Acupuncture Alleviates Menstrual Pain: An Alternative Way to Keep Discomfort at Bay

While most women resort to an over-the-counter pain killer to find relief from the symptoms of menstrual discomfort, a study now has shown that acupuncture may offer a valid alternative. Read More »

A Good Start for Baby: Help Your Offspring Develop a Taste for Nutrition

A study shows that if new moms want their babies to grow up loving fruits and vegetables, they should eat plenty of these good food choices themselves during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Read More »

Cooked or Raw?: The Best Way to Eat Your Veggies

Findings confirm that cooking certain vegetables, such as carrots, zucchini and broccoli, preserves or even boosts their antioxidant power. Read More »

Easy Breathing Aids Dog Training: Relaxing Helps When Working with Your Canine

Paying attention to the breath is one of the best ways to increase concentration, and the single most important tool in developing and maintaining focus and control when interacting with a dog in any manner. Read More »

Frugal Fashion: Smart Clothes-Shopping Tips

Clothing can consume a big chunk of the family budget. Here are some good options for making clothes last longer. Read More »

Gardening As Exercise: A Double-Rewarding Workout

A beautiful yard flowing with flowers or a hearty vegetable garden can double as a comprehensive gym. If you garden on a regular basis, odds are you are getting a healthy dose of exercise. Read More »

Happy Habitat: Wildlife-Ready Yards and Gardens

Spring brings beautiful birds and butterflies to wildlife-friendly locations all along their American migration routes. Each year, residents may welcome these courageous visitors with a needed haven of essentials. Read More »

Inner Grizzly: Mothers & Others Roar Their Support

Mothers Acting Up continues its campaign to reclaim the holiday by speaking up on behalf of billions of the world’s children beset by poverty, war and lack of schooling, safe drinking water and health services. Read More »

Juice Debate Update: A Natural Source of Vitamins and Antioxidants

While some medical professions recommend that parents limit the amount of fruit juice their children drink, a study has found no association between childhood obesity and 100-percent fruit juice that has no sugar added. Read More »

Money Counts: Pocketbook Power Brings a Better World

The Big Green Purse’s “One in a Million” campaign is urging a million American women to shift $1,000 of the money they’d spend this year anyway into the camp of green products and services. Read More »

Prescription for a Simple Life: Nourish the Soul and Realize Your Purpose

Simplifying one’s life can greatly improve the quality of life. Follow these two steps to live more lightly with fewer distractions and, ultimately, more simply. Read More »

Seeing Red: 188 Species Added to Red List

The World Conservation Union has added 188 animals and plants to its Red List, a tally of the flora and fauna most threatened with extinction. Read More »

Slender Women Eat Yogurt: A Slimming Treat

A study showed that women who eat yogurt have a body mass index 15 percent lower than those of nonyogurt eaters. Read More »

Thermograms More User-Friendly than Mammograms: Detect Tumors Before They Even Develop

With breast cancer on the rise and prevention now considered more valuable than cure, women are beginning to educate themselves on the option of including a thermogram in their annual check-up. Read More »

Think Twice: ...About Taking a Break from Your Exercise Regimen

A study determined that weight gained during an exercise hiatus can be unexpectedly tough to shed. Read More »

Three Rs: Afghans Go to School

Thanks to the United Nations Children’s Fund, 6 million Afghan children, including 2 million girls, are now enrolled in school in Afghanistan—the largest number in the country’s history. Read More »

Underwater Paradise: Florida Scientists Show Seas Rising

Scientists say rising sea levels along Florida’s coastline are a harbinger of major changes underway in the state’s geography. Read More »

What to Inspect When Expecting: A Handy Health Checklist for Pregnancy

Pregnancy is not only the most critical time for establishing a new baby’s well-being, it’s also the time when mom is especially vulnerable to a stew of harmful chemicals. The good news is that mom can take care of herself and her coming little one simply by practicing a few of these 10 steps. Read More »

Women Ecopreneurs Create A Better World: Green Startups Bypass Corporate Glass Ceiling

Today’s red-hot green marketplace is witnessing an unprecedented phenomenon: women-owned businesses are increasing at twice the national r... Read More »

Worthy Service: Progress at the Post Office

Forces are joining to provide individuals with RecyclePaks for easy drop-off of worn-out compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) at 37,000 postal facilities. Read More »