Archive for March, 2006

The Journey Begins

Thursday, March 23rd, 2006

The idea came in a flash as I was standing in a cow pasture.
It was a crisp fall afternoon on a dairy farm in the rolling hills of Vermont. I was walking through an organic pasture on a farm tour. The group leader was talking about the dramatic improvement in health for a herd of [...]

Over the Rainbow

Wednesday, March 15th, 2006

Around the same time your baby is consciously reaching and grasping, he undergoes a gradual transformation that is as remarkable as the scene in The Wizard of Oz when Dorothy leaves the black-and-white world of Kansas for the brilliant colors of Oz. The red, blue, and green cones in his retina come online. All the [...]

Fifteen Minutes of Magic

Monday, March 6th, 2006

If you’ve ever had a massage, you know how soothing and wonderful touch can be. Infant massage has been the subject of recent studies and shown remarkable benefits. Dr. Marshall Klaus reported that in one study of premature babies, those who received three 15-minute massages a day had nearly 50 percent better weight gain, scored better on [...]