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CBD’s New Frontier: Help for Mental Health

Feb 28, 2020

CBD is known to help alleviate physical pain, but newer research shows its promising effectiveness as a remedy for mental health-related issues, including anxiety, depression and stress.

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Non-Hemp Derived CBD Options

Feb 28, 2020 ● By Alina Hornfeldt

CBD supplements derived from non-hemp plants, such as orange peel and hops, are creating desirable options for those seeking the therapeutic benefits of CBD, without the stigma of THC.

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From The Herbal Apothecary: Herbs to Start Using Today

Feb 01, 2020 ● By Linda Conroy

Nettle is one of the most nourishing plants on the planet, chamomile eases anxiety, and garlic is an effective antibiotic. Discover ways to include these healing herbs into your daily life.

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Differences in Collagen Types

Feb 01, 2020 ● By Alina Hornfeldt

Collagen is the building blocks of skin. It helps us heal, boosts skin elasticity, and forms cartilage. But which of these five collagen types reduces wrinkles or relieves joint pain?

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Sacred Vessels: The Lifeblood of Heart Health

Jan 31, 2020

Heart disease, the nation’s number one killer, is largely preventable and reversible by adopting these heart-healthy habits before the body delivers a potentially fatal warning.

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Healing Joints From Within: The Promise of Regenerative Medicine

Jan 31, 2020

Healing and pain relief can be found for those suffering from compromised joint function in the form of prolotherapy and other non-invasive approaches that stimulate the body to heal itself.

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Women’s Herbal Conference in Wisconsin

Jan 31, 2020

Enjoy walks and workshops focused on herbal education at this annual event held in Almond, Wisconsin from May 29 to 31. Topics include: family health, wild edibles, fermentation, and more.

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Protecting Your Vision Long-Term: The Joy of Seeing Life

Jan 01, 2020 ● By Cassandra Rose

Exercise, nutrition, and hydration are key to good eye health, but there are other choices you can make regarding blue light filters, herbs, and acupressure that should not be overlooked. Read More >>

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The Esogetics’ OGT and Kirlian EEA

Jan 01, 2020 ● By SchaOn Blodgett CCP BTAT

Combining old world knowledge with the information and tools of today creates new approaches to how health is analyzed and treated—giving us new insights into emotional and spiritual states. Read More >>

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Live, Laugh and Love for a Healthy Immune System

Jan 01, 2020 ● By Joyce Sobotta

Live-Laugh-Love may be commonly used words as far back as the early 1900s, but there are medicinal reasons to act out these words in your everyday life. Start by taking three deep breaths. Read More >>

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Purposeless Can Lead to a Spiritual Awakening

Dec 31, 2019 ● By Barbara Brodsho

Holistic dentistry treats you as a whole person, caring about your overall health. To help reach dental wellness, factors such as silver fillings, acid reflux, and stress are considered.

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Natural Healing For Hands: Getting a Grip on Pain

Dec 30, 2019

Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome are commonly linked to hand and wrist pain, but these effective holistic solutions can alleviate discomfort.

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Beyond Calcium: Full-Spectrum Bone Health

Nov 27, 2019

Calcium strategies, the right balance of mineral-rich foods, supplements and exercises that increase bone density and muscle mass all help to keep bones strong and fall-resistant.

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Chasing ZZZZZs: How to Put Insomnia to Rest

Oct 31, 2019

Natural, holistic approaches such as acupuncture, massage, diet, exercise, cognitive behavioral therapy, meditation and CBD can help to foster quality sleep without undesirable side effects.

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The Happy Thyroid: Seven Ways to Keep It Humming

Oct 31, 2019

Expert recommendations for simple and effective natural, holistic strategies that can optimize thyroid function and avoid potential health setbacks.

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Celebrating Chiropractic Awareness Month

Oct 01, 2019

Our nervous system controls the function of all organs and systems in our body as well as the function of our muscles and joints. Most of the time, we ignore our nervous system until we have a problem. But when the pain signal turns on, like the engine light in our car, we are forced to wake up and pay attention. Then we usually do whatever we can to turn off that irritating pain signal (engine light) with pain relievers, and when it’s really bad, we may go to get the pain (engine light) checked out.

