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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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Flotstone Provides Relaxation Through Floating

Jan 28, 2019 ● By Carrie Jackson

Flotstone, in Lake Bluff, is quickly gaining a reputation as a leading-edge float center and spa. Started by Susie McMurray and her son Patrick in 2018, Flotstone is a place for people to relax, rejuvenate and recalibrate from the stressors of their everyday lives.

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Insidious Gum Disease is Easily Overlooked

Jan 28, 2019 ● By Maddy O'connell

Many scientific studies have shown a connection between diseases in the mouth and systemic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, low birth weight and pre-term birth in expecting mothers and osteoporosis.

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Our Heart Has Many Facets

Jan 28, 2019 ● By Sharon M. Vogel

The physicality of the heart is that it is a muscle which needs an environment rich in a steady stream of blood for pressure, nutrients, oxygen, hormones and more.

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Two New Paths to Wellness

Jan 28, 2019

The Winter Wellness Plan is designed to strengthen the immune system and reduce both mental and physical stress, providing optimal immune support for the winter months in just two weeks.

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Learn the Way to EFT Tapping Success

Jan 28, 2019

The TELSI Method, developed by Kahn, helps to release old life traumas by focusing on title, emotion, location, sensation and intensity.

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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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Natural Awakenings Chicago
Don’t Let Old Man Winter Break Our Backs

Dec 26, 2018 ● By Austin Schroeder, DC

There are several simple steps we can take every day to correct poor sitting posture.

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Ultimate Light Does More Than Melt Fat

Dec 26, 2018

Wellness Empowered, in Northbrook, has a new, scientifically proven technology, Ultimate Light, that changes the way our subcutaneous adipocytes (fat cells) that lie just under the skin behave.

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Acupuncturist Joins National Lymphatic Centers

Dec 26, 2018

Tenelle Wilson, LAc, who specializes in Classical Five Element Acupuncture, a style that recognizes the presence of the elements, has joined the staff at National Lymphatic Centers, in Downers Grove.

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Lymphatic Drainage Services Now Available in Northbrook

Dec 26, 2018

Lori Hirshman, owner of Northshore Colonics and Lymphatic Therapy Northshore, has added lymphatic drainage therapy to her service offerings, which also include colon hydrotherapy, ear candling and ION Foot Detox.

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FreshSkin: Medical Spa & Wellness Center

Dec 26, 2018 ● By Carrie Jackson

FreshSkin Medical Spa & Wellness Center, in Highland Park, is a multidisciplinary practice committed to healthy aging, founded in 2011 by Medical Director Dr. Josie Tenore. Her focus on functional medicine and disease prevention helps patients achieve optimal wellness inside and out.

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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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Juy 2026 Issue - Good Vibes, Great Outdoors

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Natural Awakenings Chicago July 2026 magazine cover featuring fresh strawberries with the headline “Good Vibes, Great Outdoors” and stories on outdoor wellness, pickleball fitness, vibrant summer salads, sustainable backyard water features and exploring Indiana Dunes.
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