Tag: March 2007 Issue | Natural Awakenings Magazine

Getting Our Fat Facts Straight: Natural Awakenings Gets the Skinny from Udo Erasmus

Mar 01, 2007 09:00PM ● By S. Alison Chabonais

Two decades of examining the effects of commercial fats and oils on the human body caused Udo Erasmus, Ph.D., to realize that the best th...

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Eco-Travel: Take the High Road: How to make a difference on your trip

Mar 01, 2007 08:33PM ● By Linda Sechrist

Whether we call it green travel, eco-travel or eco tourism, the experience of traveling with a social or environmental conscience offers us limitless opportunities for meaningful life experiences and personal growth.

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The Healing Touch: Massage covers a broad range of ailments, from stress to sports-related injuries

Mar 01, 2007 07:47PM ● By Paula Felps

Few things can compete with a good massage when it comes to total body relaxation. Massage doesn’t just feel good; it also provides relief to a number of different health concerns.

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Middle Management: Quest for Inner Strength Key to Core Fitness

Mar 01, 2007 07:20PM ● By Paula Felps

Our need for a tight torso goes beyond simple vanity. Core fitness training helps increase energy, improve posture, builds a trimmer body and greater muscle strength.

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Skinship: Better Bonding with Baby

Mar 01, 2007 06:47PM ● By Rae Pica

Numerous studies have proven that touch for babies is absolutely essential—to bonding, to growth and development, and to present and future emotional well-being.

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It’s in the Bag: Heavy Purses a New Nemesis

Mar 01, 2007 06:23PM

Today’s super-sized handbags are dishing out an epidemic of sore shoulders, stiff necks and painful backs.

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Amazing Animal Aromatherapy: Combining the use of essential oils with other alternative medical practices helps heal a variety of conditions affecting pets.

Mar 01, 2007 06:20PM ● By Dr. Stephen R. Blake

Aromatherapy, which has become incredibly popular for treatment of human conditions, is equally suitable for animals.

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Take a Load Off: Bouncy Bungee Backpack

Mar 01, 2007 06:18PM

Inventor Larry Rome has created an ergonomic backpack that helps save bones and muscles from the negative effects of toting around heavy loads.

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Paralysis by Analysis: U.S. Hit by Epidemic of Medical Diagnoses

Mar 01, 2007 06:15PM

In the essay, “What’s Making Us Sick is an Epidemic of Diagnoses,” Dr. H. Gilbert Welch concludes that “the biggest health threat…is our health-care system.”

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