Photo courtesy Pexels.com Dear EarthTalk:  What is “shrimp fraud?” Why is it bad for the environment and local economies and how are we combating it?  — Michelle G., Seattle, WA Shrimp is one of the most popular seafood choices worldwide. “We eat over one billion...

Photo©IftikharAlam/123rf There’s a word that once carried moral weight and now sounds almost naïve: “enough.” Not “enough” as resignation or in the context of scarcity, but enough as sufficiency. Enough as arrival. Enough as the quiet recognition that a basic human...

Photo©Neilson Barnard/Getty Images While the NFL is promising the American public a Super Bowl they can dance to, keep in mind that half-time show headliner Bad Bunny is way more than just the world’s most-played recording artist of 2025 and Latin...

Photo©mikkiorso/123rf Fatty liver disease silently affects many Americans today, and alcohol consumption has been shown to be a common cause.1 Left untreated, fatty liver disease impairs liver function, increasing your risk of scar tissue formation, known as fibrosis...

Photo courtesy PJH via unsplash Childbirths and Marriages Are Up and Divorces Are Down in World’s Least Fertile Country by Andy Corbley, Good News Network At 0.77 children per woman in 2025, South Korea was the world’s least fertile country. Perhaps heralding a...

Artwork©EkoNorvahmi/123rf Wheel, lotus, vortex, all of these describe the word “chakra.” In this mysterious history of the chakra’s origin, what we have come to know through the Indian Vedic texts, Upanishads, or through the Tantric lens is the physical body has...

Photo©Julia Gerasina/123rf Personal growth has become part of everyday language. We listen to podcasts, read books, journal, attend workshops, and track our habits. The intention is usually sincere: we want to feel better, live healthier lives, and become more...

Photo©fizkes/123rf We are living in extraordinary times — times that place unprecedented demands on the nervous system. Chronic stress, uncertainty, and rapid change have become part of daily life, leaving many people feeling anxious, overwhelmed, and disconnected...

Photo©EditaPaulauskiene/123rf If we follow the history of herbal medicine, there is a clear indication of how the practice of herbal medicine has evolved from being the primary method of healing in every civilization in the world, to subsequently being replaced in the...

New York City has banned fossil fuels in new construction buildings and hopes the rest of the world will follow in its pioneering footsteps. Photo credit: Pexels.com. NYC Leading The World Away From Fossil Fuels by Dora Zhao, E Magazine Whether the Big Apple is truly...