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2012 July/August
The Incomparable Naomi Shihab Nye on Kindness
The poems of Naomi Shihab Nye have an uncanny way of showing up at exactly the right moment to summon you below the surface of your life. The child of a Palestinian father and an A…
Five Compelling Reasons to Support and Commit to Organic Farmers
My grandson Blake and I were lounging in thick grass, eating the yellow petals of dandelions, and I said, “When you eat this, the nutrients and minerals in its cells become part of…
2012 May/June
The South of France with Mary Magdalene and the Cathars
As I entered the massive Gothic basilica at Saint-Maximin in the southern French countryside near Aix-en-Provence, I felt I had entered another dimension. My pulse quickened, and …
2012 May/June
Riding the Edge at Maya Yoga
Just getting to Nicki Doane and Eddie Modestini’s yoga studio in the rain-forested heart of Maui inspires a change in attitude. Head east on Hana Highway (a twisting, rainbow-washe…
2012 March/April
Join a Movement Called Squam
Four years ago, Elizabeth Duvivier had a high-powered job in product development. She had watched her company grow from a small, single-owner entity to a corporate behemoth and was…
2010 July/August
Getting the Truth from Fish Oil Producers
If you’re unnerved by the idea that a typical package of hamburger might contain flesh from hundreds, if not thousands, of cows, you may be surprised to know the oil in your fish o…
2011 November/December
7 Ways to Make Happiness Last
As a surgeon I have used the word “cancer” — the C-word — thousands of times in my life. I have spent my entire professional life researching it, trying to find ways to resect it, …
2012 January/February
The Best Health Practice
Dr. Erminia (Mimi) Guarneri first became known as a pioneering interventional cardiologist who placed more than 700 stents a year before she had an awakening to the wider arena of …
2012 March/April
The Hidden Wisdom of Fertility Awareness
Several months ago, I heard about a practice developed in the 1980s called the Fertility Awareness Method (FAM), a natural form of birth control that a study in the journal Human R…
2012 March/April
Change Your Sweets
The Corn Refiners Association is changing the name of high-fructose corn syrup to “corn sugar” in an attempt to rid themselves of the stench that comes from the manufacture and use…
