and many hours in gardens I designed and help maintain. I seldom tire of pulling the weeds, digging in the soil and enjoying the presence of flower and plant’s beauty. I […]

By Pat TuholskeMay 2021

Moths the Super Pollinators

When the stars blaze across the sky and we are tucked inside, after butterflies are done for the day, moths are just starting their work. You may see them dancing around street lights, but they actually spend most of their night visiting flowers. The work these nocturnal pollinators do […]

By Fredericka Brandt, Education & Outreach Coordinator of the US Green Building Council-Missouri Gateway Chapter 

As the USGBC — Missouri Gateway Chapter celebrates our 20th anniversary, we are presenting four local green building projects for the 16th Annual Green Building Showcase on May 11. This year’s projects will include net zero energy in a commercial building, the […]

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 […]

What happened to the American spirit of doing things for the common good? Our country was founded on the need for freedom from tyranny and religious persecution. Communities were set up and laws enacted for the common good. Representation was established and a national government formed for the common good of the people. Protecting the […]

By Jon P. Frieda, MBA

Among the most common and aggravating health conditions effecting people today are allergies. Interestingly, the likelihood of developing an allergy is not restricted to any particular time in our individual biological progression. In addition, the concept of “once an allergy, always and allergy” does not always hold true, as many of […]

By Mike “Michelle” OchonickyHealthy Planet Arts Editor

Photo caption: Metro Theater Company presents The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Ideal for all ages.

There’s a new theatre company in town! Prism Theatre Company is focused on the “promotion of works by women and emerging artists, on stage and off, through the lens of theatre for the new world.” At […]

 By Simon Yu, MD

Three years ago, Jonathan Kipnis, PhD, now Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience and Neurosurgery at the Washington University School of Medicine, wrote, “The Seventh Sense” in the Journal of Experimental Medicine and Scientific American. I was excited reading his article on the central nervous and immune system connection, and have carried it with […]

By Christen Commuso

Missouri Coalition for the Environment has spent decades educating and advocating for the cleanup and restoration of our private and public lands and water, and ultimately the public’s health surrounding the contamination from Manhattan Project era radioactive waste in St. Louis. 

A brief history: 

In 1942, Mallinckrodt Chemical Works in downtown St. Louis was contracted […]