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By Julie Bloss Kelsey

It’s nearly dusk on Halloween and, once again, you’re running behind. You sprint into the nearest grocery store and scan the shelves, looking for something to hand out to your trick-or-treaters. You find your resolve weakening. Sure, you’d like to hand out treats with less packaging, something not laden with sugar. But the bulging bags of candy look so tempting … (more…)

By Joe Hickman
First published here on July 1st, 2005

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concludes that indoor air quality is one of the top five environmental health risks in the United States today. They say indoor levels of pollutants can be two to five times as high as outdoor levels and sometimes more. (more…)

By Christine Climer
First published April 2005

Spring is here, and allergy sufferers everywhere are tearing up. The warmer weather invites us to spend more time outdoors but the red eyes, itchy noses and nasal congestion make outdoor fun a challenge. (more…)

By Sarojni Mehta-Lissak

Throughout the year, it’s not uncommon to have visitors for overnight stays; whether for holidays, celebrations or just to catch up on lost time. You may have relatives arriving from the Midwest or a close friend driving in from out of town to join you for a weekend. So where do you put your guests to make them feel at home, welcomed and ready for a good night’s sleep? (more…)

By Natural Family Online

Most of us spend our lives running to and fro, having meetings, meeting deadlines, and doing tons of stuff that leaves us stressed and frazzled at the end of the day. Stress can be horrible for our health; it keeps us from sleeping, zaps our energy, makes us look and feel older, and can even lead to various diseases and disorders. (more…)

By Cyndi Roberts
First published in April 2005

Remember the days when spring meant cleaning the house from top to bottom? Well actually I don’t, either, but I have read about it and seen it done in old movies. (more…)