Wellness

Potion Play

Move over steroid cream, petroleum jelly and paraben-infused lotions. Austin singer-songwriter Raina Rose is back from tour, and she’s been whipping up more than new songs: potions to ease your ...

Beaucoup Beauty

Nobody ever says “I’m going to the ladies room to tar my nose.” Even so, that’s essentially what many are doing with modern makeup. Made from coal tar, petroleum and other nasty ingredients, ...

Gardening in the backyard one day, Debra Knox needed to get one of her 40 chickens out from underfoot, so she handed it to her mother-in-law. Her mother-in-law suffered from dementia and made little ...

Mama Care and Postpartum Wellness

I gave birth to our first baby earlier this year. In spite of checking things off my lists—preparing nursing baskets, assembling the items requested by the midwives, installing the car seat, ...

Food as Medicine

The next time you fill a prescription, your doctor might send you to the farmers market or produce aisle rather than the pharmacy. Increasingly, physicians and medical professionals are practicing a ...

Circling the Wagons

Going through major life-disrupting events is, of course, an unavoidable part of the human condition. Illness, the death of a loved one, a natural disaster, a financial or emotional crisis—even a ...

Healing Inflammation

Inflammation. It’s a buzzword we keep hearing. From seasonal allergies to indigestion to autoimmune conditions—even cancer—inflammation in the body is often blamed as the culprit. But what is ...

Self-Care With Essential Oils

The mountain scenery of the northern Italian Alps was superlative, but the hiking was strenuous. Then came more walking through ancient alleyways and world-class museums as we explored the great ...

GMOs: A Question of Food Democracy

It’s nearly impossible to escape the ongoing genetically modified organism (GMO) debate. While many hold the strong opinion that genetically engineered (GE) foods are unsafe, unhealthy and ...

Facing Facts

For a healthy and youthful appearance, there is no substitute for beautiful skin. A flawless complexion, all by itself, can make you look many years younger than you actually ...