Certain Fruits Can Protect Against Diabetes

Research suggests eating two servings of fruit a day lowers the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by 36 percent in five years compared to eating less than half a serving. Read More »

Wild Bees Thrive on Forest Deadwood

Scientists have found that creating deadwood in coniferous forests is a promising restoration measure to promote an abundance of aboveground nesting bees. Read More »

Foraged Fungi Fare: Cooking with Wild Mushrooms

Wild mushrooms, particularly foraged fungi that offer a host of nutritional benefits, can infuse exciting new flavors and textures into familiar dishes. Read More »

Creative Kids: How to Nurture Imagination

How parents can provide children an environment that encourages curiosity and exploration to help build the creative skills critical to personal and planetary survival. Read More »

Conquering Chronic Pain: How the Body-Mind Connection Works

Understanding the mind/body connection is to key for patients seeking healing from chronic pain through holistic approaches. Read More »

Horses as Healers: Equine Therapy has Physical and Emotional Benefits

Numerous studies have shown that equine-assisted therapy helps with anger, anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and dissociative or other emotional problems. Read More »

August 2021 Edition: Natural Awakenings Fairfield & Southern Litchfield Counties

In the August Issue: Ensuring Kids Have Visual Skills for Learning; Find Happiness at the 10th Annual Health Wellness & Lifestyle Expo 2021; Finding Contentment through Spiritual Tools; Whole-Family Happiness; How to Stop Worrying and Live Life; Gaining Control over a Stressed Brain; Plus much more... Read More »

Letter From Publisher August 2021

Happiness may mean something different to everyone, and we embraced that with a variety of articles in this August edition. Read More »

Angel Bears Stuffed with Crystal Love

The Angel Cooperative is combining the comfort of teddy bears with the power of crystals for a fun, drop-in event on August 13 and 14, between 10am and 4pm, in the Shungite Room Read More »

Eco-Conscious House Painting Services

Color World House Painting offers painting services throughout Fairfield County, Connecticut and Westchester County, New York for residential, commercial, holiday lighting and more—with free estimates. Read More »

New Book Focuses on Inspirational Journey Through Juicing

Jeanette George Dias (aka JinSu) is a local wellness activist, creator of JinSu Ceramics, wife and mother of four in Connecticut. One of her daughters, who suffered from autoimmune issues, started Dias on a journey toward questioning the reasons for so much illness in children. Read More »

Get Relief Naturally with Chemical-Free ‘Bug Bite Thing’

As Seen on Shark Tank, Bug Bite Thing offers a chemical-free, eco-friendly solution to effectively alleviate stinging, itching and swelling caused by insect bites and stings. Read More »

Institute for Ayurvedic and Naturopathic Therapies Introduces Neha Kaushik, NMD

Neha Kaushik, a Naturopathic doctor, has recently joined the Institute for Ayurvedic and Naturopathic Therapies, in Fairfield. Read More »

Pink and Flow Yoga Event to Benefit Breast Cancer Treatment

Emily Laput, a high school senior who is passionate about the fight against breast cancer, is the Event Coordinator for a special yoga fundraising event, Pink and Flow, held on August 14 from 10:30am to 12:30pm at Riverwalk Circuit Training, in Seymour. Read More »

Back-to-School Basics: Ensuring Kids Have Visual Skills for Learning

It is back-to-school time, and parents are often thinking about school supplies, backpacks and fall clothing. One of the most important needs to consider for academic success is healthy vision. Read More »

Find Happiness at the 10th Annual Health Wellness & Lifestyle Expo 2021

The 10th Annual Health Wellness & Lifestyle Expo 2021, with special thanks to Stamford Health, Exclusive Healthcare Partner, is about just that—our ability to Revitalize, Reimagine and Reenergize. Read More »

Finding Contentment through Spiritual Tools

There are times when we feel buoyant. It’s as if our feet are skimming the ground and our arms are wings. Then there are those days—the dark ones. Our peripheral vision narrows, and even the vibrant colors of nature wear a grey cloak. Read More »

Think Yourself Happy: Seven Ways to Change Your Mind and Be Happier

Simple, research-based methods to change our thinking, rewire our brains and ultimately, increase our levels of happiness. Read More »

Whole-Family Happiness: Lessons and Blessings from an Abnormal Year

Happiness. How is it possible to conceive happiness and the return to “normalcy” while looking ahead to our children’s return to school this fall? In a year where we have been deprived of our social connections and the joy of a healthy 2020/21 school year, how can we look at our future relationships with optimism, as well as turning some into lifetime friendships? Read More »

How to Stop Worrying and Live Life

When things are uncertain, we worry. No matter what we call it—projection, ruminating, catastrophizing, conjuring—it is a function of being human. Read More »