http://www.ewellnessmag.com/app/articles 2011-10-14T00:01:00Z Author Name /article/to-be-green-and-beautiful-1 2011-10-14T00:01:00Z | Julie Gerber, M.Ed. | Wellness magazine | <p> Being kind to Mother Earth with responsible, environmentally friendly choices has been the mantra of my peers since the days of Woodstock, but this way of life has been second nature to my son&rsquo;s twenty-something generation.</p> /article/fabulous-fungi-1 2011-10-12T00:01:00Z | Wendy Gist | Wellness magazine | <p> Mushrooms seem like a vegetable, but they&rsquo;re actually the fruit of a fungus. Fungi are often depicted as yucky, or even malignant, in many fairy tales and other children&rsquo;s stories (the witch is always brewing a concoction with toadstools), but some are edible bulbous elixirs that promote good health.</p> /article/anatomy-of-comedy-1 2011-10-11T00:01:00Z | Grace Greenberg | Wellness magazine| <p> Delivering comedy has two immediate benefits: a natural physiological response experienced by both the sender and the receiver, and a &ldquo;humanizing&rdquo; effect that creates a connection between the speaker and the audience.</p> /article/maintaining-optimism-in-the-modern-world-1 2011-10-09T00:01:00Z | Wendy Gist | Wellness magazine | <p> In light of current events, many would consider a perpetually optimistic person as deranged or living in the world of absurdity. However, leading life as a pessimist does not appear to be a viable option if one intends to gain a deeper, below the surface, understanding of life.</p>