For the Love of Pickles

“Get some pickled beets,” said my husband, Jim, as I was leaving for the grocery store. Our doctor recommended we add beets to our diet along with fermented foods. Jim figured why not let the beets do double duty? Read More »

Healing Peripheral Nerves: Restoring Functional Hands and Feet

Peripheral neuropathy is where damaged nerves cause weakness, burning pain, numbness, tingling, and debilitating balance challenges. Read More »

Combat Collagen Loss with Microneedling

As we grow wiser (and older) our skin produces less of its own collagen and elastin. These are connective tissue fibers that give our skin support, flexibility, strength, and health. Read More »

Down to Earth Yoga Welcomes New Instructor

Down to Earth Yoga offers a variety of classes including Beginners Foundational Yoga, Gentle Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Slow Flow Vinyasa Yoga, Warm/Hot Vinyasa Yoga, Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Candlelight Meditations, Weekly Reiki and Workshops. Read More »

Dr. Yale (Yoel) R. Smith Accepting New Patients in Viera

Dr. Smith looks at your body as individual systems working together in harmony to be a whole unit. If one small piece of the system goes awry, subtle changes will start to occur often unnoticed, eventually causing an escalation of bigger concerns. Read More »

Early Bird Pricing for 2022 Natural Living Directory

The 2022 Natural Living Directory will hit the streets in April and is an issue readers will want to keep year-round. This handy reference will be your guide to healthy living and a healthy planet – your natural phone book. Read More »

Herbal Certification Course at Mama Jo’s Sunshine Herbals

The Fundamentals of Herbalism course will begin mid to late March and run through August. In response to great demand, Helms developed the course to provide a deeper understanding of the art and science of herbalism. Read More »

Holistic House-Call Veterinarian Accepting New Patients

Dr. Parker examines and explores the complete environment and lifestyle of your pet, looking for underlying factors that are causing dis-ease. Read More »

Indian River Bikram Yoga Relocates to Fort Pierce

Indian River Bikram Yoga offers a 90-minute yoga practice in a heated and humid environment. Focus is on strength, flexibility, and balance. The heat allows the fascia tissue to relax while stretching the muscle targeted in the posture. Read More »

Joanne’s Nutrition World and Wellness Center Hosts Author and Health Guru Terry Lemerond

Nationally recognized author and educator Terry Lemerond will present “10 Supplements to Maximent Your Health” on both the weekly radio show, Joanne’s World of Nutrition, and in person at the Fort Pierce Library. Read More »

Lily’s Herbs & More Now Available in Melbourne Vintage Market

Lily's Herbs & More products are now available at Antiques & Uniques Vintage Market in Melbourne. Customers can shop for our fragrant soaps, hand-poured beeswax candles, organic teas and more every day of the week. Read More »

Local Meditation Teacher and Medium Releases New Book

Life, Death and In-Between shows us how the understanding of our Spirit can help us create and maintain mental and emotional wellness. Read More »

Personal Chef Services Now Available in Brevard

Perks works with her clients to design a customized menu and is skilled at adapting recipes according to the client’s unique goals, nutritional and dietary needs. Her weekly service offers flexible options for planning, shopping, and cooking meals. Read More »

Port St. Lucie’s Parks & Recreation Award Winning Healthy U: A Series of Conversations

Healthy U is a series of conversations, held monthly, that bring together the community and local health care professionals to discuss various topics. Upcoming sessions will cover Domestic Violence and Downs Syndrome. Read More »

Self-Love Valentine’s Sound Bath and Meditation in Stuart

Deena Rahill, of Sound Vibrational Healing is excited to announce a special Valentine’s Sound Bath session intended to create the vibration of self-love. “This hour-long session will help to open your heart and calm your mind,” says Rahill. Read More »

Thai Massage Certification Weekend in Indialantic at Aquarian Dreams

Thai Yoga Massage is an ancient healing art that combines the best of acupressure from Thailand and Hatha yoga from India, gentle rocking movements, deep rhythmic compressions, a variety of stretching movements and restorative yoga positions. Read More »

The DRIPBaR Grand Opening Specials in Melbourne

The DRIPBaR at Pineda Landings in Melbourne is excited to hold their Grand Opening on February 22. At the event they will be offering deeply discounted products, services, and packages. Read More »

Airplanes Soar on the Power of Sunlight

A plant has successfully converted sunlight and ambient air into drop-in carbon-neutral fuels, crucial for making air and sea transport sustainable. Read More »

