To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh The following technique taught by Thich Nhat Hanh has been truly transformative in turning my life around.  Since it’s worked so well for...

Many living with the illness that tormented Tara Rosas would keep the details to themselves. But not Rosas. The 34-year-old Antioch native not only speaks openly about her six-year battle with Crohn’s disease but even manages to find some levity in it now that she’s found a...

Plants have developed complex responses to bacterial invasion, and offer long-term resistance to disease. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, known as “superbugs,” are becoming more numerous and more virulent thanks to continuing overuse of antibiotics. Herbal medicine offers an alternative to these increasingly ineffective drugs. What follows is an excerpt...

A lot has changed for humans since the Stone Age. Agriculture has changed the way we eat; the Industrial Revolution has changed the way people live; and the technological revolution and advent of the computer has now changed the way humans use their minds. But amid...