In This Issue - October 2020 Edition

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The October Issue of Natural Awakenings Fairfield County/Housatonic Valley features: Natural Awakenings Fairfield County Seeks New Steward; Happy Trails to You, (Until We Meet Again); Calm Down, Taming the Flames of Stress-Related Illness; Tai Chi and Qigong, Life Force in Motion; Strong and Supple Joints; A Better Breakfast; Cancer-Free Pets; Plus Much More...

Healthy Breakfast

A Better Breakfast: Healthy Tips and Recipes to Start the Day

Healthy alternatives to the high sugar and carbohydrates found in most traditional breakfast foods, including recipes for oats, toast, muffins and more to start your day off right. Read More »

Apple Seeks 2030 Carbon Neutrality

Apple, Inc., the maker of the iPhone, iPad and Mac computers, has committed to becoming 100 percent carbon neutral overall, from its supply chain to retail outlets, by 2030. Read More »

Blackest Fish in the Sea Aid Scientific Research

Scientists have found that the skin of deep-sea fish absorbs more than 99.95 percent of the light that hits them, aiding research in ultra-black substances for sensitive optical equipment. Read More »

Calm, Stress-Free Individual

Calm Down: Taming the Flames of Stress-Related Illness

Stress can be harmful to our overall health. Here are lifestyle changes to release trauma and relieve stress through diet, safe herbal remedies, gentle energy modalities and more. Read More »

Pet Owner with Healthy Cancer-Free Dog

Cancer-Free Pets: Five Ways to Help Keep Them Healthy

Practical nutrition and lifestyle tips to help protect and prevent a dog or cat from developing cancer as well as symptoms that pet owners need to be aware of. Read More »

Caramel Apple Cinnamon Crisp Overnight Oats Recipe

Caramel Apple Cinnamon Crisp Overnight Oats

This recipe for overnight oats with caramel apple cinnamon crisp is a great dessert/breakfast mix that’s healthy and delicious, including a caramel sauce using dates. Read More »

Cauliflower Hash Egg Muffins Recipe

Cauliflower Hash Egg Muffins

This is a healthier, low-calorie alternative to the classic breakfast of hash browns and eggs, and more nutritious, too, because cauliflower is packed with fiber, minerals and vitamins. Read More »

Staying Connected Virtually During the Pandemic

Coronavirus as a Calling

The pandemic can be transmuted into golden opportunities if we look for purpose and meaning in it. Here are four ways to respond to the call of these turbulent times. Read More »

Patient Suffering from Depression and Anxiety

Ease Depression and Anxiety with Probiotics

Studies find that probiotics can help to reduce depression and anxiety as well improve cognitive reaction time. Read More »

Fruits Vegetables Whole Grains

Eat Fruit, Veggies and Whole Grains to Lower Diabetes Risk

Two new studies find that the risk of diabetes can be decreased by consuming a diet full of fruit, veggies and whole grains. Read More »

Electronic Waste

Electronic Waste is Out of Control

According to a recent report on e-waste, a record 53.6 million metric tons of electronics were discarded in 2019 and could likely increase to 74.7 million tons per year by 2030. Read More »

Falling Fertility Rate Threatens World Stability

The global total fertility rate (TFR) nearly halved from 1950 levels, when women had an average of 4.7 children each, to 2.4 in 2017, and it could fall below 1.7 by the turn of the century. Read More »

Plate of Avocado and Beets

Improve Exercise and Recovery with Avocados and Beets

Research finds that avocados can speed recovery after exercise while beet root juice improves muscular endurance. Read More »

Mark Nepo on Living a Wholehearted Life

Bestselling author, poet, cancer survivor and inspirational spiritual teacher Mark Nepo discusses his latest book, The Book of Soul: 52 Paths to Living What Matters. Read More »

Oarweed Odyssey: Scottish Kelp Provides Clues to Climate Change

Experts have discovered kelp that has survived for 16,000 years since the last ice age and are hopeful that this find will show how marine plant life survives extreme changes in climate. Read More »

BPA Shopping Receipts

Paperless Shopping: BPA Exposure from Store Receipts

Despite health risks, BPA-laden thermal receipts continue to be used widely in the retail industry. Here are ways to eliminate or reduce BPA exposure from receipts when shopping. Read More »

Record Methane Emissions Driven by Agriculture and Fossil Fuels

A worldwide inventory of methane sources reveals that atmospheric levels of the heat-trapping greenhouse gas are at an all-time high due to agriculture, fossil fuels and landfill waste. Read More »

