Health, Healing & Wellness

By Betsy Bruns To what degree will food shortages plague us in 2022? So far, I’ve not had any problems finding staples and am holding a vision of plenty of good food and health abundance in the coming year. Quinoa, beans, lentils, rice, oats, nutritional yeast, condiments, and spices have …

  By Sue Odland  As summer temperatures rise, bountiful gardens bloom, and garden pests do too. Keep your garden safe from chemicals this season by using the wisdom of Mother Nature to provide effective, natural pest control. Using a combination of the following strategies will provide your plants with well-rounded protection …

By Betsy Bruns In the United States, the month of March brings the promise of Spring and all things green. March usually has us thinking of St. Patrick’s Day. It sure does for me. I grew up hearing tales of our Irish ancestors fleeing the Emerald Isle for greener pastures …

  By Betsy Bruns Refreshing Easter Traditions Easter gatherings in our family always included two things: ham and chicken liver pâté. It was tradition. Special care was taken to secure these delicacies in advance.  The Easter ham was ordered well before the holiday and the chicken liver was bought early, …

  By Phyllis Light, Ph.D. In case you haven’t noticed, we are all going through MAJOR upheaval in our country (and on the planet). Astrologically speaking, we are all undergoing a “Pluto Return”, a major astrological event which only comes about every 247 years or so. I am not a …

By Loretta LaRoche Recently, I stayed with a friend who had three children: ages two, five, and seven. At breakfast, she took out six different boxes of cereal and began the following litany, first addressing the two-year-old, “Do you want fruit doodles, oat squares, shredded wheat, captain crackles, Trix, or …

  By Staci Culbreath Do you often feel tired or fatigued? Do your kidneys hurt after eating certain foods? Do you have skin problems such as eczema, rashes, or acne? Do you have frequent urinary tract infections? If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions, it is time to start …

  By Betsy Bruns February 1st, 2022, is the Chinese Lunar New Year (LNY) commencing The Year of The Tiger. It is said that Tiger years bring times of change, this year even more so because 2022 is a Water Tiger. Water is associated with sensitivity, creativity, and openness to …

  By Betsy Bruns At the writing of this article, more than 277,000 cases ofCOVID-19 have been reported here in the United States and the number is rising each day. Most of us are staying home to save lives and to flatten the curve. At this time, many in the collective are feeling …

  By Ania Wilewska “The people will not revolt. They will not look up from their screens long enough to notice what’s happening.” – George Orwell, 1984 Did George Orwell predict modern times? Looking around, it’s hard to miss the modern human: hunched back position with eyes glued to the …