Skill Building for Sustainability and Resilience
As a child, were you taught how to mend clothes or preserve food? What about how to garden and save seeds, or identify local flora and fauna? Unfortunately, many young people grow up without the oppor
How to Make Elephant Toothpaste
"Hydrogen peroxide, yeast and dish soap ― et voilà! ― elephant toothpaste! Adam Pearlstein /Flickr/Wikimedia Commons (CC
The Most Vegan and Vegetarian-Friendly Cities in the U.S.
Finding plant-based food options can be a challenge, even though the number of people adopting a meat-free diet has grown exponentially over the last decade.
While some cities have not yet caught on t
How to Make Kinetic Sand
"Kinetic sand can be easily molded into lots of interesting shapes. It's therapeutic, too. Marco Verch/Flckr/CC By 2.0DI
What Crisis?
“I miss my 25-year-old stamina.”
“I wish I’d done things differently.”
“Nothing excites me these days.”
“I worry about aging.”
Sound familiar? At some middle-ish stage of our life, many of us find our
Active Aging for a Stronger Future
Society has always obsessed over living longer. We’ve dreamed up fanciful ways to achieve that, from comic books’ superhero potions to Star Trek’s cryonics. But dream no more: Canadian life expectancy
How to Give Your Dog CPR
"Veterinarian Dr. Mike Estrin (center) instructs two New Brighton, Minnesota, firefighters on how to give a dog CPR usin
What body type are you?
"Your measurements -- as scary as they may be -- can help you determine your body type.Wavebreak Media/ThinkstockIt turn
10 Things You Should Know About Companion Planting
Turns out that plants benefit from a supportive network, just like people do. It’s becoming more apparent in agriculture that some plants simply grow better when beside complementary plants. These liv
alive's July 2021 Challenge: Let Go Each Day
Hey there, are there any harmful habits or damaging distractions that are weighing you down?
Maybe you scroll obsessively through Instagram. Or feel like you *need* a glass of wine each evening to win
