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Natural Awakenings

2017

Tai Chi Eases the Blues: Helps Depression Sufferers

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

Weekly lessons in tai chi along with thrice-weekly home practice sessions significantly lowered depression in Boston Chinese-Americans.

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Regular Sleep Times Promote Health: Train Your Brain to Fall Asleep

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

Picking a wake-up time and sticking to it is a way to train the brain to fall asleep, which boosts the sleep time helpful in appetite control.

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Robot Roomies: New Tech May Relieve Elder Isolation

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

Emerging technologies may provide mental enrichment, fun, companionship and health reminders to the many seniors that live alone.

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Tree Tally: Digitalizing Data Helps Rainforest Census

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

By digitalizing photographs and other museum records, scientists are closing in on the number of tree species left to be discovered in the Amazon rainforest.

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Animal Smarts: Chimps, Zebrafish and Birds Communicate Like We Do

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

Scientists are discovering that chimps anticipate events, zebrafish form friendships, and birds guide humans hunting for beehives.

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Long-Term Cell Phone Use a Health Risk: Researchers Warn of Cancer Danger

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

Swedish scientists have found an increased risk of glioma, a type of brain cancer, in cell phone users, with risks rising with the years and with frequency of use.

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Senior Sisterhood: New Options for Independent Co-Housing

Nov 30, 2017 04:20PM

Cohousing developments for older women are being created in the United Kingdom and United States to replace retirement homes that encourage dependency.

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Erase E-Waste: Regift or Recycle Smart Phones

Nov 30, 2017 04:20PM

Instead of trashing or trading in old smartphones and other electronics, you can donate them to worthy causes that either give them away or recycle them.

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Tiny Baubles: Microplastic Mess Threatens World Oceans

Nov 30, 2017 04:20PM

As many as 51 trillion particles of discarded plastic lie on the ocean floor, threatening marine life globally.

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Peace on Earth: Conflict Resolutions that Work to Bridge Divides

Nov 30, 2017 04:20PM ● By Linda Sechrist

In these days of strident voices, people with opposing views are exploring new ways to talk civilly and come to a mutually satisfying “Yes”.

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