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Mouth Matters: A Holistic Approach to Oral Health

Sep 30, 2019

Holistic dentistry takes into consideration the connections between basic oral care and the overall health of our vital organs affected by the buildup of pernicious bacteria in our gums.

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Spinal Solutions: Chiropractic Care Yields Unexpected Results

Sep 30, 2019

Optimal chiropractic care treats the whole person from the inside-out, starting with the nervous system, allowing practitioners to address many conditions that transcend typical expectations.

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Energy Medicine for Enduring Health

Sep 01, 2019

Lifestyle changes like clean eating, moving and connecting to community help a great deal, but also consider energy therapy to support and heal at all levels, making your journey one of joy rather than pain—aging gracefully, indeed.

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Age-Defying Bodywork: How to Turn Back the Clock

Aug 30, 2019

The key to keeping body and mind young may lie in the therapeutic modalities of bodywork, including massage, energy work, acupuncture, shiatsu and reflexology.

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Venous Rising: Natural Help for Varicose Veins

Aug 30, 2019

Varicose veins can cause pain, cramping, itching, swelling and lead to blood clots and poor circulation. Here are natural strategies to alleviate symptoms and prevent them from developing.

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Healing Harmonies: Music As Medicine

Aug 15, 2019 ● 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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Quit Smoking to Avoid Rheumatoid Arthritis: Another Reason to Stop

Aug 15, 2019

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

Aug 15, 2019

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

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Fluorescent Findings: Artificial Light Tied to Inflammation

Aug 15, 2019

A new study found that fluorescent lights increase inflammation in the tissues and organs of animals.

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Bad Air: Pollution Harms Mental and Physical Health

Aug 15, 2019

Air pollution not only shortens lives, it makes psychotic experiences during adolescence more likely, new research shows.

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Get Eyes Checked to Detect Early Alzheimer’s: Optometry's Link to Brain Health

Jun 28, 2019

New infrared technology allows doctors to detect the weakened blood vessels at the back of the eye associated with early Alzheimer’s.

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Take B12 to Help With Parkinson’s: Vitamin Slows Progression

Jun 28, 2019

The common vitamin B12 may help slow the progression of both hereditary and non-hereditary Parkinson’s Disease, new studies show.

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Try Cordyceps to Strengthen the Lungs: Medicinal Fungus Helps COPD Patients

Jun 28, 2019

The Chinese medicinal fungus cordyceps improved lung function, exercise endurance and quality of life in people with chronic lung diseases.

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Sleep Better and Feel Happier With Probiotics: Healthy Bacteria Helps with Mood and Rest

Jun 28, 2019

Italian students that took probiotics for six weeks were less depressed, angry and tired than those in a control group.

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Toning the Vagus Nerve: Relief for Pain, Anxiety and Inflammation

Jun 28, 2019 ● By Marlaina Donato

This major nerve, which runs between the brain and the gut, regulates inflammation so powerfully that toning it can protect against many health threats.

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Nature’s Toolbox: The Key to Prostate Health

May 31, 2019 ● By Melanie Laporte

About one in nine men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, yet the disease can be warded off using holistic approaches that establish a healthy gut and robust immune system.

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Take Magnesium to Optimize Vitamin D: Levels Out Absorption

May 31, 2019

Magnesium increases Vitamin D absorption in people with low levels and lowers absorption in people with excessive amounts.

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Brain-Savers: Smart Strategies for Preventing Dementia

May 31, 2019 ● By Melinda Hemmelgarn

Despite the growing prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease, no drug cures exist–but experts believe more than a third of cases can be prevented with lifestyle changes that also may help delay or reverse its progression.

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Toxic Legacy: Breast Implant Warriors Unite

Apr 30, 2019 ● By Linda Sechrist

Women in growing numbers are joining together to deal with the long-term, serious health threats posed by saline and silicone implants.

