BioBlog: Understanding Heart Rate Variability
To unpack the relationship between HRV and health, we first need to understand the symbiosis between the heart, the gut, and the brain.
“Drinking from a Firehose” BioMed Training a Success in Scottsdale
On a cool spring night, as the sun was beginning to cast its warm rosy glow on the desert flowers, we toasted the arrival of students attending the four-day in-person component of the Biological Medicine for Practitioners Certification Course in Scottsdale, AZ.
BioBlog: Reducing Stress with Mindfulness
What exactly is mindfulness? Mindfulness is the everyday practice of paying attention to the present moment but without the added storytelling. Find out how you can incorporate its benefits in this intriguing and easy to follow article.
April 2023 MI Newsletter
Spring is a time for rebirth and renewal and here at the MI, we're certainly following suit! Check out April's newsletter for updates on 2 new team members as well a very special addition to the family!
Springtime Cleanup scheduled for New Bedford Elementary School’s Gardens
Mass. Farm to School (FTS) Brings Student & Community Engagement Strategies to the New Bedford Public School System on Thurs. 4/13/2023 from 3:30pm – 5pm.
Marion Institute’s Grow Education Program selected as beneficiary for Stop & Shop’s Bloomin’ 4 Good Program
Marion Institute's Grow Education Program has been selected as the beneficiary of the @StopandShop Bloomin’ 4 Good Program! Each time a $10.99 bouquet in the sleeve marked “Bloomin’ 4 Good” is purchased at the Stop & Shop at Wareham, MA during the month of April we will receive a $1 donation.
March 2023 MI Newsletter
This month's newsletter is dedicated to the incredible 18 year legacy of Angela Silva, MI's Director of Finance and Operations. We say Good Luck! but not Goodbye. Angela's work ethic, efficiency, conscientious approach, and consistently positive outlook is something we admire and are grateful to have experienced daily. It is with heavy, but very proud and happy hearts that we wish Angela well as she sets out on her new path as a women-led business owner.
What’s Growing On? March 2023 News from Grow Education
Our FoodCorps members designed a lesson to connect to the third-grade history curriculum around the Boston Tea Party which was supported by an herbal tea lesson where students were able to pick and choose the loose-leaf herbs of their choice to make their own cup of tea.
BioBlog: How Physical, Mental, and Financial Wellness Intersect
The road to financial wellness is rarely a straight line. It bends and curves, at times doubling back, depending on a multitude of factors including our income, saving and spending habits, and retirement goals. But it’s often our health — both physical and mental — that determines whether we reach our destination at all.
BioBlog: The Weight of The World – Is Atlas Misalignment Affecting Your Health?
Atlas misalignment is when your first cervical vertebrae, the top-most bone in your spine, has shifted out of place. As little as a 1-2mm shift can make a big difference in our body, disrupting your spine, blood flow, cerebrospinal fluid flow, hormones, stress response system, and other body functions.
