The Mayo Clinic and a New York design firm are collaborating to explore the relationship between built environments and our health.

Some unexpected stress factors to consider that can sap adrenal health.

Backyard gardeners will soon be able to protect their plants — and the bees that pollinate them.

How you can steer clear of cosmetic microbeads to safeguard our environment — and your own well-being.

Don't get sucked in by obsessions with six-pack abs and buns of steel. Don't play "compare the bodies." Fulfill your best-self vision.

Several food giants are gradually shifting away from BPA, but the alternatives may not be much better.

Tips to keep your lawn healthier this year.

Why you may want to avoid anti-odor clothes, and alternatives for lessening the stink.

As many as 2,000 chemicals may be involved in making the clothes in your closet. They include pesticides, toxic dyes, and formaldehyde — a known carcinogen used as a mildew preventive in the fashion world (and as an embalming agent in the funeral industry).

Mattresses, pillows, and other bedding can contain chemicals that, while intended to make sleep safer, actually have the opposite effect.

Digital content specialist Casie Leigh Lukes on her participation with @PeopleTree's #FashionTakesAction contest.

Editorial Intern Casie Leigh Lukes recaps her recent project of sewing her first pair of underwear out of a t-shirt.

Intern Casie Lukes is on a quest to learn to sew ... and she's starting with the bare essentials: underwear!

Editorial intern Casie Lukes on her quest for sustainable clothing.

Since the majority of us have access to curbside pickup, recycling has actually become pretty darn easy. Yet, we seem to be locked in a holding pattern, with 25 percent of the population chucking it all into landfill. Do we really need a carrot dangling from a stick in order to really step up to... Read more »

“We need to move beyond oil. We need to reinvent society, technology and economy. We need to do it fast and we need to do it creatively. We can.” — Dr. Vandana ShivaIn July 2011, courtesy of Exxon, 42,000 gallons of oil spilled into Montana’s Yellowstone River affecting areas as far as 150 miles downstream... Read more »

Whether you're diving into a pool or wading into a lake, certain water conditions can threaten your health. Here's how to avoid trouble.

Why water is the top health issue of our time — and what you can do about it.