ehmet Oz, M.D., is host of “The Dr. Oz Show,” and Mike Roizen, M.D., is Chief Wellness Officer and Chair of Wellness Institute at Cleveland Clinic. Email questions to [email protected]. QUESTION: I read that eating organic can lower the risk for cancer. Do I really have to spend all that money to lower my cancer risk? […]

Hula is the language of the heart, and therefore the heartbeat of the Hawaiian people.” — King David Kalakaua, last King of Hawaii Hula instructors Andrea Luchese and Leilani Kahananui teach in Ashland but have strong ties to Hawaii. Their conversations are peppered with Hawaiian words and references to support, family, lineage, the land, protocol, […]

Starbucks is topping off the holiday season by re-releasing its classy tuxedo collection of drinks from 2017. Starting Wednesday, the trio of black and white limited edition beverages will be sold at Starbucks stores in the U.S. and Canada through the new year, while supplies last. The flashback specialty drink offerings include Black and White Hot Cocoa, Black and White Mocha and Black and White Frappuccino. The hot cocoa has dark and white chocolate mocha sauce […]

Jamiel Cantrell said the after Christmas recycling rush has already started. “It’s been coming in all morning and it will continue until after the first of the year,” Cantrell said Wednesday. “Most of the recycling bins are packed.” Cantrell, operations director at Shoals Solid Waste Recycling in Tuscumbia, said it is always hectic right after […]

Island residents should consider an “ethics of place” approach to their surroundings. When Aldo Leopold developed what he called “land ethics,” he realized from his experience in the New Mexico-Arizona territory (circa 1909) the need to transform how we think about the natural environment. This involved an evolution of aesthetic and ethical consciousness devoted to […]

Another holiday season has come and gone, which means vacations, New Year’s resolutions, and holiday waste.  So, as the waste piles up, what are the most environmentally friendly means of disposal?  In this week’s “Issues of the Environment,” WEMU’s David Fair gets some trash-removing tips from Angela Porta, who is the outreach and zero waste […]

A new study links the buildup of greenhouse gas emissions to more frequent heat waves, floods and droughts in the Northern Hemisphere. Greenhouse gases are increasingly disrupting the jet stream, a powerful river of winds that steers weather systems in the Northern Hemisphere. That’s causing more frequent summer droughts, floods and wildfires, a new study […]

More Florida cities have banned plastic straws and styrofoam. Last week, the City of St. Petersburg decided to ban the products. In Southwest Florida, Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel and Marco Island have all banned plastic straws. “We take our ocean for granted,” Caroline Rusher said. “We live in a beautiful place.” Plastic garbage is not something […]

NASA satellites are offering new insights into how glaciers in Antarctica and Asia are responding to warmer temperatures. Climate change is affecting the world now, and one of the most obvious ways is by melting glaciers. This month, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Earth Observatory published satellite-based images showing how glaciers in two parts of the world, Antarctica […]

When you place a plastic beverage container in a recycling bin, you are an important part of the product’s life cycle, helping that packaging to be used to make something new, over and over again. An astounding 70 per cent of what people toss in the trash is actually recyclable, but very few people recycle […]