Salmon Cakes with Fennel and Parsnips Recipe

Salmon Cakes with Fennel & Parsnips

This gluten-free breakfast recipe for salmon cakes combines wild-caught salmon with fennel and parsnip vegetables for a healthy way to start the day. Read More »

Stressed Out Teenagers Relaxing

Stressed-Out Teens: Ways to Help Them Chill

With teenagers reporting record levels of stress, anxiety and depression, here are effective ways that parents can help to calm teens during stressful times. Read More »

Stretching Joints

Strong and Supple Joints: How to Keep Hips and Knees Happy

By taking simple, natural preventive and remedial measures proactively, we can strengthen knee and hip joints, handle related problems if they arise and remain physically strong and active. Read More »

Sweet Potato Toast with Avocado Recipe

Sweet Potato Toast with Avocado

Replace bread for toast using sweet potatoes with this healthy, gluten-free recipe for avocado toast. Top with eggs or go vegan and use tempeh. Read More »

Tai Chi Qigong Practice

Tai Chi and Qigong: Life Force in Motion

The many health benefits of tai chi, the modified martial art of gentle meditative movement, and qigong, the mind-body wellness system that uses breath, simple movement and stillness. Read More »

Cinnamon Sticks

Try Cinnamon to Reduce Migraines

According to a new study, cinnamon, long known to help blood sugar levels, can diminish migraine attacks. Read More »

Recycled Plastics

Wishful Recycling: What Not to Put in the Bin

"Wishful recycling" is when residents place waste items in the recycling bin that cannot be recycled. Here are ways to avoid wishful recycling with dos and don'ts for proper disposal. Read More »

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patient

Manage Bowel Disease to Reduce Dementia Risk

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, may also suffer twice the risk of dementia, according to a new study. Read More »

Happy Trails to You (Until We Meet Again)

For many people, the image of a horse and rider walking down a beautiful trail inspires bliss. There is freedom embedded in that image, as well as a sense of curiosity and wonder. Read More »

Natural Awakenings Fairfield County Seeks New Steward; Franchise Available for Immediate Sale Before Closure

When the first Natural Awakenings edition was published in Naples, Florida, 26 years ago, it was to fill a specific community need. Read More »

Mysticism, Science & Religion in Westport

Today humanity is at a crossroads: Religion is an increasingly irrelevant part of daily life, with growing numbers citing their religious affiliation as none. Read More »

Shamanic Healing for Suicide Survivors

During the month of October, Hunter Healing Hands will offer private, discounted shamanic healing sessions for suicide survivors. Read More »

Greenwich Holiday Stroll Goes Virtual

The Stroll must go on! 2020 marks the 12th Annual Greenwich Holiday Stroll and this year’s event, amidst the COVID pandemic, will be the first-ever “Virtual Greenwich Holiday Stroll, 24 Days of Holiday Shopping & Dining,” kicking off on December 1 and continuing through Christmas Eve. Read More »

The Valley Opens in Washington Depot

Kristin Kunhardt of Valley Spirit Wellness, Beth Fowler of Loam Floral Design and Julie Hollander of BowenNYC have re-imagined the shop at Valley Spirit Wellness in an effort to bring together three locally based businesses under one roof. Read More »

The Computer Fairy Offers Computer Help

For many, social distancing requires at least basic computer skills to function in this “new age” of remote computer use. Read More »

Harmony Yoga in Stamford Reopens

Harmony Yoga has now reopened its doors for in-person classes. All class members must bring their own mat and props and wear masks into the studio (masks may be removed once they reach their mat). Read More »

Safe Cleaning Services for Flu Season

Fairfield’s The Cleanest Touch cleaning service performs a thorough cleaning service based on the preventive safety measures recommended by the U.S. Federal Government, Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and other health agencies. Read More »

Holistic Shamanic Certification in New Milford

Feeling a desire to heal your soul and empower yourself to connect with Spirit and the Earth? Register for Embody the Sacred’s 13-month Holistic Shamanic Practitioner Certification Program, beginning October 24. Read More »

Reiki with Kids Workshop and Manual

Rickie Meryl Freedman, a full-time Reiki master and teacher who has taught ReikiKids for more than 10 years, has published a Reiki Rickie Shares ReikiKids coloring/activity manual that shares the Reiki story in kid-friendly language, providing them an interactive learning experience. Read More »

Breast Thermography Screening in Brookfield

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and, in recognition, SOPHIA Natural Health Center in Brookfield is giving away vouchers for a $125 breast thermography screening during the month of October. Read More »

Letter From Publisher October 2020

It is bittersweet to announce that this is my last edition at the helm of Natural Awakenings Fairfield County/Housatonic Valley. Read More »