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The Exercise Myth
February 1st, 2012Is exercise good for your health? Sure! Is it key to losing weight? Absolutely not! But so many people believe that it is. True, exercise does burn calories, and you must burn calories to lose weight, but exercise has another effect that counteracts the burning of calories; it stimulates hunger, which causes you to eat more and offset any weight lost from exercising.
Lose weight the right way.Expanding Autism Awareness to Children
July 29th, 2011Actress Holly Robinson-Peete and her daughter Ryan Elizabeth were recently recognized at the 42nd annual NAACP Image Awards for their work My Brother Charlie. The children’s picture book won the Outstanding Literary Work award in the Children’s category, and depicts the story of Charlie, a boy with autism, and how he interacts with the people around him.
Yard to Table
July 28th, 2011Most back to the land movements in the last century advocate the often-unrealistic scenario of fleeing the urban landscape, buying a few hundred acres of land, and starting a farm.
Urban homesteading teaches you how to transform unused green space into a bountiful farm.A Spoonful of Local Food Helps the Medicine Go Down
July 28th, 2011
Starchy images of bland mashed potatoes, mystery meat, and Jell-O that seems to come alive on your tray dissolve into thin air during lunchtime at a 334-bed hospital in rural Wisconsin. It is taking nutrition back to its roots—and digging up the healing powers of a local, fresh food menu for visitors and employees alike.
One hospital's commitment to providing local food for patients pays off for the entire community.Plant a Seed, Grow a Community
July 27th, 2011What better way to integrate yourself into the great outdoors than to join a community garden? Or start your own?Get Inspired: Linda Kahler
March 1st, 2011
Linda Kahler brought her passion for sustainable business practices and community responsibility with her to Rainbow Light. As the president and CEO, she has helped drive the company for 25 years.Get Inspired: Have A Heart
February 1st, 2011
At 47 years old Pamela Serure was exhausted all the time, had a consistent pain in her neck and chest, and was constantly on the move for work.Get Inspired: Lunchroom Revolution
January 27th, 2011Ann Cooper is on a mission to rid school cafeterias of not just junk food—like soda and potato chips—but also highly processed, so-called “foods” such as chicken nuggets and Tater Tots. At the start of the school year, this former chef turned “renegade lunch lady” set an ambitious goal to put a salad bar in every school in the country.
Get Inspired: Olivia Newton-John
October 4th, 2010Olivia Newton-John, the Grammy Award–winning singer and actress who’s best known for her role as Sandy in Grease, is thriving in her third career: breast cancer activist. Since beating the disease in 1992, Olivia’s been hopefully devoted to educating women about early detection and holistic treatments.
Get Inspired: An Angel Among Us
September 1st, 2010
Howard Schiffer works in some of the most devastated places on Earth—hotspots where a bout of diarrhea can mean certain death for a child.
