Mark your calendar for Sunday, May 18th – 10am-5pm International and local speakers: Viktoras Kulvinskas – Father of the raw food movement, Dr. Joel Kahn, Medical Director of Preventive Cardiology at DMC, Joyce Oliveto, Living Foods Pioneer & Natual Healing Expert, Terri VanDale, Certified Nutritional Microscopist, Ellen Livingston, Masters Degree in Counseling & Certified Yoga […]
Empowerment Weekend Event for Victims of Domestic Violence
Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD) will host the community event, 2013 Empowerment Weekend, on October 11 and 12, in honor of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Sisters Acquiring Financial Empowerment (SAFE), a non-profit organization dedicated to the financial empowerment of victims of domestic violence, will present two events: O.P.E.N (Opportunity, Preparation, Entrepreneurship, Networking) for […]
Neal’s Yard Remedies to be Featured at Holistic Networking Meeting
The Holistic Networking Group, a community networking event for businesses centered around healthy and sustainable living, will meet from 6 to 8 p.m., October 16, at St. Paul of the Cross Passionist Retreat and Conference Center, in Detroit. The scheduled presenter is Paula Neys, occupational therapist and independent consultant for NYR Organic, the United States’ […]
Paws for Reading Program at Redford Library
Redford Township District Library has partnered with Dr. Paws Pet Assistant Therapy to offer the Paws for Reading program on Saturdays for readers from beginner through fifth-grade levels. During the 20-minute session designed to promote reading skills in an unstressed environment, the child will read to one of two trained therapy dogs: Molly, an Old […]
Special Baked Goods for Lactating Moms
Mommy’s Sweet Milk, which creates and sells baked goods for lactating moms, has opened for business. “I started creating recipes for super lactation cookies that included fenugreek, old fashioned oats, brewer’s yeast, flaxseed, peanut butter and chocolate. After trying them with several breastfeeding moms I recruited, we discovered they really worked. Most moms noticed results […]
Looking for local Bodywork?
Find a Local Massage Therapist After you read the article ‘Bodywork goes Mainstream’ on pg 18, you may be inspired to go for a massage! Click here to find a local massage therapist.
Keep Tabs on Radiation Exposure
The cumulative exposure to ionizing radiation used in medical diagnostic tests from dental and chest X-rays, mammograms, heart health exams and other procedures adds up, often reaching or surpassing the recommended lifetime limit of 100 milliSieverts (mSv) set by the American College of Radiology, according to a recent Harvard Medical School advisory. Among the tests […]
Functional Training Protects Against Falls
Seniors that integrate strength and balance training into everyday activities experience nearly one-third fewer falls, according to a new study published online by BMJ (formerly British Medical Journal). A team of researchers at the University of Sydney, Australia, designed and tested the Lifestyle Integrated Functional Exercise program to reduce […]
Fracking destroys America’s Bedrock
Clear & Present Dangers by Sandra Steingraber Current environmental policies must be realigned to safeguard our health, sustain planetary life-support systems and free us from dependence upon fossil fuels. Under the misleading banner of clean and green, the global natural gas rush is on, and nowhere more so than in the United States. We are […]
No Dust on the Mirror
Reflections on a Life of Conscious Wholeness by Michael Bernard Beckwith We spend a good deal of time gazing at ourselves in a mirror with the physical eye, as well as into the mirror of our mind with an analytical eye, endeavoring to size ourselves up in […]
