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4 Ways to Keep Toxins From Entering Your Home
We enjoy connecting with the earth through a landscaped yard or natural park. Once we track that earth inside, though, it’s a different story. Dirt, in this chemical age, is dirtier than many of us might want to know.
Fish for Change
Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl on how to enjoy your seafood and help save our oceans.
5 Ways to Protect Yourself Against Superbugs
Bacteria are waging a battle against antibiotics, which are overused and too often ineffective. But we can still win the war.
Understanding Conscious Label Tags
A new constellation of “conscious clothing” tags — insignia identifying clothes that are organic, processed without toxic chemicals or produced in accordance with fair-trade practices — deserve our attention.
Horseback Humanitarians
Saddle up with Relief Riders International for a do-good adventure in one of India’s most dramatic desert landscapes — and find out if “voluntourism” is right for you.
Frankenfood: The Health Concerns and Risks of Genetically Modified Foods
Genetically modified food is everywhere in America’s supermarkets and restaurants. And since it’s not labeled, most of us have no idea how much of it we’re eating — or how much it’s affecting our health.
How Dry Cleaning Affects Brain Health
Research shows that there may be a link between dry-cleaning chemicals and mental illness.
The Problem with Chemical Flame Retardants
The Environmental Working Group highlights products that contain toxic chemical flame retardants.
DIY Fruit Based Alpha-Hydroxy Enzyme Mask
Here’s an excellent DIY exfoliating mask that can help reduce the appearance of fine lines and skin discolorations when used 2 to 3 times a week.
Behind the Scenes With Gretchen Bleiler (Video)
Go behind the scenes at the January cover shoot with professional snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler.
Dirt, Germs, and Other Friendly Filth
For decades, we’ve been a culture obsessed with avoiding germs, but is dirt actually good for our immune system?
Clean Sweep: How — and Why — to Detoxify Your Body
Ever wonder how much toxic sludge your body is carting around? If you want to be healthy, fit, and bursting with energy, it’s time you learned a little about detoxification and internal cleansing.
Natural Cleaning: 6 Homemade Cleaning Solutions for a Toxin-Free Home
Sara Snow shares 6 ways to detox your cleaning products.
3 Tips to Avoid Mislabeled Fish
Mislabeled fish in restaurants and supermarkets has become something of an epidemic in the United States.
What Is “Honey Laundering”?
Tainted honey could be making its way into your pantry through a practice known as “honey laundering.” Here’s what you need to know.
40+ Easy Breezy Ways to Recycle Anything and Everything
Tips to recycle everything from sports equipment, cosmetic containers, clothing, shoes, and electronics.
Our Sustainability Efforts
We’re making a conscious effort to minimize our magazine’s eco-footprint, including making sure our publication is produced and disposed of responsibly.
What You Need to Know About EMFs
The electromagnetic radiation surrounding us — especially from cell phones — may pose unseen dangers to our health. Learn what you can do to reduce your exposure to EMFs.
How Forests Boost Immunity
Studies show that positive immune benefits can last up to a month after a visit to the woods.
Even BPA-Free Plastic Has Health Risks
Some tips on how to avoid hormone-disrupting chemicals in your kitchen.