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9 ways to be grateful for what nature and nurture provide you

Spring’s renewal makes us grateful for the presence of both nature and nurture. We celebrate Mother Earth for her ability to fade...

Green your garden with help from nature

A Q&A with EarthTalk; reprinted with permissionDear EarthTalk: I’d like to have a garden that encourages bees and butterflies...

Simple yet effective ways to green your home

Outfitting your home with the latest and greatest environmentally friendly appliances and accessories may make you super trendy,...

The Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit environmental research organization based in Washington, DC, reports that you can...

A backyard makeover for spring

Spring is finally here! Temperatures are rising, birds are singing, flowers are blooming, and you’re … still inside?If a...

How to make food coloring from actual foods

The ways we celebrate Easter today combine many ancient traditions focusing on rebirth and renewal, both of which have been...

If the human body is a machine, then water is what makes it go. But many people aren't getting the cleanest "fuel" to put into...

From lowering cholesterol to preventing bone loss, beer may be as good for the body as it is for the spirit

I live in a pro-beer household. It’s not really a choice. As a member of an extremely enthusiastic Irish family, my fiancé was...

Organize your home and lighten your load

Think it’s impossible to see how your brain works? Walk over to a closet or open a drawer in your home. What you see is what you’...

An excerpt from 'You Can Buy Happiness (And It’s Cheap)'

A few years ago, my husband Logan and I decided to move into a smaller home. It might seem counter-intuitive, but downsizing can...