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I ask because I am.  I love their shiny paper-feel in my hand.  I love the gorgeous photography and enticing headlines.  I love the ritual and reward of looking forward to a new issue, which feels like a gift when it arrives.  And I love curling up with a stack of unread mags and diving…

From our sister blogger Janice Taylor over at Our Lady of Weight Loss, this sweet idea for building what she calls “awareness muscle”: “A simple and fun way to start integrating “being present” into your daily routine is in the shower. The next time you are in the shower concentrate on feeling the hot water…

Would more people make good, healthy choices if it were fun to do so?  That’s the question Volkswagon is posing in their new “Fun Theory” series of videos in which their stealth do-gooders make everyday healthy activities fun. This video shows what happens when walking up the stairs is more, um, musical than taking the…

The other day I was in an actual old-school candy shop.on New York City’s Lower East Side. While my friend gathered chocolates for a housegift I was left to wander and drool. Chocolate-covered raisins! Chocolate from Madagascar! Gummy everything. Chocolate-covered gummy stuff! But in the name of healthy choices, I refrained from filling my fists with…

Well, ok, if they insist, we can give it a shot. Found this on Boing-Boing. Love.

It’s only October, but this is about the time Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD–depression that hits in fall and winter) can creep in. So if you’re one of the millions of sufferers (like me), what can you do to nip this puppy in the bud (to mix metaphors)? Well, for starters, a new study released in…

Two years ago today, my Uncle Craig died of lymphoma.  For his 60th birthday just 3 month before his death, we gathered at a favorite fancy restaurant, where for celebrations the staff scatters little silver stars across the table.  He playfully stuck one onto his forehead, making us all giggle.  I later learned that he…

Seventy-five million.  That’s how many people in the US, Europe, and Japan are estimated to be affected by osteoporosis, the bone disease that leads to increased risks for fractures as we age. Today is World Osteoporosis Day, an awareness-raising effort by the International Osteoporosis Foundation, so I thought I’d list 5 fun facts that might…

“It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.”  I found this quote from an unknown source on this lovely blog, and I’m going to carry it with me all day. Be nice.  The most important thing you will do today.  Can you?  Will you? Need more morning inspiration?  Read our entire…

This weekend came news that a third person has died following an October 8 sweat lodge ceremony at the Angel Valley Retreat Center near Sedona, Arizona.  The tragedy is frightening and incomprehensible: people in search of healing were instead subjected to a terrifying and dangerous ordeal.  The investigation into what exactly caused the organ failures…
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