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Natural Awakenings National

January 2015 Issue

Hormone-Happy Foods: The Right Choices Make Our Bodies Hum

Dec 30, 2014 01:11PM ● By Linda Sechrist

The chemical messengers called hormones influence our energy and moods—and food, not age, turns out to be the critical factor in healthy hormonal functioning.

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Pet Anesthesia: How to Make it Safe and Easier on Everyone

Dec 30, 2014 01:11PM

By understanding how anesthesia techniques have advanced, we can ask better questions of vets and make better choices for our pets.

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Interval Training Knocks Down Blood Sugar: Exercise Bursts are Fast and Effective

Dec 30, 2014 01:11PM ● By Lisa Marlene

Working out three days a week in intense bursts, whether sprinting, rope-skipping, or running up stairs, improves fitness and reduces abdominal fat.

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Eco-Friendly Floors: Sustainable Beauty Underfoot

Dec 30, 2014 01:11PM ● By Avery Mack

Eco-friendly flooring can be found in a wide range of thoughtful choices—from wood, cork and stone to linoleum or concrete.

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Louise Hay on Loving Yourself to Ageless Health

Dec 30, 2014 12:32PM ● By S. Alison Chabonais

The key to happy, healthy longevity is loving and forgiving ourself and others, treating our body well and staying positive, advises this pioneering self-help teacher.

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Body Symmetry Correlates with Male Strength: Proportion Associated with Muscle

Dec 30, 2014 12:32PM

German men whose left and right sides match in measurements were found to have stronger handgrips. Facial symmetry suggests additional benefits.

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Eucalyptus Oil Inhibits Spread of TB: Natural Remedy Helps Disease Management

Dec 30, 2014 12:32PM

Several compounds in eucalyptus oil halted the spread of tuberculosis germs by 90 percent in a University of Illinois study.

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Low Magnesium Levels Linked to Kidney Disease: Association with Higher Risks of Serious Illness

Dec 30, 2014 12:32PM

People with low levels of magnesium in the blood—which can result from diarrhea, chronic stress and certain medications—run the risk of serious kidney disease.

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Legumes, Nuts and Corn Cut Risk of Breast Cancer: Foods That Protect

Dec 30, 2014 12:32PM

Girls that ate lots of peanut butter, legumes ad corn during their teens later had one-third the risk of breast cancer as their young-adult peers, reports a Harvard study.

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Yoga Breathing Helps Ill Kids’ Lungs: Practice Improves Function

Dec 30, 2014 12:32PM

Hatha yoga breathing exercises, done three times a day for 10 months, strengthened the lungs of Brazilian children with muscular dystrophy.

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