Health Patio

 In today’s internent-based world, there is growing (wink) awareness of the environmental impacts that technology creates.  Take Facebook’s Greenbook application for example: along with generating donations, Greenbook also allows friends to send each other free ‘trees’ and has a ‘green ideas’ section where you can publish your own ideas and comment on others’. 
Another handy ‘environet‘ feature […]

I’ve put together some health tips that will work for you during Superbowl Sunday, the World Cup, the Olympic Games, the Kentucky Derby (here in my home state, I’m proud to say), and all the days in between, in fact. Read on for information on healthy hearts as well as avoiding domestic violence/anger issues […]

“If you don’t know your options, you don’t have any…”
From A Good Birth, A Safe Birth
The Bradley Method is one of several forms of childbirth education; another well-known option is Lamaze, which promotes a vision for the future “a world of confident women choosing normal birth. A normal birth is one that […]

It’s that time of year– when New Year’s Resolutions unfortunately start to tarnish in their appeal. But I have an inspiring report on a serious way to get moving while helping yourself get/stay healthy like you may have resolved to do a few weeks ago at the beginning of January AND helping others at […]

Look at the label: look for organic grown cotton and/or clothing made sustainably in the USA, like clothing at Patagonia’s website.
Invest in quality clothing: REI provides a 100% warranty on their clothing - if anything happens to your polo fleece - ever - they will allow you to exchange it!
Organize your overstock: donate clothing. […]

I pity those who “hate” reading. I really do. Life is absolutely nothing without the gift of literature. And, like I said before, books are a gateway drug to knowledge. When one is engaged in a book, (that means reading) one may feel inthe book. What I mean is, actually thinking through the characters eyes […]

Jeanne Besser, who writes for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, published Ten Ways to a Greener Kitchen this week. Here is a sum up of the article:

Bye-bye bottles: invest in a water filter and refill a neoprene water bottle
Buy Local: to reduce the need for shipping, buy produce from local farmer’s markets
Dispose of Disposables: use washable […]

The Last Lecture
Sure, we make decisions large and small day by day, even moment by moment. A coin toss? If it is, the best advice is to remember to call heads, according to Dr. Randy Pausch. For Dr. Pausch of The Alice Project/Carnegie Mellon fame, the decision was made for him when […]

Do you consider yourself a nature-lover? An appreciator? To get the most out of your view, try nature journaling. Now is a good time to start so that you can really appreciate the change is season. Here are some simple steps to make your own nature journal:

Start by opening a window and […]