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Julia Schopick on Effective, Affordable Medicine

Dec 28, 2016 02:34PM ● By Randy Kambic

Such seemingly intractable conditions as Parkinson’s, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis can respond to surprisingly low-cost treatments.

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Weight-Loss Saboteurs: Tackling Obesity’s Hidden Causes

Dec 28, 2016 02:34PM ● By Lisa Marshall

If you’re among the many of us that can’t keep pounds off, the cause may lurk in an imbalance in gut bacteria, thyroid function, immune response or exercise method.

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Parents Use Complementary Health Care for Kids: Children Taking Part in Alternative Medicine or Practices

Dec 28, 2016 12:43PM

The latest American survey on the subject found that almost one in nine children used complementary medicine or practices, such as fish oil, probiotics, chiropractic care and yoga, in the previous year.

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Exercise in Midlife Helps Preserve Mental Sharpness: Keeps Cognitive Impairment at Bay

Dec 28, 2016 12:43PM

A Finnish twins study found that people that exercised physically in middle age were less likely to be cognitively impaired when elderly.

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Ayurvedic Program Improves Blood Chemistry: Benefits of Detox and Rejuvenation Protocol

Dec 28, 2016 12:43PM

Men and women that underwent a six-day ayurvedic detox and rejuvenation protocol showed measurable decreases in blood test markers for inflammation and cardiovascular disease.

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Protecting Pollinators: Maryland Bans Bee-Killing Pesticides

Dec 28, 2016 12:43PM

After losing 60 percent of its beehives last year, Maryland has become the first state to pass a law severely restricting pesticide use.

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Early-to-Bed Kids at Less Risk of Obesity: Keeping a Healthy Bedtime Schedule

Dec 28, 2016 12:43PM

Young children that were tucked into bed before 8 p.m., when examined 10 years later, had less than half the obesity rate of those that had gone to bed after 9 p.m.

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Holistic Dermatology: Inner Health, Radiant Skin

Dec 28, 2016 12:43PM ● By Linda Sechrist

Food allergies and gut parasites can dull our complexion, but through switch-ups in diet and using holistic facial products, we can restore a healthy natural glow.

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Airline Air: Recirculating Jet Air Linked to Illness

Dec 28, 2016 12:43PM

Contaminated air pumped back into passenger cabin areas that has mixed with some jet engine exhaust may be creating permanent disability and even death among airline employees and passengers.

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Eat Safer: Website Screens Packaging for Toxin

Dec 28, 2016 12:43PM

To help consumers know which drinks and foods are still being sold in cans lined with endocrine-disrupting BPA, the Environmental working Group’s website lists 16,000 BPA-tainted products.

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Lobster Liberation: Monks Free Creatures from Certain Doom

Dec 28, 2016 12:43PM

Canadian monks bought up all the live lobsters at a fish market, chartered a boat, and set them free as an exemplary act of compassion.

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Smog Begone: California Aims Even Higher on Emission Controls

Dec 28, 2016 12:43PM

As the world’s eighth-largest economy, California is throwing its weight behind greenhouse-gas reduction by setting ambitious 2030 goals and putting 1.5 million zero-emission state cars on the road.

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Reforesting India: Massive Tree-Planting Against Climate Change

Dec 28, 2016 12:43PM

About 800,000 volunteers planted a staggering 49 million trees on a single day last year in India as part of an international effort to reforest the planet.

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Bird Buffet: Making Feeders Safe for Wild Birds

Dec 28, 2016 12:43PM

When avians crowd together to eat from feeders they can pick up parasites and viruses from each other, but there are ways to ensure their safety and our viewing pleasure.

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The Dark Side of Gluten-Free Living: Most People Benefit from Gluten

Dec 28, 2016 12:43PM ● By Judith Fertig

For the majority of people, those that aren’t gluten-sensitive, removing it from our plates can hurt our gut flora and depress immune function, new studies show.

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Affordable Complementary Care: Alternatives to Insurance Cost Less

Dec 28, 2016 12:43PM ● By Meredith Montgomery

Using an acupuncturist or massage therapist usually means digging into our own pockets and purses, but some pioneering insurers are covering complementary practitioners and supplements.

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Autism Risk Linked to Banned Chemicals: Prenatal Exposure Increases Odds

Dec 28, 2016 12:43PM

Children born to mothers with high exposures to PCBs, DDT and other banned-but-still-present chemicals had a 50 to 82 percent greater chance of being born with autism.

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Early Job Satisfaction Supports Long-Term Health: Risks for Disgruntled Workers in Their 20s and 30s

Dec 28, 2016 12:43PM

People that were dissatisfied with their jobs throughout their 20s and 30s were more likely to experience sleep problems, depression and excessive worry after age 40.

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Body Sculpt with Kettlebells: Workouts Burn Fat and Tone Muscle

Dec 28, 2016 12:43PM ● By Taylor Geiger

Kettlebells are coming of age, delivering a speeded-up, full-body workout that burns as many calories as a six-minute mile.

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Key Signs We’re Approaching a Defining Moment

Dec 29, 2015 05:37PM ● By Dennis Merritt Jones

Significant events in life—often unplanned and painful ones—inspire us to dig deeper into their potential to move us toward authentic wholeness.

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