Recent Posts Tagged With 'health'

• HEALING HORSES

  Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 11:00 in anxiety, health, horse, Services, equestrian, psychotherapy, horseback riding, equine assisted growth and learning, horse healing, horse programs

    m o r e (creature connection) I confess I have never ridden a horse. Maybe there was a pony ride way back when, but I have virtually no experience with these powerful creatures. So I was intrigued to read the article, "Horse Power," in the hard c...

• MY HEALING Rx

  Posted on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 at 12:09 in health, natural healing, health tips, surgery recovery, recovery tips, natural prescription

  m o r e (natural prescriptions)I had appendicitis about two weeks ago, and the little mystery organ ruptured to boot. Through the experience of pain, surgery, and a four day hospital visit, I found a strength and resiliency I didn't know I possessed,...

• THE BODY DELI: SERVING UP NATURAL DELI(GHTS) FOR YOUR SKIN

  Posted on Monday August 31st, 2009 at 12:33 in health, natural skin care, natural body care, organic body care, skin food, green skincare, the body deli, organic raw skin care

  m o r e (organic skin food)I discovered The Body Deli at the newish eco hair salon in my neighborhood, Primrose Organics (which goes the distance, scouring Craigslist for vintage vanities and used scissors as well as using only non-chemical, organic ...

• RAILS TO TRAILS

  Posted on Thursday August 27th, 2009 at 13:21 in health, walking, transportation, biking, Green Living, rails to trails, walking trails, livable cities, carless transportation

  m o r e (human-powered transportation)Rails to Trails is doing what it sounds like, converting unused train tracks into walking and biking paths that connect people to places they want to go. The benefits are boundless. Not only do you get a place t...

• LIM(B) PROJECT #19: HEALING, HEALTHY ECO-BEDROOM

  Posted on Wednesday August 26th, 2009 at 12:16 in health, home, healthy home, Green Living, sleeping tips, sustainable home, natural mattress, lim(b) projects, eco-bedroom, green bed, healthy bedroom, steps to a healing bedroom

  m o r e (serene sleep spaces)See in pictures how I've completed my boudoir project here.My journey to a healing eco-bedroom started three years ago when I heard Mary Cordaro (a wonderful woman and bau-biologist) speak at a green living store. She is ...

• PROJECT PEANUT BUTTER

  Posted on Friday July 31st, 2009 at 11:15 in health, Services, malnutrition, childhood malnutrition, fight poverty, project peanut butter

  m o r e (nourishing)Project Peanut Butter [via the print version of GOOD] was launched by pediatrician Dr. Mark Manary who has worked with malnourished children in Malawi and Sierra Leone in Africa for twenty years (two places with some of the highes...

• ZHENA'S GYPSY TEA + DISCOUNT

  Posted on Wednesday July 22nd, 2009 at 11:50 in health, home, food and farmers, organic tea, zhena's gypsy tea, fair trade tea, eco-friendly tea, sense of peace tea, sustainable tea, tea discount

  Now until the end of August, get 10% off any tea at Zhena's Gypsy Tea online with this special code for lim(b) readers: zgtoffer!m o r e (organic, fair trade in your cup o tea)I confess I normally buy tea in bulk when I can, but I was so drawn to Zhe...

• PEOPLE/PLANET HEALTH: ASBESTOS

  Posted on Tuesday July 7th, 2009 at 12:19 in health, climate change, mesothelioma, asbestos, we, environmental action, 350.org, 1 sky

  Asbestos, it's that popcorny stuff up on the ceiling, the darling of 60s construction, right? Right. But it turns out asbestos is also a byproduct of our energy industry, like coal and oil processing. And it turns out it's not banned in the U.S. as...

• NATURALLY NO MORE PAINS IN THE NECK

  Posted on Thursday July 2nd, 2009 at 11:06 in health, Green Living, natural pain relief, shoulder pain, self-care, valerian root, natural body care, traumeel, epsom salts, dr. riter's neck ease, homeopathic pain relief, muscle soaks

  m o r e (natural pain relief)As a writer, I am married to a machine: my computer. I also happen to carry a lot of stress and tension in my neck and shoulders. So while I believe much of pain relief comes from addressing emotional issues we carry and ...

