Letter from the Publishers

This April we focus on Climate Health Updates and Healthy Homes. According to the Green and Healthy Homes Initiative, the eight elements that promote a healthy home consist of having a residence that is dry, clean, safe, well ventilated, pest-free, contaminant-free, well maintained and energy efficient.

Awakening Leadership

True Leadership shows up in a loop. It is a continual process that allows for the growth and development of those in the process. If the greatest assets of any organization are the hearts and minds of its people, then the greatest skill or attitude is that of being an effective leader.

Creating a Healthy Living Environment

Living a healthy life is something to which many of us aspire. Whether your way of staying healthy is eating naturally or spending time at the gym, surrounding yourself with a healthy home and living environment is key to reaching healthy living goals.

Gardening Asanas

Yoga Poses to Stay Pain-Free

Overdoing garden work can produce aches and pains, but by integrating yoga positions while planting and weeding, we can emerge pain-free after hours of being on our knees and bending.

Indigenous Wisdom

Elders Urge Us to Reimagine Life

Indigenous elders from around the world meet together to pass down four sacred gifts of wisdom we would do well to heed.

Nature’s Remedies

How Animals Self-Medicate

Creatures in the wild ranging from microbes to elephants cope with parasites, pests and pain using natural substances; it all suggests why our preserving the natural world is good for us, too.

Healthy Climate, Healthy People

Why a Warming Planet is Harming Our Health

As the Earth slowly heats up, we’re being affected by rising allergens, disaster-related trauma and the increase in insects carrying dangerous diseases.

A Cabaret of Consciousness Special Earth Day Performance

Performer Gina Citoli presents A Cabaret of Consciousness, a heartfelt performance designed to elevate consciousness and inspire the human spirit. The special Earth Day performance of the musical will be held at 2 p.m., April 22, at the Carondelet Center, in St. Paul.

Hawaiian-Style Massage and Healing Arts Workshop Coming in May

An opportunity to learn Lomilomi, an ancient healing form of massage that originated in Hawaii, begins May 3 at Henderson Healing Hub, in Henderson.

My Pretty…and Its Ugly Truth: A Memoir by De’Vonna Bentley-Pittman

A book review of De’Vonna Bentley-Pittman's memoir My Pretty...and Its Ugly Truth.

Organic Bitters for Spring Internal Cleansing

As the seasons change, so do our health and supplementation needs. Many people will turn to bitters in the spring for gentle cleansing and detox. They have been used for centuries to provide relief from stomach upset and indigestion and reflux, but they also aid the body in internal cleansing.

Gluten-Free Food Allergy Fest Comes to Minneapolis May 19 & 20

The 3rd annual Gluten-Free Food Allergy Fest (GFFAFest) will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., May 19, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., May 20, at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The event features a weekend of presentations, food samples and live cooking demos.

New Colon Hydrotherapy Center Opens in Lakeville

The Soma Serenity Center, offering colon hydrotherapy, opened this March, in Lakeville. The center is owned and managed by Phoenix Galban, a colon hydrotherapist, and is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, and by appointment on weekends.

Ladies Night Out at International Village in Bloomington

The businesses at the International Village Professional Building, in Bloomington, are hosting a Ladies Night Out, 6 to 8:30 p.m., April 19. Featuring more than 20 local vendors, live music, food and health screenings, the proceeds from this annual event benefit Gilda’s Club Twin Cities, located in Minnetonka, a nonprofit cancer support community founded in memory of Gilda Radner, comedienne and actress from Saturday Night Live.

Brave Endeavors Retreat May 4 – 6

Composure Coaching announces the next Brave Endeavors Retreat will be held from May 4 to 6, at Ruttger’s Bay Lake Lodge, in Deerwood.

‘Sink’ Setback

Tropical Forests Releasing Excess Carbon

Distributed Power

Energy Users Control Own Supplies

Clear Gain

Window-Like Solar Cells Could Power 40 Percent of U.S. Needs

Scientists’ Security

France Welcomes Beleaguered Climate Researchers

Transforming Plastics

Mobile Trashpresso Turns Trash into Tiles

Chinese Chokepoint

U.S. Waste Paper Turned Away

Whole Grains Help Us Eat Less

Feel Fuller Sooner, Lose Weight

Herbs Ease Polycystic Ovary Symptoms

Natural Remedy Provides Relief

Less REM-Stage Sleep Linked to Dementia Risk

Impact on Mental Acuity

Fruit Pesticides Lower Fertility in Women

Produce Has Impact on Conception