Consider Moxibustion to Reduce Chronic Fatigue

Moxibustion, a 2,500-year-old practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine, may offer relief for the crippling fatigue, brain fog and joint pain of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Read More »

Curry Kraut

Add some spice to your sauerkraut with this zesty recipe for Curry Kraut. Read More »

David Perlmutter on the Role of Uric Acid in Metabolic Health

In his latest book, Drop Acid: The Surprising New Science of Uric Acid, neurologist David Perlmutter shows how uric acid elevation is the centerpiece for metabolic dysfunction. Read More »

Eat Fewer Sweets to Save the Planet

Researchers found that nutrient-poor foods like sugar-sweetened drinks, alcohol, baked sweets and processed meats account for a substantial portion of food-related greenhouse gas emissions. Read More »

Fermented Pickled Carrot Sticks

Enjoy tasty fermented pickled carrot sticks with this simple recipe. Read More »

Fermenting for Foodies: Preserving Food and Traditions

More and more people are rediscovering the time-honored foodways of fermentation to promote health, boost flavor and preserve the bounty of the seasons. Read More »

Fostering Love: Tips for First-Time Pet Foster Parents

For people that love cats and dogs but can’t adopt one—or one more—here are ways to get started fostering pets without homes that need a temporary place until a forever home comes along. Read More »

Guide to Protein Powders

Descriptions of the various protein powder sources available to help determine the best choice for individual needs. Read More »

Improve Sleep and Lower Anxiety with Black Cumin Oil

A study finds those suffering from insomnia may experience significantly improved sleep and reduced levels of stress and anxiety from black cumin oil. Read More »

Keep Moving to Sidestep Depression

In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, people were sitting around a lot more and getting depressed, report researchers. Read More »

Living in the Frequency of Love

Most of us refer to love as an emotion, but in essence, love is a verb, a powerful call to action that not only inspires but heals. Read More »

Nut Milk Carries Hefty Environmental Burden

The source of almond milk, although positioned as an eco-friendly alternative to cow’s milk, may not be as sustainable as touted due the large amount of water needed and pesticides used. Read More »

Parents as Role Models: How to Help Kids Discover Positive Behaviors

With awareness, planning and strategic modifications, parents can use modeling to instill in their kids good habits, positive attitudes, healthy emotional intelligence and strong self-esteem. Read More »

Power Up Your Workouts: A Guide to Protein Powders and Shakes

When we fortify our diet with digestible, nutritionally dense, plant-based protein, we amp up our fitness efforts, enhance immunity and offset premature aging. Read More »

Purposeful Shopping: How Fair Trade Can Change the World

Fair trade is an alternative international business model that puts people and the planet first. Consider these steps to achieve ethical, sustainable shopping. Read More »

Rosy Raspberry Soda

Stay refreshed with this healthy recipe for fermented Rosy Raspberry Soda. Read More »

Secondhand Fashion: Online Used Clothing Stores Good for the Wallet and Planet

Fueled by the pandemic and economic downturn, online resale shops are booming, driven by younger, tech-savvy shoppers and a host of specialized apps and websites. Read More »

Solar Canopies Green Urban Parking Lots

Placing solar panels in large parking lots makes use of land that is already cleared, producing electricity close to where it’s needed and providing shade to cars. Read More »

Sounds of Nature are Fading

A study suggests that our natural environment is becoming quieter and less varied due to changes in the makeup of bird populations. Read More »

The Heart-Mind Connection: How Thoughts and Emotions Affect Our Heart Health

Neurocardiology and behavioral cardiology are probing the mind-heart connection, exploring how neurological interplay along with psychological and social factors lead to heart disease. Read More »

Truly Making Love: Sex and Intimacy as a Healing Force

Tap into the many health benefits of sex and intimacy with these tips for connecting physically and emotionally through lovemaking. Read More »

Try Probiotics to Lower Pregnancy Nausea and Soothe Fussy Babies

Two new studies suggest that the right probiotics can offer relief for the 85 percent of pregnant women with nausea and for the 25 percent of fussy newborns with colic. Read More »

Unfettered Felines Pose Toxic Hazard to Wildlife

A study has discovered that free-roaming cats are likely infecting other animals with Toxoplasma gondii, the parasite responsible for toxoplasmosis. Read More »

Vinagre de Piña (Mexican Pineapple Vinegar)

Pineapple vinegar, vinagre de piña, is delicious and super-acidic, and can be used in place of any kind of vinegar. Read More »