Recently added articles from New Life Journal:
The power of perception: Mimi Hernandez shares how shooing away stress can mean a healthier you.
Sep 01, 2009; Hernandez, Mimi ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Stress has a severe impact on our health and well-being. It's not just mental; it actually has an effect on the physiological processes of the body and is now recognized as being associated with an increased prevalence of heart disease, cancer, impaired ...
A little maintenance goes a long way: naturopath Glenn Ingram Jr. gets you thinking prevention to avoid chronic disease clown the road.(Cover story)
Sep 01, 2009; Ingram, Glenn, Jr. ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Healthcare is a major issue in politics and economics these days. After all, the U.S. currently has the highest priced medical system in the world yet ranks 37th in performance out of 191 countries (1). Your wallet has probably noticed these huge costs, ...
Homemade herbal medicines: according to Corinna Wood, whipping up tinctures and infusions is easy as pie.(HERBAL HEALING)
Sep 01, 2009; Wood, Corinna ... Tinctures (alcohol extracts) and infusions (concentrated, water-based teas) are my favorite ways to take herbs internally--after eating them as food, of course! The simple methods both involve soaking plant material, whether leaves, flowers, roots or seeds, in a liquid. Which liquid ...
Preventing Alzheimer's: Dr. Elizabeth Pavka explains what nutrition's got to do with it.(HOLISTIC NUTRITION Q&A)
Sep 01, 2009; Pavka, Elizabeth ... Q: My 85-year-old grandmother has just been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. She's no longer the person I've known and loved my entire life. I'm wondering what, if anything, my parents and I can do to prevent this in ourselves." --Margaret C., Asheville, NC A: ...
Savor your true nature: Ruth Gonzalez takes you to the True Nature Country Fair.(BUY LOCAL)
Sep 01, 2009; Gonzalez, Ruth ... Fun, food, music and farming--what a combo! This month, the True Nature Country Fair celebrates fall, for the third year running, with a major focus on local. In fact, everything featured at the fair must be at least 50 percent produced from sustainable sources and local to the Southern ...
Sustaining sites and search engines: Mary Anne Bennick clicks her way to websites that have everyone's well-being in mind.(SUSTAINABILITY SLEUTH)
Sep 01, 2009; Bennick, Mary Anne ... When I think of the words "wellness" or "well-being," I immediately hear my rather s steady, graceful voice and become a six-year-old me again at a church bake-off for charity desperately clutching a double fudge brownie. "Honey, listen carefully," a held smile behind his eyes preparing me ...
DIY home improvement: you don't have to be scared to tackle some projects on your own, says contractor Terry White.(HEALTHY HOME Q&A)
Sep 01, 2009; White, Terry ... Q: With the current economy, I want to save money wherever possible. What are some home improvements, especially to weatherize, that I can make myself? (I don't have much experience with renovation projects.) --Jeremy J., Asheville, NC A: You can do a lot of the ...
A partnership for sustainable development: Mike Figura outlines the recent agreement between three powerful government agencies that have joined forces to pursue sustainability.(SMART GROWTH)
Sep 01, 2009; Figura, Mike ... Smart growth planning takes a holistic vision. When planning an area--be it a city, a town or a region--the smart growth planner has to answer many questions. Where will people live, work, shop and play? How will crucial services be provided? How will the natural environment be protected? ...
Farmers receive help to promote their crops.(LIVE LOCAL)
Sep 01, 2009; ... Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) is making matching funds available to farmers through a program funded by the North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission. Farmers can apply for matching funds that will enable them to conduct promotions and develop materials that ...
Local Wi-Fi on the rise.(LIVE LOCAL)
Sep 01, 2009; ... Area nonprofit MAIN, Mountain Area Information Network, recently announced that their Wi-Fi coverage in Asheville has tripled since the Asheville City Council voted to endorse MAIN's plan for a "Wi-Fi City" in 2008. They also announced that their Wi-Fi City effort recently ...
Corinna Wood: gathers together herbs and people ready to learn about them.(LIFE'S LEADERS)(Interview)
Sep 01, 2009; Cramer, Maggie ... Corinna Wood's relationship with herbal healing began 20 years ago when she learned how to eat wild plants such as chickweed and dandelion. From there, she learned about their medicinal uses and apprenticed with renowned herbalist Susun Weed. Armed with an in-depth education, she started ...
