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How to open your life through gardening

By: Jack Levine I hope you will agree with me that gardening is one of the most satisfying ways to exert energy for a greater good.  A garden has five basic components…soil, seeds, water, sunshine and labor.  For time immemorial, so many diverse civilizations have developed methods of plant cultivation for both nutritional survival [...]

Teens and Junk Food – Are There Consequences?

Junk food is now everywhere on our planet. We see it no matter where we go. It is generally defined as a high-calorie food that is low in nutritional value. It is now available in the most unlikely places — on cruise ships, in museums and art galleries, in school hallway vending machines, in city [...]

A Third of Grandparent Caregivers Are Also in the Labor Force

I just learned from The Sloan Center on Aging that according to a 2011 analysis of American Community Survey data, “more than one-third (36 percent) of the 915,000 grandparents ages 60 and older who are caring for their grandchildren were in the labor force in 2010.”

The irony of this is that these grandparents [...]

Obama Administration Launching Stop Bullying Website

Building on the momentum the Obama administration started more than a year ago to stop bullying in schools and communities, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Education Secretary Arne Duncan today unveiled a revitalized Stop Bullying website– www.stopbullying.gov – to encourage children, parents, educators, and communities to take action to [...]

Summer Is Coming And So Are The Bugs, But Go Easy On The DEET

Dear EarthTalk: I can’t seem to find any natural bug repellents that really work so I end up using the harsh, chemical varieties. Are there any really effective bug repellants that aren’t chemically based, or other strategies we can use to keep bugs at bay?                   — Melissa Armantine, New Paltz, NY While the [...]

Grandparents are helped with Affordable Care Act

Health reform helps more than 5.1 million people with Medicare save over $3.2 billion

Since enactment of the health care law, Medicare beneficiaries received average savings of $635 on prescription drugs 

Posted by:  Christine Crosby, Editorial Director, GRAND Magazine.

As the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act approaches, new data shows [...]

Kids in the Kitchen

Teaching your grandkids how to cook is one of the best gifts you can give them. A cook must be creative, understand math fundamentals, science, nature, have excellent hand-eye coordination and be constantly attentive to reading and writing. These life skills are among the most important to teach children when young. Getting the grandchildren involved [...]