- Environmental Health -
How Long Does It Take a Plastic Bottle to Decompose?
By Heidi WachterEverything takes time to break down. Here’s the time frame for a plastic bottle — and 11 other commonly consumed items.
environment
- Environmental Health -
The High Cost of Litter
By Heidi WachterOur trash is harming the environment — and human health. Discover how to tackle the trash.
- Brain/Mental Health -
NATURAL MENTAL HEALTH: Integrative Insights
By Henry Emmons, MDOur new columnist explains why our lifestyle choices matter in building resilience — and addressing the growing mental-health crisis.
- Food Culture -
Can Healing the Soil Help to Stop Climate Change?
By Elizabeth MillardThe solution to climate change may be right under our feet: Heal the soil and we’ll heal the planet.
- Environmental Health -
Trash Talk: The Recycling Conundrum
By Michael DregniRecycling is better than nothing, but we need to do better, say experts. Here are some recycling facts.
- Brain/Mental Health -
Greener Childhood, Happier Adulthood
By Heidi WachterAccess to green space during childhood may lower the incidence of mental-health issues later on, according to a recent study.
- Environmental Health -
How to Be a Citizen Scientist
By Elizabeth MillardParticipating in research projects can connect you with nature, fight climate change, and strengthen your community.
- Perspective by Bahram Akradi -
It Starts With One
By Bahram AkradiBreak every objective into its smallest pieces and take action with just one of them, even if it is the smallest one and seems insignificant.
- Environmental Health -
How Climate Change Leads to Nutrient Decline
By Courtney HelgoeGlobal warming is reducing nutrients in wheat, rice, beans, and more.
- Hormones -
What You Need to Know About Automimmunity
By Courtney HelgoeThree experts talk about the autoimmunity epidemic — and how to reverse it.
- Environmental Health -
Why Are Our Oceans Full of Plastic?
By Heidi WachterFind out what you can do to decrease the amount of plastic in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans.
- Community -
Building Healthy Neighborhoods
By Mo PerryNine design principles that support collective well-being.
- Environmental Health -
Hawaiian Bees Are First to Be Designated as Endangered
By Heidi WachterFederal protections have been given to seven bee species in the hopes their populations will rebound.
- Environmental Health -
Healthy on the Inside
By Mo PerryThe Mayo Clinic and a New York design firm are collaborating to explore the relationship between built environments and our health.
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: Nurtured by Nature
By Craig CoxInspired by a new study suggesting that connecting to nature more often can boost the well-being of most seniors, I paid a visit to my neighborhood wilderness. Why don’t I do this more often?
- Pumping Irony -
PUMPING IRONY: The Eco-Conscious Road to a Longer Life
By Craig Cox12 household toxins to avoid if you want to live a longer, healthier life.
- Environmental Health -
Arbor Day 2014: Stand Up for Trees — and the Environment
By Casie Leigh LukesA modern anecdote to encourage you to be aware of what’s happening in your environment — and take action when needed.
- Environmental Health -
How to protect yourself from harmful air pollutants
By Maggie Fazeli FardAir pollution is now considered the world’s largest environmental health risk, taking the blame for an estimated seven million premature deaths in 2012, the World Health Organization said.
- Coming Clean -
COMING CLEAN: Weather Watcher
By Courtney Lewis OpdahlHow learning to respect the seasons has made me healthier.
- Travel -
Field Notes: Feral Hog Factsheet
By Maggie Fazeli FardLearn more about wild hogs, which are running amuck in Texas and other southern states.
- Travel -
Field Notes: Hog Hunting in Texas
By Maggie Fazeli FardStaff writer Maggie Fazeli Fard shares her experience hog hunting in Southwest Texas.