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Natural Awakenings

August

Feeding Healthy Habits: A 10-Step Guide for Helping Children Thrive

Aug 16, 2019 12:28AM ● By Melinda Hemmelgarn

Today’s barrage of junk food ads can easily influence kids for the worse, but 10 strategies, including visiting farmers’ markets, teaching cooking skills and implementing device-free family meals, can help them choose to eat better.

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Healing Harmonies: Music As Medicine

Aug 16, 2019 12:27AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Music not only raises our spirits, it also reduces pain, lowers inflammation, dials down anxiety, bolsters immunity, and boosts creativity, the latest studies show.

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21st Century Parenting: Preparing Kids for the Future

Aug 16, 2019 12:27AM ● By Meredith Montgomery

Today’s kids live fast-paced, technology-driven lives, which is why it’s critical for parents to strike a balance between accepting modern advances and teaching kids timeless virtues.

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Vet Check: Treating the Whole Pet

Aug 16, 2019 12:27AM ● By Julie Peterson

Holistic veterinarians treat an animal’s underlying condition rather than the symptoms, and many use alternative therapies like acupuncture, laser therapy or massage.

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Eco-Camping: Keeping It Earth-Friendly

Aug 16, 2019 12:21AM

We can minimize our impact on nature while still enjoying it by using such strategies as buying tents made of recycled materials, forgoing single-use plastics, and packing our trash out instead of burning it.

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Quit Smoking to Avoid Rheumatoid Arthritis: Another Reason to Stop

Aug 16, 2019 12:21AM

In a 30-year study, women that quit smoking sharply reduced their risk of developing seropositive rheumatoid arthritis, which can cause joint deformities and disability.

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Take It Easy on the Eggs: High Intake Increases Mortality

Aug 16, 2019 12:21AM

Eating three to four eggs a week increases heart disease mortality by 6 percent and all-cause mortality by 8 percent, a new study found.

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Use Probiotics to Shed Pounds: Reduces Body Weight and Fat Mass

Aug 16, 2019 12:20AM

Probiotics significantly reduce body weight and fat mass, concluded a Chinese meta-review of 821 obese and overweight people.

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Walk or Run to Keep Blood Vessels and Brains Young: Benefits of Cardio Activity

Aug 16, 2019 12:20AM

After six months of marathon training, running novices reversed the aging of major blood vessels; in another study, heart failure patients that walked fast were less likely to have cognitive impairment.

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Savor Cherries to Lower Metabolic Syndrome Risk: Reduces Health Threats

Aug 16, 2019 12:20AM

Montmorency tart cherries in juice or capsules lower systolic blood pressure and insulin levels within hours, reducing factors that lead to metabolic syndrome.

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