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The World’s Healthiest Cuisines: What Five Countries Can Teach Us about Good Eating

Feb 28, 2018 12:10PM ● By Judith Fertig

Step aside, pizza and chop suey! These five authentic ethnic cuisines offer the real thing— traditional food that’s healthy, tasty and easy to prepare in our own kitchen.

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Try Some Stretches: Four Ways to Flex Our Muscles

Nov 02, 2017 02:07AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Whether incorporated into a workout routine or done on its own, a regular stretching practice can foster flexibility, balance, range of motion, coordination and improve muscle endurance.

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Books that Kids Will Love: Advice for Parents from Award-Winners

Oct 31, 2017 12:55PM ● By Randy Kambic

Books with strong stories and inspiring characters can entice children away from e-devices, broaden their horizons and encourage their dreams.

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Take a Hike: Escape into Nature with a Day Trip

Jul 31, 2017 12:12PM ● By Marlaina Donato

Blissful moments in nature can be found just minutes away from home, if we know where to look.

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Healthy Eye-Catching Eco-Wear: It’s in Style and Easy Care

Jun 30, 2017 11:23AM ● By Avery Mack

Wrinkled cotton T-shirts used to define planet-friendly clothing, but today’s fashion designers are producing distinctive eco-lines that feel good and look great.

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Family Screen Time: How to Set Boundaries in the Digital Era

May 31, 2017 12:03PM ● By Rachael Oppy

Many of today’s youngsters spend eight hours a day looking at a screen, which has serious repercussions on their well-being. Parental limits can help ensure a healthy balance of activities.

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Herbs that Beat the Heat

May 02, 2017 01:52PM

Favorite Varieties that Flourish in Summer by Barbara Pleasant Some of the best plants to keep as summer companions are herbs that enrich li...

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Heart-Based Leadership

May 01, 2017 12:02PM

Women Mobilize to Heal the World by Linda Sechrist The Heart to Lead: Women as Allies for the Greater Good, a documentary film directed and ...

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Herbs that Beat the Heat: Favorite Varieties that Flourish in Summer

Apr 28, 2017 11:47AM ● By Barbara Pleasant

Some of the best plants to keep as summer companions are herbs that enrich life with their flavors, fragrances and beauty. Whether potted or in the garden, these herbs thrive in hot weather.

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Keep Decay Away

Feb 01, 2017 09:03PM

Kids Do Best with Holistic Dentistry by Linda Sechrist According to a 2012 New York Times story, “Preschoolers in Surgery for a Mouthful of ...

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Indoor Kitchen Gardening: Easy-Grow Microgreens Are Big on Nutrition

Jan 31, 2017 12:46PM ● By Barbara Pleasant

Alfalfa, wheat, popcorn, radishes, red cabbage, snow peas and more can be grown in soil in tiny kitchen containers, producing quick harvests of tasty nutrients.

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Heal Adrenal Fatigue Naturally

Dec 01, 2016 11:55AM

Practical Ways to Regain Vitality by Linda Sechrist Fatigue due to physical or mental exertion is common in those beleaguered by stress, poo...

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Workplace Wisdom

Nov 01, 2016 11:45AM

Mindfulness in Corporate Life by April Thompson The workplace can be filled with stress, egos and distractions that challenge the productive...

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Relax and Unwind: Restorative Yoga Poses Foster Healing

Aug 31, 2016 01:43PM ● By Meredith Montgomery

If even touching our toes is too much of a stretch, restorative yoga might be a good first move. It uses pillows, blocks and blankets to support the body in deeply healthful asanas.

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Music as Medicine: Music Soothes, Energizes and Heals Us

Aug 31, 2016 01:43PM ● By Kathleen Barnes

Whether it involves strumming a guitar, humming, or listening to a favorite tune, music has potent healing abilities for what ails us, from depression to addiction to pain.

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Make Time for Downtime: Chilling Out Revives Body and Soul

Jun 30, 2016 11:13AM ● By April Thompson

In this stressful era, deliberately taking time off from work, email, texting and other demands is critical to our basic well-being.

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Picture Your Future: Creating a Vision Board Makes Dreams Real

Apr 29, 2016 11:01AM ● By Jayne Morris

Putting together a collage that graphically illustrates your deepest hopes and desires propels a new future.

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