Susan Rubis (left) with her sister Carole, niece Jill, and sister Jeannie at the…
Health and Beauty
Alternative health care, yoga, ayurveda, natural cosmetics, exercise, fitness
A humble woman, my mother rarely offered advice. As the winter holiday season approached, though,…
Home birth is generally agreed to be a safe option for low-risk pregnancies. When…
An artist’s rendering of the Maharishi Health Center proposed for the College of Perfect…
Perfect posture is effortless for a child. But bad posture can begin as early…
Here’s a happy thought: simply by eating more blue and purple foods, you decrease your…
Sometimes the simple pleasures are the best ones: the rich smell of coffee, a great…
Cheryl on her first bike, in the innocent days before she abandoned cycling to…
Is walking good exercise? For years, my husband and I debated this question. He scoffed.…
Your daily ritual can be a simple as having a cup of coffee before you…
When you’re trying to be a green shopper, there’s a lot to think about: Should…
One of the biggest beauty myths is that you require any lotions or potions at…
Craniosacral therapy suits the delicate physiology of babies, offering relief for such problems as colic…
BY EVA NORLYK-HERRIOTT In early January, the FDA issued health warnings for the popular osteoporosis…
BY LADAWN SMITH Trilby Sedlacek of Green Angels Herbs in Cedar Rapids believes in the…