• GREEN YOGA STUDIOS

  Posted on Monday May 18th, 2009 at 12:36 in health, Services, yoga resources, yoga studios, eco-friendly yoga mats, eco-friendly yoga studios, green yoga association, green yoga studios, non-toxic yoga mats

  m o r e (green yoginis)The Green Yoga Association is on a mission to help practitioners of tree and mountain and crow pose to honor the earth even more through their earthy yoga practice. According to Whole Life Times, it was pivotal in the search fo...

• LIM(B) PROJECT #14: HEALTHY, ENERGY-EFFICIENT, LONG-LASTING COOKWARE

  Posted on Tuesday May 12th, 2009 at 12:17 in health, home, Green Living, teflon, food and farmers, healthy cookware, energy efficient cooking, green kitchen, efficient kitchen, lim(b) projects, healthy pans

  m o r e (healthy home cooking)By now we've all heard about the dangers of Teflon pans, I hope (the emissions of which are set to be reduced by 95% next year). That non-stick one time wonder product can emit little bits of plastic into cooked food and...

• WORLD TAI CHI AND QI GONG DAY

  Posted on Friday April 17th, 2009 at 12:20 in news, health, meditation, yoga, alternative health, healthy living, Simple living, qi gong, tai chi, books and films, healing modalities, the healer within

  m o r e (mindful movement)World Tai Chi and Qi Gong Day is Sunday, April 19th. While both are yoga's cousins and just as ancient, they're much more off the radar. And they need not be. Both are 2,000 year old Chinese healing modalities that include s...

• MEATLESS MONDAYS

  Posted on Monday March 23rd, 2009 at 12:18 in health, meatless monday, vegetarian meals, food and farmers, sustainable meat, beef carbon emissions, farm animals global warming, less meat consumption, red meat consumption, red meat global warming

  m o r e (mindful meat)For those of us who are meat eaters, for whatever reason, we can still make a difference for farm animals and the environment by eating it mindfully. I still eat poultry and turkey and occasional pork because I had some ill phys...

• ORGANIC CHERRY STONE PACK

  Posted on Monday March 16th, 2009 at 13:31 in health, natural body care, cherry stone neck pillow, cherry stone pillow, natural heating pad, organic cotton heating pack, spacific essentials

  m o r e (comfort)I recently got this incredible cherry stone-filled pillow for my achey shoulders and need for a warm satchel in my cold sheets at night. It's amazing.  Before this, I was filling an organic cotton sock with rice from the bulk bin, b...

• LIM(B) PROJECT #7: TEA TIME

  Posted on Tuesday February 10th, 2009 at 11:14 in health, home, tea time, healthy tea, tea pot, drinking tea, food and farmers, tea rituals

  m o r e (time for tea)I'll admit it: I am a tea drinking fool. I find that brewing and sipping tea helps me slow down and savor the moment and is an especially good companion for reading and computer work (both activities being the way I spend a bul...

• SHORING UP FOR WINTER

  Posted on Thursday December 18th, 2008 at 11:15 in health, home, Services, saving energy, insulation, indoor air quality, energy audit, winterizing your home, home energy audit, blower door, drafty door stopper

  m o r e (warm)If you own your own home, there are definitely things you can do to prepare for winter the way the squirrels do.msn's got ten of them (that I first heard about from Budget Ecoist).There are some that work for apartment dwellers too like...

• HOW TO GROW FRESH AIR

  Posted on Thursday November 20th, 2008 at 10:36 in health, air quality, indoor plants, indoor air quality, sick building syndrome, books and films, how to grow fresh air, health benefits plants, healthy indoor plants, houseplant benefits

  l e s s (poor indoor air)The EPA tells us that indoor air is often more polluted than the air outside (unless there are wildfires burning or if you live next to a highway, factory or the like).  Office buildings are especially notorious for "sick bu...