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Party Healthy: Tips from a Rock Star Doctor

Nov 30, 2018 11:59AM ● By April Thompson

We can avoid the worst consequences of too much holiday partying, eating and traveling with this advice from a naturopath to touring musicians with demanding schedules.

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Breathing Room: Growing Cities Must Add Woodlands

Nov 30, 2018 11:59AM

To prevent air pollution and lower energy use, officials in America and China are exploring ways to increase green spaces and forested land in urban areas.

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Earth Christmas: Guide to Sustainable Merry-Making

Nov 30, 2018 11:59AM

Eco-strategies for trees, decorations and gifts mean we can extend our holiday good will to our beleaguered home planet as well.

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Simple Sheet Pan Suppers: Family-Pleasing Holiday Meals

Nov 30, 2018 11:59AM ● By Judith Fertig

Preparing a meal for a hungry holiday crowd can be as simple as arranging protein and vegetables in a baking sheet, seasoning them and popping them in the oven.

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Pet-Safe Holidays: Tips to Keep Them Merry and Safe

Nov 30, 2018 11:59AM ● By Sandra Murphy

Holidays can turn dangerous for pets due to the presence of tinsel that can be swallowed, tree water containing preservatives, and table food that’s toxic to animals—and other hazards.

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Holiday Happiness Helpers: Six Ways to Bring On Joy

Nov 30, 2018 11:59AM ● By James Baraz

Following some simple strategies can transform our holidays from a laborious trudge of to-do’s into a light dance of meaningful rejoicing.

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Awake Parenting: Raising Connected, Confident Kids

Nov 30, 2017 05:14PM ● By Judith Fertig

Children are not ours to possess or own, but rather to guide into living fearlessly and authentically.

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Pets Love Music: Each Species Grooves to Its Own Beat

Nov 30, 2017 05:14PM ● By Sandra Murphy

With their ears attuned to different frequencies, horses neigh to Bach, cats groove to New Age, and dogs de-stress to “Greensleeves.”

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Championing Holistic Athletes: The New Face of Sports Medicine

Nov 30, 2017 05:14PM ● By Marlaina Donato

Athletes in a wide range of sports are finding that natural diets and holistic healing modalities help them achieve their personal best.

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Milk Chocolate Also Benefits Heart Health: Lowers Risk of Irregular Heartbeat

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

Harvard researchers found that people eating one to 12 ounces a month of milk chocolate – but less than 30 ounces – had a lower risk of irregular heartbeat.

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Gut Bacteria Imbalance Linked to Chronic Fatigue: Connection Found in Patients

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

In a Columbia University study, people with chronic fatigue syndrome were found to have an imbalance in the levels of certain gut bacteria.

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Pink Noise While Asleep Helps Memory: Random Sound While Sleeping Increases Brain Activity

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

Random sound with more bass than white noise—known as pink noise—improved sleep brainwave patterns linked to memory retention in older adults.

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Alcohol Affects Our Heartbeat: Study Finds Consumption Linked to Arrhythmia

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

In a study during German Oktoberfest, arrhythmia showed up in the heart rhythms of 30 percent of drinkers, compared to 4 percent of the general population.

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Dear Diary Comforts the Elderly: Journaling Helps With End-of-Life Care

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

Elderly volunteers that kept reflective journals on the dying process were better able to be companions for those in their final days.

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Tree Nuts Cut Colon Cancer Relapse: Reduces Recurrence in Patients

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

Two or more ounces of tree nuts a week sharply reduced cancer recurrence and premature death risk in patients with Stage III colon cancer.

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Naps Boost Toddler Talk: Daytime Snoozes Help with Language Development

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

Toddlers under age three that took the most daytime naps developed larger vocabularies over time, British researchers found.

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Tai Chi Eases the Blues: Helps Depression Sufferers

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

Weekly lessons in tai chi along with thrice-weekly home practice sessions significantly lowered depression in Boston Chinese-Americans.

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Regular Sleep Times Promote Health: Train Your Brain to Fall Asleep

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

Picking a wake-up time and sticking to it is a way to train the brain to fall asleep, which boosts the sleep time helpful in appetite control.

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Robot Roomies: New Tech May Relieve Elder Isolation

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

Emerging technologies may provide mental enrichment, fun, companionship and health reminders to the many seniors that live alone.

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Tree Tally: Digitalizing Data Helps Rainforest Census

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

By digitalizing photographs and other museum records, scientists are closing in on the number of tree species left to be discovered in the Amazon rainforest.

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