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U.S. Heart Disease on the Rise: News Numbers on Americans With Cardiovascular Disease

Apr 30, 2019

An estimated 48 percent of American adults have cardiovascular disease, but about 80 percent of the time the disease can be prevented with precautionary medical care and lifestyle changes.

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Mindfulness May Ease Menopausal Symptoms: Reduces Irritability, Anxiety and Depression

Apr 30, 2019

Women in menopause that are mindful and nonjudgmental of their thoughts are less irritable, anxious and depressed, says the Mayo Clinic.

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Selenium and CoQ10 Provide Lasting Benefits: Reduced Cardiovascular Mortality Risk

Apr 30, 2019

Twelve years after a study ended, senior participants that had taken CoQ10 and selenium had lowered their cardiovascular mortality risk more than 40 percent.

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Smoking Bans Lower Blood Pressure: Local Restrictions Improve Health for Citizens

Mar 29, 2019

Non-smokers in areas that have banned smoking in public space have lower systolic blood pressure.

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Curcumin Boosts Fertility in Men: Increases Sperm Count and Motility

Mar 29, 2019

In a 10-week study, infertile Iranian men that took curcumin experienced a significant increase in sperm count, concentration and motility.

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Probiotics Ease Bipolar Disorder: Supplements Aid in Mental Health

Mar 29, 2019

Hospitalized bipolar patients that took probiotic supplements upon release were three times less likely to re-enter the hospital than those given a placebo.

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Stress May Be Worse in the Evening: Increases Later in the Day

Mar 29, 2019

Faced with stress, cortisol levels rise strongly in the morning but not in the evening, suggesting that the human body is more equipped to deal with stress early in the day, say Japanese researchers.

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The Art of Healing: Creative Therapy Aids Recovery

Mar 29, 2019 ● By Marlaina Donato

Therapy that combines music, art, dance, theater and writing is helping people heal from trauma, autism, panic attacks, addictions and chronic conditions like PTSD.

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Meditation and Music Slow Cellular Aging: Mindfulness Combats Memory Loss

Feb 28, 2019

Doing a chanting meditation or listening to classical music 12 minutes a day for three months altered biomarkers associated with cellular aging and Alzheimer’s disease in adults with early memory loss.

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Lemon Balm Lowers Blood Pressure, Reduces LDL: Herb Helps Patients with Chronic Stable Angina

Feb 28, 2019

Taking three grams a day of powdered lemon balm for two months significantly improved the condition of Iranian patients with chronic stable angina.

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Rose Hip Reduces Cold Symptoms: Lowers Chances of Occurrence and Severity

Feb 28, 2019

Danes that took two grams of liquid rose hip during the winter had 13 percent fewer colds and less coughing, headaches, stiffness and fatigue when they did get sick.

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Pine Bark Soothes Prostate: Extract Improves Symptoms of BPH

Feb 28, 2019

Italian men with benign prostate hypertrophy that took 150 milligrams a day for two months of a pine bark extract significantly improved in urination frequency, urgency, intermittency and nighttime occurrences.

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Light Pollution Disturbs Sleep: Outdoor Brightness Contributes to Insomnia

Feb 28, 2019

A study of 52,027 South Koreans found that those exposed to high levels of artificial outdoor light at night were more likely to have sleep issues and take sleeping pills.

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Healing From Genetically Altered Foods: Another Reason to Go Organic

Feb 28, 2019 ● By Marlaina Donato

Some doctors are finding that their patients' health improves when they avoid GMOs, which are found in up to 80 percent of non-organic foods.

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Bitter Melon Eases Knee Pain: Relieves Osteoarthritis Symptoms

Jan 31, 2019

Patients with knee osteoarthritis who took a bitter melon supplement for three months had significantly less pain, lower analgesic use, and reduced body weight and blood glucose levels.

