Living Roundup: Ayurveda For Allergies, Trees vs Solar & More

Every week we highlight the best articles, blogs, news, videos and interesting Web tidbits to help you live green, be healthy, and connect with your sense of spirituality. Read our roundup for info that just helps you live better.

Nip Allergies in the Bud

Just in time for spring! Try these seven Ayurvedic tips to help you get a handle on your allergies. (YogaJournal)

Yoga for Epilepsy?

A study conducted at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, suggests certain forms of yoga, along with regular treatment, can help reduce seizures in patients suffering from refractory epilepsy. (Deccan Journal)

12 Essential Rules to Live More Like a Zen Monk

Why live more like a Zen monk? Because who among us can’t use a little more concentration, tranquility, and mindfulness in our lives? Because for hundreds of years, Zen monks have devoted their lives to being present in everything they do, to being dedicated and to serving others. Thich Nhat Hanh, simplified the rules in just a few words: “Smile, breathe and go slowly.” (ZenHabits)

Buying Organic

Did you know Kraft owns Boca Foods? See which of the country’s largest food producers are behind your favorite organic snacks. (Good Magazine)

The Earth’s First Hybrid Safari Vehicle

Natural Habitat Adventures announced the creation of the world’s first hybrid safari truck, designed to use emerging hybrid technology to meet the rugged needs of the adventure and safari industry. (Natural Habitat Adventures)

The Mystery of Global Warming’s Missing Heat

Some 3,000 scientific robots that are plying the ocean have sent home a puzzling message. They suggest that the oceans haven’t warmed up at all over the past four or five years. That could mean global warming has taken a breather. Or it could mean scientists aren’t quite understanding what their robots are telling them. (NPR)

Solar Energy Trumps Shade in California Prosecution of Tree Owner

It sounds like an epic struggle of values: trees versus solar. The Santa Clara County district attorney pressed criminal charges against Richard Treanor for the shade his redwoods cast on the solar panels that Mark Vargas uses for 100 percent of his home’s power. (Christian Science Monitor)

VIDEO: The Lightbulb of the Future?

Silicon Valley’s Luxim has developed a lightbulb the size of a Tic Tac that gives off as much light as a streetlight. (ZDnet)

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