Health & Wellness

Northwest Arkansas Wellness & Health Expo

May 2nd, 2008 | Category: Calendar Events, Health & Wellness

[ June 28, 2008; 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] A Whole Health expo will be held at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Springdale, AR on Saturday, June 28th from 10 am - 6 pm. With an increasing number of specialized health products, equipment, and services designed to make staying fit, balanced, and healthy attainable, this expo will provide a wealth of information to [...]



UNMASKED: 5 Ugly Truths Behind the Myth of Cosmetics Safety

Apr 30th, 2008 | Category: Health & Wellness

Important information from the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and Environment Working Group’s SKIN DEEP Cosmetic Safety Database . . .



Ten Reasons to Buy Local

Apr 30th, 2008 | Category: Building Community, Health & Wellness, Sustainability

Good health-sense, business-sense and good community-sense…maybe it’s just good common sense! A reminder list for shopping in your neighborhood….



The Neti Pot

Apr 30th, 2008 | Category: Health & Wellness

The practice of nasal irrigation originated in India thousands of years ago, with the practitioners of Ayurveda and Yoga. Today millions of people worldwide use this simple technique as part of their daily routine. Many of the 37 million Americans who suffer with sinus inflammation and infection are
turning to the neti pot for relief.
While some [...]



Creating Spa Treatments at Home

Apr 30th, 2008 | Category: Health & Wellness

Do It Yourself: GRAPEFRUIT & PARSLEY FACE MASK, FRUIT SALAD BODY MASK, CHOCOLATE FACIAL MASK, FROZEN Egg & Honey FACIAL MASK



Popular ‘Healthy Food’ Phrases - What do they really mean?

Mar 27th, 2008 | Category: Health & Wellness, Sustainability

Whether on a package of eggs in your grocery store or listed on a menu in your favorite restaurant, words like “free-range”, “grass-fed”, “natural”, and “organic” are everywhere these days. Most of these labels sound quite good and healthy, but what does it really mean when you order “wild game” or “pasture-raised” chicken? It may not be what you think…



Plant Spirit Medicine

Mar 27th, 2008 | Category: Health & Wellness, Spiritual Perspectives

Interview with practitioner, Melissa Clare on Plant Spirit Medicine - an ancient and indigenous approach to healing that enlists the help of the plants: a holistic therapy that recognizes that many of the problems that beset us have their roots at the level of spirit. Plant Spirit Medicine treats the root rather than the symptoms. How do the plant spirits help with healing?…



Eliot Cowan: Author ‘Plant Spirit Medicine’

Mar 24th, 2008 | Category: Health & Wellness, Spiritual Perspectives

Plant spirit medicine is the shaman’s way with plants. It recognizes that plants have spirit, and that spirit is the strongest medicine. Spirit can heal the deepest reaches of
the heart and soul. ~ Eliot Cowan, author of Plant Spirit Medicine



Aromatherapy: Returning to Our Roots. . .

Mar 24th, 2008 | Category: Health & Wellness

Aromatherapy: Returning to Our Roots. . . and
leaves, woods, seeds, and flowers
by Dianne Buhlinger
Traditional healing practices have used aromatherapy for thousands of years. Early man was the original researcher in this field. He gathered roots, leaves and flowers as food, and to his amazement, discovered their healing properties when he applied them to [...]



‘Touch For Health’ Enhancing Health and Wellness

Mar 20th, 2008 | Category: Health & Wellness

The Touch for Health System is a practical guide to natural health that improves postural balance, and reduces physical and mental pain and tension. It is an approach to restoring natural energies that combines ancient Chinese energy therapies with recent Western developments in kinesiology. A very practical tool, Touch for Health utilizes acupressure and [...]