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Harmful Bacteria Linked to Certain Showerheads: Inhalation of Steam Leads to Lung Infections

Jan 31, 2019

Mycobacterium that lurk in showerheads are more often found in homes using municipal water, using plastic showerheads, and in certain regions of the country.

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Zinc Combo Fights Aging Diseases: Protects Against Oxidative Stress

Jan 31, 2019

When Zinc combines with certain antioxidant compounds found in tea, coffee and other foods, it produces a type of enzyme that prevents the oxidative stress linked to such diseases as dementia and cancer.

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Ashwagandha Normalizes Hypothyroid Levels: Traditional Ayurvedic Herb Balances Thyroid

Jan 31, 2019

Eight weeks of ashwagandha supplementation effectively normalized the serum thyroid levels of women with subclinical hypothyroidism.

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Walnut Leaves Improve Diabetic Health: Lowers Blood Pressure and Body Weight

Jan 31, 2019

Type-2 diabetes patients who took an extract of walnut leaf for eight weeks lost weight and had lower systolic blood pressure.

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Amazing Embrace: The Healing Power of Hugs

Jan 31, 2019 ● By April Thompson

Hugs not only feel good, they also boost the immune system and release healing, feel-good hormones.

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Holy Basil Fights Tooth Infection: Indian Herb's Healing Properties

Jan 31, 2019

The herb reduced infection levels in children following root canals, which could help avoid antibiotic reactions and overuse.

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Heart of a Woman: The Right Choices Keep It Strong

Jan 31, 2019 ● By Lisa Marshall

Heart disease kills a startling one in three women, yet with certain lifestyle and dietary changes, 80 to 90 percent of cases can be avoided.

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Blood Chemistry: A New Roadmap to Better Health

Dec 27, 2018 ● By Linda Sechrist

A comprehensive functional blood chemistry analysis can reveal in-depth insight into our health and well-being.

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Kick-Start Organ Vitality: New Energy for the New Year

Dec 27, 2018 ● By Ronica A. O’Hara

Using simple strategies to revitalize five vital organs is a powerful way to kick off our well-being in the new year.

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Stress Lowers Women’s Fertility: Impacts the Ability to Conceive

Dec 27, 2018

Women with the highest levels of self-reported stress are 13 percent less likely to conceive within a year.

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Nettle Leaf Helps Inflammatory Bowel Patients: Common Roadside Weed Has Health Benefits

Dec 27, 2018

In a 12-week clinical trail, Iranian patients with inflammatory bowel disease that received a nettle leaf extract had lower markers of inflammation in the blood and a better quality of life.

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Eating Mediterranean Diet Helps Save Eyesight: Reduces Risk of Macular Degeneration

Dec 27, 2018

A study of 4,500 French and Dutch adults found that those that ate a Mediterranean diet lowered their risk of late-stage, age-related macular degeneration by 41 percent.

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Optimism Linked to Better Heart Health: Brighter Outlooks Associated with Cardiac Wellness

Dec 27, 2018

People that are optimistic tend to have healthier exercise and eating habits, making them less likely to die of heart disease, report Harvard researchers.

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Breathe Easy: Ways to Improve Indoor Air Quality

Dec 27, 2018

The indoor air of winter can get stuffy and even unhealthy, but sound strategies will lower airborne toxins, control irritants, and reduce foot-borne pollution.

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Meditation Soothes Anxiety and Improves Focus: Multiple Benefits of Practicing Mindfulness

Nov 30, 2018

A single mindfulness meditation session reduced anxiety levels for participants in a Michigan study, evident even a week later, and breath-based meditation enhanced mental clarity in an Irish study.

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Blue Light Raises Cancer Risk: Dangers with Phone and Tablet Screens

Nov 30, 2018

Spaniards exposed to the most blue light via white streetlight LEDs and screens on tablets and phones have up to twice the risk of prostate and breast cancer.

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Rosemary Lowers the Blues, Aids Sleep and Memory: Reduces Anxiety and Depression

Nov 30, 2018

Iranian students taking rosemary for a month saw their anxiety and depression drop and their memory and sleep improve.

