May / June 2001 - The Body Columns Click on a link below to jump to an article: Beauty: Incredible Edible Facials Pets: Not Your Everyday Fido Green Girl: Let's Go Green! Herstory: Giving Spring a Voice Women's Health: Don't Be Moonstruck Incredible Edible Facials by Roxanne Leake Whether you're in need of a little skin care or just hankering for a snack, check out this guide to at-home facials. All you will need is a kitchen and a spoon. Here's the too-broke-to-afford-the-spa and too-cheap-for-drugstore-beauty-products guide. It's effective, and it'll only cost you a trip to the nearest kitchen... To finish reading this article, order this issue of NervyGirl! to be delivered to your door! back to top Not Your Everyday Fido by Allison Dubinsky This is how it started - I wanted a pet. I grew up with dogs around, and I love them even though I'm allergic to their dander. The same goes for cats. And I've never been a fan of smaller animals - hamsters, mice, guinea pigs. I didn't even consider a bird-too noisy and no fur to pet. So it looked like I had to find either a hairless dog or a goldfish. Then I came across an article about hedgehogs, and I was hooked... To finish reading this article, order this issue of NervyGirl! to be delivered to your door! back to top Let's Go Green! - A few simple things you can do for the environment by Amy Stork Frankly, the prospect of rolling blackouts excites me. I'm not a nut - I just love the way crises (natural, human-made, cosmic, and personal) force change. Even if you're not a disaster buff, it's tempting to do nothing at all to hold back the impending darkness... To finish reading this article, order this issue of NervyGirl! to be delivered to your door! back to top Giving Spring a Voice - Remembering Rachel Carson by Rena Grasso As President Bush prepares to plunder the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, it's good to remember Rachel Carson, the visionary scientist, writer, and activist who catalyzed the modern environmental movement. Best known as the author of Silent Spring, Carson changed how humans view the world. A pioneer, she penetrated three male strongholds - science, government, and industry... To finish reading this article, order this issue of NervyGirl! to be delivered to your door! back to top Don't Be Moonstruck - Things you should know about your "monthly visitor." by Michelle Singer How comfortable are you with your menstrual cycle (or the menstrual cycle of a woman in your life)? Your answers are going to range from not being able to read on to raising your fist in the air saying "Rock on, flowing woman!" Women have been menstruating, well, forever, but for all that time and experience we sure don't have much in writing or in our culture about it. In fact, it's like a black hole; major websites targeted to women don't say a word about it, and it rarely comes up in conversation... To finish reading this article, order this issue of NervyGirl! to be delivered to your door! back to top Nervy Girl! - P.O.Box 16601 - Portland, OR 97292 - 503-25-NERVY - ISSN 1536-9897 Copyright 2002 by Nervy Girl!, LLC. All rights reserved. Reproduction without permission is prohibited. Web issues contact [email protected]