health

Pumpkins are just good for Jack-o-lanterns, they are good for your health too. (Photo: The City Farm)

Pumpkin Eaters

Fall’s Favorite Fruit Has Health Benefits When the air turns chilly, everyone wants pumpkin. Pumpkin pies, beers and cakes are arguably the best part of Fall. Far more than just the best latte flavor, a well-placed jack o’ lantern was once said to keep spirits away from
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dconheels-tini howard-healthy-sleep on it-sep 2013

Sleep On It

Nature’s Magic Cure for What Ails You You may be sleep-deprived. “Oh, yeah,” you’re thinking. “Breaking news that I don’t get enough sleep, Tini.” But how many of us do? According to an article from Discovery Health, up to 45 percent of the world’s adults don’t get enough
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Scenes from the 2012 Green Festival. (Photo: Kim Vu/DC Wrapped Dates)

D.C. Green Festival

D.C. Convention Center Goes Green The ninth annual Green Festival is coming to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center this coming weekend, Sept. 21-22. The festival, a project of Green America and Global Exchange, shows visitors how to be healthier — socially,
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