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CLIMATE CHAMPION: SCAPE Studio

By Elizabeth Millard

This transformative climate project — that uses “oyster- tecture” to combat shoreline erosion — offers surprising hope for the future.

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CLIMATE CHAMPION: Kiss the Ground

By Elizabeth Millard

This transformative climate project — focused on regenerative agriculture — offers surprising hope for the future.

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Do the Chemicals in Single-Serve Coffee Pods Disrupt Hormones?

By Marco Dregni

A recent study looked at estrogenic chemicals in pod-brewed coffee. Here’s what it found out.

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CLIMATE CHAMPION: Reef Life Foundation

By Elizabeth Millard

This transformative climate project — which uses IntelliReefs to help rebuild coral reefs — offers surprising hope for the future.

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How Nature Supports Our Mental Health

By Henry Emmons, MD

Here’s how nature supports our mind and mood — and how to get more of it.

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How to Dream Big

By Jill Patton, NBC-HWC

Pursuing your dreams means leaping early and often and making bold moves.

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Can Bicycles Help Create a Better World?

By Michael Dregni

We often think of cycling in terms of personal health, but it has many social, economic, and environmental impacts.

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CLIMATE CHAMPION: One Tree Planted

By Elizabeth Millard

This transformative climate project — focused on reforestation strategy — offers surprising hope for the future.

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PUMPING IRONY: Home Healthcare Shakeup: Palliative or Predatory?

By Craig Cox

Health-insurance conglomerates are gobbling up home-healthcare companies, despite the industry’s inability to attract and retain workers. Early signs suggest that few of the benefits of these mergers will accrue to caregivers and their elderly clients.

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The Problem With Antimicrobial Cleaning Products

By Mo Perry

Surface transmission of COVID is rare. But, many of us are still using antimicrobial products to clean surfaces — and killing good bugs in the process.

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12 Tips to Create an Eco-Friendly Kitchen

By Camille Berry

Try these tips to cut back on food and plastic waste in your kitchen.

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How Jane Goodall Sustains Hope

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Although the future may seem bleak, Jane Goodall seeks to inspire us all with faith, resiliency, and awe.

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CLIMATE CHAMPIONS: GRID Alternatives

By Elizabeth Millard

This transformative climate project — focused on increasing access to solar energy — offers surprising hope for the future.

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Jane Knight’s Success Story

By Jane Knight

After years of near immobility, a woman gains independence — and much more — when she discovers recumbent cycling.

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STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: To Step or to Jump?

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

What yoga has taught our fitness editor about the importance of transitions.

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Adolescents’ Most Common Mental-Health Issues

By Alexandra Smith, MA, LPCC

When is it depression, social anxiety, or substance abuse — and when is it normal “teen angst”?

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7 Climate Champions

By Elizabeth Millard

Protecting ice caps and restoring the ocean floor are just a couple of the transformative climate projects that are bringing some hope for the future.

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Nurturing Growth

By Jamie Martin

When it comes to the planet and its health, the earlier we start educating ourselves and taking action, the better.

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Goal-Setting That Sticks

By Becca Rigg

How-to guidance from a trainer for setting achievable goals. Plus, her top eight tips for lasting success.

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How to Garden With Native Plants

By Michael Dregni

Combating the climate crisis can begin in our own front yard — using native plants, shrubs, and trees. Here’s how.

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