February 2012 Publisher Letter

Having a healthy mind takes work, just like having a healthy body. We have to feed it, exercise it, honor it and avoid toxicity.

Personal Balance

Equals Family Balance

Time for yourself is crucial if you want to stay healthy, present and fully available to your family and friends.

Animals Find Comfort in Music

Mounting research reveals that animals not only respond physically and emotionally to music, like us, they even have musical preferences!

Hooked on Improving Women’s Health

Dr. Diana Hoppe’s Hip Medical Career has an Old Fashioned Twist

As a highly respected, board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist, whose private practice is in Encinitas, Dr. Diana Hoppe relishes every opportunity to provide women’s health care and wellness solutions tailored to individual needs.

Wabi Sabi Love

Embracing Imperfections in Relationships

Arielle Ford explores how we can shift our focus from what’s wrong to what’s right, cultivating a more loving connection through humor, listening, intimacy and generosity.

Improve Your Snooze

Sleep Aids versus Sleep Sappers

Can what we eat help us enjoy better sleep? Yes, says our panel of experts—see which foods, drinks and supplements they recommend to ease your zzz’s.

How a Brain Grows

Five Ways to Aid Development

Try these scientifically backed tips, designed for parents and caregivers, to positively influence a child’s developing brain.

How Can We All Get Along?

Resolving conflict benefits mind and body.

Whether we experience a minor disagreement at home, a workplace quarrel or a complicated political dispute, the process of working through a conflict can leave us feeling stronger and improve our relationships.

Immersion in Love Spiritual Retreat

This March, The Soul Center in Encinitas will host an Immersion in LOVE Retreat. This four-day event, focused on Oneness and Love, will be held March 14-18.

The Funny Thing about Depression

Depression affects nearly 20 million Americans, yet is one of the most misunderstood afflictions plaguing our society today.

Do Dark Chocolate Skin Treatments Really Work?

Until recently no one had dreamed of using chocolate in skin care treatments. From head to toe it is the latest craze in the skin care industry.

Internet Networking and Marketing Expo

The SO CAL Business Networking and Internet Marketing Expo is being held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 28 in Del Mar, CA.

Win a Week for Two at Farm of Life in Costa Rica

Two lucky winners will enjoy a week-long stay at a much-loved boutique health retreat in Costa Rica, sponsored by Natural Awakenings and Farm of Life (Finca de Vida).

Low Cost Community Acupuncture in Hillcrest

Hillcrest Community Acupuncture is now open in Hillcrest. At the clinic, patients are treated in a relaxing open area by a licensed acupuncturist.

Green Laundry List

Use Cold Water and Eco-Wise Detergents

Crucial Shareware

Open Hardware Addresses Environmental Problems

Low Tech

Silicon Valley School Eschews Computers

Blogging News

Teens See More Kindness than Cruelty Online

Natural Wonders

Virgin Forests are Irreplaceable

Big Book

Encyclopedia of Life Update

Vitamin C Helps Us See

Tip for Keeping Your Eyes Healthy

Regular Bedtimes Make Kids Smarter

The Key to Developmentally Excelling

Alcohol Impairs Recovery from Illness

Think Twice Before Downing a Hot Toddy

Potassium Protects the Heart

Take in More for Better Cardiac Health

Does Yawning Cool the Brain?

It Doesn't Just Mean You're Bored

Seaweed Loves the Heart

A Rich Source of Heart-Healthy Goodness