WELLNESS
Contraceptives
by Trevis Smith | | 180 comments
Let’s talk:Contraceptives This month, we are going to give you the nitty gritty about contraceptives. We will talk about condoms, birth control pills, IUDs, spermicides, surgical options, and your body’s own natural birth control mechanisms. With every single thing there are advantages and disadvantages and you need to know what they...
Cow’s Milk vs. Breast Milk
by Trevis Smith | | 200 comments
Cow’s Milk vs. Breast Milk: What to Feed Your Infant The quality of dairy products today has gone down due to companies chemically inputting synthetic Vitamin D and using pasteurization and homogenization processes. Even though yogurt may be considered safer since it’s easier for the body to break down, it has been...
Leaf & Stem Spring Frida Contest
by Leaf & Stem | | 80 comments
We at Leaf and Stem are bringing to Dumbo our Frida Kahlo contest! The contest begins 6/14/18 and will begin open to submissions till 8/2/18 giving you five weeks total to enter the contest. To Enter the contest you must recreate and photograph yourself in attempts to look exactly like the Friday the Frida Kahlo image of your choosing. You...
THE FIVE ELEMENTS
by Leaf & Stem | | 77 comments
In Ancient China, The Five Elements - Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Metal - were developed by physicians, as a basis for understanding how the world works, and how to maintain health within the human body. This is a practice that’s derived from the well-known Chinese healing practice, acupuncture. It’s...
What are GMO’s
by Leaf & Stem | | 69 comments
What are GMOs? GMOs (or “genetically modified organisms”) are living organisms whose genetic material has been artificially manipulated in a laboratory through genetic engineering, or GE. This relatively new science creates unstable combinations of plant, animal, bacteria and viral genes that do not occur in nature or through traditional crossbreeding methods. Virtually all commercial GMOs are engineered to withstand...