by Khayriyyah Savannah — As the summer sun heats up, it is time to tune in to the body’s signals for staying cool on the inside. Signs of internal heat (inflammation) can range from headaches and sore muscles, to anger and impatience. Nurturing your natural balance of fluids or moisture (yin) can help you keep […]
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Three easy ways to green your home
February 25, 2012
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by Linda Costello — How can you ensure that your home is as earth-friendly as possible? Three primary areas are often overlooked in new builds, and they were not even considered in older homes. The first is leaky windows. Windows that do not have a tight seal will increase your utility bills, as well as […]
We love sunshine, but skin cancer screenings are a must
February 24, 2012
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by Dr. Ann Lovick — In Arizona, we receive intense sun exposure almost year-round. According to the Arizona Department of Health Services, Arizona is second only to Australia in skin cancer incidence rates. We love our sunshine, but we do need to be smart about it. Here are five important guidelines to help protect you […]
“Scentsational” summer mists
February 23, 2012
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by Carol E. Gutierrez — With these blistering hot summer days, keeping cool and refreshed is on everyone’s mind. Hydrosols are a light, cool, refreshing and natural way to get comfortable. Plant hydrosols are the end product of the distillation process of essential oils from aromatic plants. Low concentrations of essential oils are dissolved in […]
Using far infrared for detoxification
February 23, 2012
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by Victoria Bowmann, Ph.D. — The sun naturally produces far infrared rays. As well as emitting the visible rays with which we discriminate colors in the spectrum, the sun also emits invisible rays. One of the invisible rays is the far infrared ray, which is beyond red in the spectrum. These rays have attracted the […]
August 13, 2012
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