Caring for Someone with Alzheimer’s Disease
According to the Centers for Disease Control, Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. It’s a progressive illness that worsens over time. It impacts emotional, physical, and mental...
5 Easy Altruistic Practices to Benefit Others
What is Altruism? Altruism is an action done with the intention of boosting wellness of others without self-gain. It may even extend to risking our own well-being for that of...
Will Reforesting the Tropics Stop Climate Change?
The short answer; no. Recent research has discovered that reforesting all of the places where deforestation has taken place, such as the Amazon rainforest, the Congo, India or Indonesia will...
Why Mental Health Needs to Be Treated the Same as Our Physical Health
A decade ago, if someone had depression or anxiety -- people thought it was just a phase or because that person felt “down” or “stressed.” Usually, it was assumed those...
Three Habits to Teach Children for a Healthier Life
Living a healthy life begins with great habits. Learning good habits at an early age allows children to develop positive behaviors. Habits also create a sense of stability and structure...
10 Animals That Keep Our Ecosystem in Check
The earth, its ecosystem and the creatures that keep them alive are all heavily connected. The existence of certain species depends on others, and humans are no exception. Whether we...
Adopting A Dog Is Key to Improving Your Community
Let’s face it – in this day and age, we don’t have a lot of face time with our local community anymore. This comes from a variety of reasons from...
4 Helpful Tips for Raising Emotionally Intelligent Children
As caregivers (parents, grandparents, and anyone involved in childrearing), we often focus on helping our children reach academic success. This makes sense; we want to provide them with the best...
How urban gardens can help restore communities
Many of us have attempted to grow a plant or two, possibly in our back yards or kitchen windows. Maybe a tomato plant that grew more than we could eat,...
How can we teach our children to respect the earth?
Sometimes big concepts can be hard to explain to our kids. Trying to get our little ones to grasp the size of the earth and universe, and all of the...