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Meditation Improves Long-Term Cognition: Extended Mental Health Benefits

Aug 31, 2018 12:19PM

People that meditated in a three-month retreat enjoyed cognitive gains in sustained attention that lasted to some degree for seven years.

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Ballet Dancing Boosts Senior Fitness and Energy: Classes Improve Health

Aug 31, 2018 12:19PM

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

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Acupuncture Alleviates Autism in Children: New Study Finds Effectiveness in Alternative Treatment

Aug 31, 2018 12:19PM

When used alone or with other therapies, acupuncture lowered autism markers in Korean children.

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Natural Awakenings Yoga Glossary

Aug 31, 2018 11:14AM

From Ashtanga to Kundalini, we break down the differences between the various schools or styles of yoga.

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Zero Waste Lifestyle: Ways to Make Far Less Trash

Aug 31, 2018 11:10AM ● By Avery Mack

Light-years beyond the idea of basic decluttering is the concept of zero waste, which means adopting everyday strategies like halting junk mail and adopting gently used, pre-loved items in order to live lightly on the planet.

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Chef Rick Moonen on Why Buying Sustainable Seafood Matters

Aug 31, 2018 11:10AM

“The Godfather of Seafood Sustainability” urges us to eat fish in a way that allows wild species to rebound; it can include eating healthily farmed and canned seafood.

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Yoga Meets Life’s Essential Questions: Tapping into Our True Nature

Aug 31, 2018 11:10AM ● By Michael A. Singer

The greatest gift of yoga is that it can help us transcend the limitations of a personal mind and discover our essential self.

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Living with Cat Allergies: Simple Home Solutions that Help

Aug 31, 2018 11:10AM ● By Karen Shaw Becker

If family members love cats but they bring on sneezes and watery eyes for someone, consider simple strategies that make it possible to keep everyone happy.

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Cruciferous Veggies May Lower Stroke Risk: Reduces Carotid Plaque

Aug 31, 2018 10:51AM

Elderly women that eat lots of broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and cabbage have less plaque on their carotid artery walls.

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Sunny Success: New Solar Capacity Outpaced Other Fuel Sources

Aug 31, 2018 10:51AM

Investors worldwide invested more in solar power than in any other single energy technology in 2017.

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Hopeful Sign: Animals Gain Some Protection in New Budget

Aug 31, 2018 10:51AM

The Humane Society and other groups succeeded in lobbying Congress’s 2018 budgetary process to preserve protection for wild horses and burros, wolves and puppies in mills.

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Flower Power: Farms Test Low-Tech Pesticide Alternative

Aug 31, 2018 10:51AM

British farmers are planting wildflowers to understand if the presence of pest-eating insects can make their use of pesticide a last rather than first resort.

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Pipeline Slowdown: Animal Safety Measures Delay Tree Cutting

Aug 31, 2018 10:51AM

The controversial Atlantic Coast Pipeline has been delayed after the builder missed a tree-cutting deadline required for bird and bat protection.

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Action Alert: Migratory Birds Threatened by Rule Change

Aug 31, 2018 10:51AM

Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit to stop the regulatory weakening of a 100-year-old federal law that protects songbirds and others from electrical power lines, towers, buildings and other manmade hazards.

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After Plastic: New Eco-Packaging Options Underway

Aug 31, 2018 10:51AM

As leading industries turn their attention to adopt sustainable principles, engineers and inventors are developing product packaging bioplastics that readily degrade.

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Green Shoes: Being Sustainable Down to Our Soles

Aug 31, 2018 10:51AM

Living an eco-lifestyle extends to the shoes on our feet, with strategies that include better maintenance, eco-friendly materials and sustainability-savvy shoemakers.

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Meditative Melodies: How Sound Deepens Meditation

Aug 31, 2018 10:51AM ● By Dudley Evenson

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

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Why Our Body Loves Yoga: Gentle Poses Foster Flexibility

Aug 31, 2018 10:51AM ● By Marlaina Donato

You don't have to be super-flexible or practice intense poses to enjoy the many health and wellness benefits of yoga, available to any age group or physical type.

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Top Yoga Trends: Fusion Styles Offer Fresh Choices

Aug 31, 2018 10:51AM ● By Marlaina Donato

From curvy yoga to paddleboard yoga, there’s an evolving style for everyone no matter what their age or level of fitness.

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Superior Superfoods: Nature’s Top Foods to Prevent and Reverse Disease

Aug 31, 2018 10:51AM ● By Marlaina Donato

A surprising list of nutrient-dense superfoods aids us in eating well and avoiding the systemic inflammation that underlies many chronic diseases.

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