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Health and Fitness

Centennial Volunteers Restoring Kickapoo Woods

Feb 24, 2017

The Centennial Volunteers is an inspiring movement of volunteers restoring nine special sites along the Chicago and Calumet rivers. Volunteers are needed from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., March 25, at Kickapoo Woods, in Riverdale, to restore wet prairie and savanna.

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Preview: 2017 Chicago Flower & Garden Show

Feb 24, 2017 ● By Lynn Petrak

From the first seeds sewn into soil, interacting with the earth through planting and growing has always enhanced health and happiness. John Evelyn’s quote from the 17th century emphasizes the healing aspects of gardening.

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Steps for Seed Starting Success

Feb 24, 2017 ● By Lisa Hilgenberg

Starting our own plants allows us to control what goes on with them and is a piece of the puzzle in truly knowing where our food comes from. There are therapeutic health benefits in starting our own seedlings indoors, and it’s a task that provides a welcome boost to a gardener’s spirits during the doldrums of winter.

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5 Facts:: About Food Sensitivities and Elimination Diets

Feb 24, 2017 ● By Marcy Kirshenbaum

Food sensitivity symptoms frequently include...

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Inner Child Connections Resolves Emotional Issues

Feb 24, 2017 ● By Carrie Jackson

When we ignore our subconscious mind, we’re not able to find peace and resolution in our life. This statement is the basis for the emotional healing that Funda Kahn facilitates at Inner Child Connections, in Northbrook.

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Recipe: Salsa Mexicana

Feb 24, 2017

Chef extraordinaire Rick Bayless states,“Salsa Mexicana is extremely versatile; in addition to making a great dip, try it with eggs for a killer breakfast taco, or fold it into guacamole...

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The New Sustainable Seafood Movement

Feb 24, 2017 ● By Marsh Skeele and Nicolaas Mink

For a generation, Americans have demanded sustainable seafood procedures that preserve marine ecosystems. Eco-labels have sprung up on supermarket packaging, and restaurant and grocery chains are making sure that the fish they serve is ecologically friendly.

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Transforming the Way Women Relate to Men: An Interview with Alison Armstrong

Jan 31, 2017 ● By April Thompson

Approaching our differences with openness and curiosity rather than assumptions opens up true communication.

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Fit For Life: How to Stay Healthy, Flexible and Strong

Jan 31, 2017 ● By Aimee Hughes

The human body is designed to wear well at least through age 70, and with the right exercise, diet and activities, we can push that number higher.

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In the O-Zone: Oxygen Therapy Heals a Host of Ills

Jan 31, 2017 ● By Valerie Burke

In effectively treating everything from infections to Lyme disease to herniated disks, ozone therapy is proving its value to patients in more than 50 countries.

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Sacred Passage: Conscious Dying as a Transformative Healing Journey

Jan 31, 2017 ● By Linda Sechrist

By being deeply attentive, we can turn the dying process of ourselves and others into a profoundly moving, loving and more peaceful experience.

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Infants Breathing Bad Air May Suffer as Teens: Study Links Air Pollutants to Lung Function

Jan 31, 2017

A Swedish study found that 15-year-olds that had been exposed as 1-year-olds to high levels of air pollutants had more difficulty getting air through their lungs.

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Reflexology and Imagery Relieve Preoperative Anxiety: Complementary Medicine Reduces Stress Before Surgery

Jan 31, 2017

Israelis facing surgery that received reflexology massages, acupuncture and guided imagery exercises beforehand experienced a 60 percent drop in anxiety levels.

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Fortified Foods Cut Into Supplement Use: Adults Turning to Added Nutrients

Jan 31, 2017

Nutritional supplements sales are growing nationwide, in spite of the fact that up to a fifth of U.S. adults often pass them up for fortified foods.

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Chinese Herbs Lessen Postpartum Blues: Safe, Effective Remedy

Jan 31, 2017

A Chinese study pooling 47 clinical trials concluded that Chinese herbs are a safe, effective remedy that work either with antidepressants or alone.

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Aloe Vera Juice Allays Diabetes: Reduces Fasting Blood Glucose

Jan 31, 2017

Data from nine clinical studies found that oral doses of aloe vera reduced two common markers of Type 2 diabetes.

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Heave Ho: Abandoned and Lost Fishing Gear Pollutes the Seas

Jan 31, 2017

More than 640,000 tons of traps, crab pots, nets and other fishing gear litter the ocean floor worldwide, trapping and killing marine life.

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Free Fuel: Hydrogen Conversion From Water Making Gains

Jan 31, 2017

Scientists in Sweden and the United States are making rapid progress in “water splitting” to produce liquid hydrogen fuel from ordinary water.

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Veggie Tales: Plants Communicate with Sound

Jan 31, 2017

Listen well. Australian scientists have found that plants communicate underground through series of clicks, sometimes in frequencies audible to the human ear.

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Watch the Birdie: Selfies Promote Animal Cruelty and Death

Jan 31, 2017

In 2014, 49 people were killed while taking selfies of themselves with wild animals; peacocks and dolphins are among the animals that also died as the result of clumsy photo attempts.

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