Deirdre Imus: Essential Green Advice Combats Toxic Threats
by Tom Citrano
This month’s Natural Hero, Deirdre Imus.
A best-selling author, philanthropist, children’s health advocate, the Founder and President of The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology at Hackensack University Medical Center and the Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Imus Cattle Ranch for Kids with Cancer.
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Live in ‘the flow’ of change and Unleash Human Potential
Diana Caughell, Independent Financial Planner and Spiritual Trainer, is hosting a four-part workshop that focuses on creating new sustainable and enjoyable methods of handling money and finances.
The workshops will be held on four consecutive Saturdays: May 23rd, May 30th, June 6th, and June 13th, from 10am to 6pm at the Meta Center, 214 W. 29th Street. The cost is $500, if you register by May 1st, the cost is reduced to $400.Diana hints at what participants can expect, “I am going to challenge you to embrace a radically different mental model of looking at outdated patterns of beliefs, thinking, and making choices concerning money and finances. I will also introduce you to simple, self-powering energy tools which change and heal negative emotions and programming stored in the cells of the body and the brain.”
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ConsciousEating Good Morning Mommm
Mother’s Day offers the perfect excuse to put a little extra
effort into breakfast. Whip up breakfast in bed for Mom
(or your sweetie) with these indulgent, yet easy, recipes.
by Kimberly Lord Stewart
When it’s a special day for someone in our family—Mother’s Day, Father’s Day or a birthday—the rest of us like to get up early and prepare breakfast. After a few tense moments attempting to stay quiet while banging around in the kitchen, we all parade upstairs. The honoree graciously pretends to be asleep, stifling a giggle while we enter the bedroom with a tray of treats and a handful of butter-stained greeting cards. Sometimes, school schedules and work demands cut short our tasty wake- up calls, but the recipient always starts the day feeling loved and appreciated.
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HealthBriefs: Friendship Among Women Benefits Health
A landmark University of California, Los Angeles study now suggests that women have a larger behavioral repertoire than men in the face of stress. “It seems that the hormone oxytocin is released as part of the stress responses in a woman; it buffers the “fight or flight” response and encourages her to tend children and gather with other women, instead,” reports Laurel Cousino Klein, Ph.D., who co-authored the study.“When she actually engages in this tending or befriending, [such] studies suggest that more oxytocin is released, which further counters stress and produces a calming effect.”
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eco-friendly Baby Showers
10 Steps to Sustainable Style
by Helen Coronato
Congratulations! You or someone you love is expecting, and friends and family are cooking up a baby shower. These entertaining ideas will make it possible to celebrate in a green theme that honors the mother-to-be, while cherishing the Earth as a welcoming destination.
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LocalGreens: May Classic
by Robin Mattson
This week my CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) basket was full of the best of surprises; lots of herbs, and the baby greens look glorious, as do the little red radishes. So we make some salads with the bag of mixed greens and load them up with morsels of goat cheese sprinkled about. The salads are dressed with a bit of vinaigrette and quickly consumed. Then I smell the basil wafting its way to my still-hungry senses. A familiar feeling comes over me and I know what must be done. I’m ready to prepare my first batch of pesto for the year.
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GlobalBriefs Seas the Day
Celebrate World Ocean Day June 8
Thousands of concerned citizens will gather on World Ocean Day, June 8, to deepen awareness of the universal benefits and alarming plight of Earth’s oceans, and the need to stop human activities from harming them. Inspiring community events, activities and celebrations will roll out at aquariums, zoos, museums and other educational institutions in all 50 states and 70 countries, based on the 2009 theme, “One climate, one ocean, one future.”
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9 to 5: The Musical
Is a
Green Way to
Make a Living
on Broadway
By Tom Citrano
It’s been 29 years since the movie 9 to 5, opened in movie theaters around the world. The comedic story of three underpaid women plotting revenge against their sexist boss, carried the torch of equality in the workplace into the 1980’s. That torch is still burning brightly and delighting theater audiences in the new Broadway smash, 9 to 5: The Musical at the Marriott Marquis Theater in New York City. This new musical comedy, based on the hit movie, features the memorable title song from the film, along with 18 original songs from multiple Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Dolly Parton, one of the original stars from the movie (along with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin).
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Gardening with Kids
by Ted Fisher
Whether kids have access to a large yard or only a windowsill planter, young gardeners’ inborn curiosity encourages them to discover nature’s cycles firsthand, while learning respect and concern for Earth’s larger ecology. Gardening not only instills lifelong appreciation for the beauties of nature, but fun, hands-on activities develop delicious skills of creativity, self-discipline and even self-sufficiency.
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fitbody No Bone of Contention
Exercise Helps
Maintain and Restore
Bone Density
by Katy Santiago
Ten million Americans suffer with osteoporosis and another 34 million have low bone mass and high risk for osteoporosis, according to the National Osteoporosis Foundation. For anyone who has been diagnosed with osteoporosis or osteopenia (low bone density for our age, but not low enough be a risk factor for fracture), it is important to know that most likely, the bones’ ability to develop has not been affected. We have simply stopped “loading” them.
The good news is that it’s unlikely that bone density is low throughout our body, and we can begin simple weight-bearing exercises at any time. This signals the bone to start growing. Ribs, wrists, hips and the spine are the most common places prone to bone loss. The main reason is simply underuse. Contemporary habits in our culture often don’t load these joints to their fullest potential.
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