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Too Much Sitting Thins the Brain: Harmful Effects of Being Sedentary

Nov 30, 2018

Sitting for extended periods of time seems to thin out the medial temporal lobe, the part of the brain known for forming new memories.

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Five Healthy Habits Add Years of Life: Ways to Increase Longevity

Nov 30, 2018

People can live 12 to 14 years longer if they have a healthy weight, never smoke, exercise daily, eat healthy and drink alcohol only moderately, report Harvard researchers.

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Expecting Moms Need to Relax at Holidays: Stressful Time of Year Impacts Birth Weight

Nov 30, 2018

South Korean mothers-to-be whose first trimester occurred during the stressful New Year’s holiday delivered babies a third of an ounce lighter.

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Party Healthy: Tips from a Rock Star Doctor

Nov 30, 2018 ● By April Thompson

We can avoid the worst consequences of too much holiday partying, eating and traveling with this advice from a naturopath to touring musicians with demanding schedules.

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Gut Bacteria Linked to Artery Health: Digestive Connection to Cardiovascular Wellness

Oct 31, 2018

In a study of 617 middle-aged female twins, British researchers found that those with more diverse gut bacteria had more flexible arteries.

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Breath and Urine Tests Detect Breast Cancer: Inexpensive Screening for Early Discovery

Oct 31, 2018

A simple, inexpensive breath and urine test accurately detected biomarkers for breast cancer in 95 percent of women.

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Aerobic Fitness Helps Prevent Word Loss : Exercise Improves Common Frustration in Seniors

Oct 31, 2018

Tip-of-the-tongue word loss occurs less frequently in aerobically fit seniors, British researchers found.

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Supercharge Your Immune System: Natural Ways to Stay Healthy

Oct 31, 2018 ● By Kathleen Barnes

Immune system disorders are skyrocketing, but we can boost our daily protection by eating carefully and using supplements to restore a whole system balance.

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Safe Drinking Water: Home Systems to Purify H2O

Oct 31, 2018 ● By Jim Motavalli

Americans worried about water purity are turning increasingly to pricey and polluting bottled water, but cheaper, greener, home-based options abound.

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Music Reduces Need for Post-Surgery Opioids: Cuts Painkiller Use

Sep 28, 2018

After surgery, 86 percent of patients engaged in music therapy eschewed opioids and other painkillers, compared to 26 percent in a control group.

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Knitting Releases the Blues: Health Benefits of Needlework

Sep 28, 2018

Knitting can lower depression, slow the heart rate, reduce the likelihood of dementia and distract from chronic pain, research shows.

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Acupuncture Soothes Dental Anxiety: Natural Solution to Ease Worry

Sep 28, 2018

Acupuncture can significantly ease the dizziness, nausea and breathing difficulties that can affect some dental patients.

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Calorie Restriction Slows Aging: Cutting Back Can Increase Longevity

Sep 28, 2018

Adults on a reduced-calorie diet for two years evidenced the reduced oxidative stress that protects against Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, cancer and diabetes.

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Vitamin D Supplements Ease Irritable Bowels: Helps to Relieve Symptoms

Sep 28, 2018

People with irritable bowel syndrome tend to be low in vitamin D, but symptoms can ease with supplementation, report British researchers.

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Multifaceted Chiropractic: Integrative Approaches Enhance Healing

Sep 28, 2018 ● By Marlaina Donato

Once known primarily for spinal adjustments, chiropractors today are embracing functional medicine, nutrition, acupuncture and other natural approaches to further healing.

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Dirt Houses Cancer-Protective Microbe: Soil Contains Bacteria That Kills Melanoma

Aug 31, 2018

Soil contains bacteria that kills melanoma cancer cells, say Oregon State University researchers.

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Doctors Underestimate Opioid Prescriptions: Survey Enlightens Physicians

Aug 31, 2018

A survey of 109 emergency room doctors found they frequently underestimated how often they prescribed opioids and that they prescribed fewer when alerted to the situation.

