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Water. We can’t live without it. It comprises about 70% of adult body weight and even more for infants and children. Essential to every cell in the body, water helps to: maintain normal temperature through sweating and respiration regulate thirst and appetite transport nutrients in the [...]
Naturally sweet cinnamon revives our senses with its wonderful aroma and can enhance health with its medicinal properties. Cinnamon was first used in China (2700 B.C.) to treat fever, digestive, and menstrual problems. Indian healers used cinnamon to treat gastrointestinal complaints, as well as [...]
Views of nature have been shown to lower stress levels in children, and kids love new tech. So do their parents. Can virtual reality of nature scenes provide pain relief? Our pilot program addresses the growing deficit of nature exposure with greater urbanization, and a greater awareness of the [...]
Four out of five in the U.S. now lives in cities, versus less than half just 100 years ago. Mega-cities are booming worldwide (Tokyo 38 million, Delhi 25 million, Shanghai 23 million). Plant and animal life can be scarce. Living in urban canyons with too little exposure to the [...]
Medscape recently published a short essay of mine, Rx: Exercise Daily — in Nature. Doctor’s Orders. It is also viewable and downloadable here without login, as some people are not signed into Medscape but still want to read it. It is a quick summary of scientific evidence for how [...]
The foundation for organic gardening is biodiversity. In the wild, a variety of plants and wildlife exist interdependently-providing shelter, moisture, continual bloom when pollen is available for insects, and support for all the creatures within the system. You can apply the biodiversity principle [...]
Recent years have seen gardens popping up in some of the most unexpected places – retirement homes, hospitals, after-school programs, and even prisons – where, it turns out, they have proven to be a beneficial form of therapy and rehabilitation on multiple levels. Yet gardens in health [...]
Physicians are a sharp lot: that’s often how they qualified for medical school. We take care of ourselves, however, badly. Too many docs are stressed out, overweight, don’t exercise, and sleep little. It’s no coincidence that these are the three areas in which REFUEL offers its [...]
Anyone who has been in gardening store knows the smell of synthetic artificial pesticides…it wafts into your nose and head as you are walking down the aisle towards the potting soil. That’s herbicide Roundup Ready, and its ilk, and there are now weeds and other plants that are [...]