Digging Life at Inyoni Organic Farm: Nick Batty Reaps Delight Offering Locally Grown Food

More Collier County residents than ever before are shopping at the Third Street South Farmers’ Market, in Naples, where Nick Batty has been selling produce from his five-acre Inyoni Organic Farm since 2002. Read More »

Baron Baptiste Teaching at BV Yoga

Baron Baptiste will conduct a 200-hour, transformational teacher-training program at Bala Vinyasa (BV) Yoga Coral Gables, beginning in April. Read More »

Myofascial Release

Myofascial release is a safe and effective hands-on technique that involves applying gentle, sustained pressure into the body’s fascial restrictions in order to eliminate pain and restore motion. Read More »

Great Green Spaces: Think Outside the Plot for an Appealing, Productive Garden

Many individuals and newbie gardeners are surprised to learn that colorful vegetables and herbs can be ornamental, and look far better occupying a living space than stacked in the produce aisle. Read More »

Moringa, the Tree of Life: Discover this Fast-Growing Miracle of Nutrients and Health

Naples residents Gene and Daryl Salerno are very passionate about the moringa oleifera, a tree they learned about last summer while touri... Read More »

Health Starts Here: Whole Foods Market Demystifies Budget-Friendly, Healthy Eating

The sheer number of convenience foods invitingly displayed in a supermarket leave consumers hard-pressed to resist quick and easy pre-packaged foods, as well as frozen meals that cost less than fresh meat and vegetables. Read More »

March Kudos 2012

Footsteps to the Future Executive Director Judi Woods attended the 2012 National Mentoring Summit on January 24 and 25, in Washington, D.C. Read More »

Esthetician Expands Treatment for Cancer Patients

Licensed Esthetician and esthetics educator Amber Shields is providing new treatments for cancer patients and survivors at A Health & Beauty Clinic, LLC, in Naples. Read More »

Transition to a Healthier Lifestyle: Local health practitioners offer suggestions for incremental steps

In this month’s Conscious Eating department, Natural Awakenings examines concepts illuminated by the film, Forks Over Knives, which features pioneering researchers and thinkers that have examined the claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases afflicting humanity can be controlled or reversed by avoiding animal-based and processed foods. Read More »

Meet Gluten-Free Baking Guru Beth Hillson

Cookbook author Beth Hillson will discuss how to make gluten-free substitutions boldly and still eat well, provide tips and tastings and also talk about her new book, Gluten-Free Makeovers, at 6:30 p.m., March 2, at The Skinny Pantry, in Fort Myers. Read More »

Lee County Annual Urban Farm Tour

The sixth annual Lee County Urban Farm Tour, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., March 14, will bus participants to various growing operations—ranging from aquaponic tilapia, hydroponic fruits and vegetables, community production and fruit orchards—to learn more about locally grown food. Read More »

Nutritionist Dee Harris Joins Perlmutter Health Center

Dee Harris is now sharing her expert knowledge about the importance of proper nutrition at Perlmutter Health Center, in Naples. Read More »

New Center for Spiritual Living in Naples

In partnership with practitioner and Minister-in-Training Joyce Heist, the Rev. Van Austin is launching the Paradise Coast Center for Spiritual Living, in Naples, with Sunday gatherings at 10 a.m. at the Calistoga Bakery Café, 7941 Airport Road. Read More »

Shamans Blessings Adds Prana Vinyasa Classes

Shamans Blessings, in Bonita Springs, now offers a Prana Vinyasa yoga practice that supports a holistic approach to self-care. Read More »

Eyes and Ears Wide Open for Improving Wellness

Both via airwaves and on a face-to-face basis, Silvia Casabianca provides many ways to improve well-being. Read More »

Upcoming Thyroid Health Seminar

Two local health experts suggest that a three-step, natural protocol can improve the function of one of the body’s most important glands. Read More »

Epiphany Salon & Spa: Turning Heads with Customized Styling

In today’s fast-paced world, where a day seems to fly by in 16 hours rather than 24, it’s rejuvenating to unwind for even a brief beauty treatment in the relaxing environment of an upscale day spa such as the Epiphany Salon & Spa, in Naples. Read More »

Intimate Relationships and the Spiritual Path

The common wisdom goes like this: that the myth of “some enchanted evening,” when all is awash with the thrill of connection and the aliveness of new romance, is actually a delusion… a hormonally manufactured lie. Read More »

March 2012 Publisher's Letter

I fondly remember a special trip across the country to my native state of Michigan after living in Colorado for a few months. Read More »

Biological Dentist Offers BTB Bio-Available Supplement

Motivated by his wife’s debilitating rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis, Naples-based biological dentist William Lovett, DDS, began studying research on calcium from leading worldwide universities. Read More »