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Ballet Dancing Boosts Senior Fitness and Energy: Classes Improve Health

Aug 31, 2018

Australian seniors reported feeling more fit, energetic and flexible after taking 10 ballet classes over three months.

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Meditative Melodies: How Sound Deepens Meditation

Aug 31, 2018 ● By Dudley Evenson

Combining music with our meditation practice can lift our spirit and enhance healing.

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Forever Flexible: Keep Joints Naturally Healthy

Aug 31, 2018 ● By Lisa Marshall

Applying smart holistic strategies, we can sidestep the all-too-common creaky knees, sore hips, and other arthritic pains of getting older—all without meds or surgery.

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Take Magnesium to Metabolize Vitamin D: Needed for Proper Absorption

Jul 31, 2018

Without adequate amounts of magnesium in the body, vitamin D supplements can’t be metabolized; high amounts may even increase the risk of vascular calcification.

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Turmeric Helps Heal Skin Ailments: Effective Natural Treatment

Jul 31, 2018

A recent meta-study concluded that turmeric has proved effective in treating acne, mouth inflammation, itchy skin and psoriasis, among other conditions.

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Holding Hands Reduces Pain: Study on Loved Ones Finds Connection

Jul 31, 2018

The brainwaves of couples tend to synchronize when they are in each other’s presence, and holding hands markedly lowers pain levels—especially if the man is empathetic.

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Multilevel Healing: Embracing All Dimensions of Well-Being

Jul 31, 2018 ● By Linda Sechrist

Staying healthy is more like cultivating a garden than fixing a car, say proponents of a multidimensional approach to healing that incorporates beauty, nature and loving connections.

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Warming Planet Will Worsen Sleep: Rising Temperatures to Cause Restless Nights

Jun 29, 2018

Rising temperatures could cause six additional nights of poor sleep per 100 people by 2050 and 14 by 2099, say scientists.

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Exercise Benefits Cancer Survivors: Increases Cognitive Function and Reduces Fatigue

Jun 29, 2018

Breast cancer survivors that regularly perform moderate-to-vigorous physical activity show improved attention, memory and multitasking abilities.

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Steam Baths Ease Allergies: Helps to Reduce Symptoms

Jun 29, 2018

Thais with hay fever that soaked in half-hour steam baths three times a week reported fewer symptoms such as sneezing, nasal itching and congestion.

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Bee Venom Is Powerful Lyme Disease Remedy: More Effective than Antibiotics

Jun 29, 2018

Bee venom reduces the Lyme disease bacterium more effectively than antibiotics, reports the Lyme Disease Research Group, in Connecticut.

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Walking Speed May Predict Dementia: Slow Pace Could Indicate Cognitive Decline

Jun 29, 2018

Seniors whose walking slowed by as little as 0.1 percent a year were 47 percent more likely to decline cognitively.

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Better Options Than Opioids: Natural Ways to Reduce Pain

Jun 29, 2018 ● By Kathleen Barnes

As the dangers of opioids become increasingly apparent, study-supported options such as acupuncture, meditation, yoga and CBD oil are gaining ground in treating chronic pain.

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Pesticides Lower Birth Weights: Dangers of Exposure for Expectant Mothers

Jun 29, 2018

In one California agricultural region studied, the 5 percent of women with the highest exposure to pesticides had negative effects for all birth outcomes, including low birth weight, gestational length, preterm birth and birth abnormalities.

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Go Natural! The Benefits of Chemical-Free Skincare

May 31, 2018

If you’ve ever read the packaging on commercial beauty and skincare products, you may have noticed that an alarming number are jam-packed with scary sounding, unfamiliar ingredients. While it may be tempting to believe that the chemicals and synthetic ingredients are necessary for these products to be effective, the truth is that they may do more harm than good.

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All-Natural Beauty: Health Concerns Revolutionize the Cosmetics Industry

May 31, 2018 ● By Marlaina Donato

Half of American women say they want all-natural skincare products, and the growing demand is transforming a beauty industry long reliant on unnatural chemical formulations.

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