Our Wonderful World Media and Entertainment http://www.ourwonderfulworldmedia.com The art of living green Tue, 24 May 2011 13:09:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Vanishing Honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) (a.k.a. Honey Bee Depopulation Syndrome or HBDS) is a phenomenon in which worker bees from a beehive or European honey bee colony abruptly disappear. While such disappearances have occurred throughout the history of apiculture, the term colony collapse disorder was first applied to a drastic rise in the number of disappearances of Western honey bee colonies in North America in late 2006. Colony collapse is economically significant because many agricultural crops worldwide are pollinated by bees.

The ...]]> http://www.ourwonderfulworldmedia.com/2011/05/the-vanishing-honeybee/ Busting the Yoga Myth We’ve all heard of yoga… but what is it really? As a Yoga Instructor, I have heard every excuse not to try it. Most reasons are out of fear or just not being well-informed. The last thing that a new participant wants is to be singled out in class for not being able to touch their toes, put their foot behind their head, or worse, they get hurt! Therefore, they don’t even try the class, and unfortunately miss out on ...]]> http://www.ourwonderfulworldmedia.com/2011/05/busting-the-yoga-myth/ The Skinny on Weight Loss 8 Appetite-Suppressing Foods

Last month I wrote about “Boosting your Metabolism.” Most everyone wants to lose weight. If you’re like most people, conquering your appetite is one of the biggest challenges you face in your fitness and weight loss journey. As soon as the word “diet” crosses your lips, you may find yourself craving all the junk you know you’re not supposed to eat. The secret is eating the right foods to help calm the cravings for the wrong ones. Adding ...]]> http://www.ourwonderfulworldmedia.com/2011/05/the-skinny-on-weight-loss/ Brilliant Beets Beets belong to the same family as chard and spinach. Beet leaves have a bitter taste like chard, but are rich in chlorophyll. Although bitter, the greens have a higher nutritional value than its roots.

Both beet root and beet greens are very powerful cleansers and builders of the blood. Betacyanin is the phytochemical in beet that gives it its rich “amethyst” color that significantly reduces homocysteine levels. In addition, beets are loaded with vitamins A, B1, B2, B6 and C. ...]]> http://www.ourwonderfulworldmedia.com/2011/05/brilliant-beets/ South Florida Butterflies Losing Ground Pipevine swallowtail. Red-spotted purple. Long-tailed skipper. Many Florida butterflies are even more spectacular than their names suggest. Several species of butterflies, however, are in serious decline, particularly in South Florida.

The Miami blue, which once was common across the southern tier of the state, was last seen on Bahia Honda, in the Florida Keys, in February 2010. Though still found in a national refuge off the Keys, it appears to have vanished from the Keys themselves, and from the Florida mainland.

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