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How to Prepare for Open Water Swimming
by Alexander Hutchinson, PhD

The Swim Prescription

Swimming in a lake, river, or the ocean is completely different from following a black-tiled line back and forth in five feet of water heated to a comfortable temperature in a pool. Open water swimming requires patience, courage, and the ability to adapt to changing conditions. If you’re considering making the jump there are some […]

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Seven Warning Signs That You’re Disconnected from the Earth … and Seven Ways to Reconnect This Earth Day (and Every Day)
by Andrea Menard

Seeds from the Sacred Feminine: A 52-Card Wisdom Deck with Handbook

It’s no secret we are all rushed, overcommitted, and stressed out. But what we might not realize is how our busy lives disconnect us from the natural world. This disconnection is not only derailing our well-being, but it’s also harming the very planet that keeps us alive. Earth Day, arriving this year on April 22, […]

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Straw Bale Gardens Grow Vegetable Anywhere, Earlier, and with No Weeding
by Joel Karsten – Roseville, MN

Straw Bale Gardens

Straw bale gardening is a unique and innovative method for growing vegetables and herbs that has been gaining popularity in recent years. It involves using straw bales as containers for growing plants and offers several advantages over traditional gardening methods. There are a number of benefits of straw bale gardening, and a few things to […]

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Spring-Forward, Fall-Back Daylight Savings: Adverse Effects Worsened by Blue-Enriched LED Lights
by Martin Moore-Ede, M.D., Ph.D.

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A recent Circadian Light Research Center survey confirms humans are highly sensitive to blue-enriched LEDs and excessive blue-rich light leads to many major health disorders. Each year, as people try to adjust to daylight savings Heart attacks increase by 17-24% Older patients have 20% more strokes Fatal traffic accidents rise by 6%. BOSTON (February 23, […]

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6 Indicators for Healthy Relationships
by Rhonda Sciortino

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When your situation is difficult or downright painful, your life will be better if you turn your attention to caring about others instead of waiting for and hoping that someone will care about you. When you feel sad or depressed, don’t wait for someone to be kind to you. Instead, find someone to be kind […]

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You Have A Divine Appointment (Relationships As Divine Encounters)
by Brenda Shoshanna – New York City

Usually we think, I’m in charge of my life. I decide who I’ll be in a relationship with, where it’s going, how long it will last, when it’s over. On one level it seems as if we can choose to enter certain relationships and then choose when to let them go. Like buying a ticket […]

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The Ayurvedic Solution to Modern Health Challenges
by Dr. Trupti Gaikwad

The human body is a masterpiece, a marvel of evolution that has allowed us to survive and thrive in spite of many odds. However, the modern world presents new challenges that our bodies need to be equipped to handle. From the constant bombardment of information and the rampant pollution of our environment to the exploitation […]

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Taking Gut Health to The Next Level Beyond Probiotics Nutrients that improve gut health beyond probiotics
by Greg Macpherson

Overall wellbeing and gut health go interchangeably. The microflora in our gut contains five to 10 times as many cells as the 37 trillion cells that make up the human body. In fact, 70% of our immune system resides in the gut, so it’s no secret that our gut health affects all parts of our […]

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Why knowing exactly what you want in a romantic partner is key to finding “the one.”
by Stuart Lichtman

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Does it seem impossible to find the right romantic partner, one who’s perfect for you in all the most important ways? Well it isn’t. There’s just a secret about how to go about searching that you’ll need to learn. Most of us have at least a few ideas of what we’re looking for in a […]

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Steps to Eat More Mindfully
by Rajaa Azouqa

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Connecting with our body is an innate quality. We often see young children leave food or ice cream on their plates and just walk away, with “I’m full.” But unfortunately, this natural connection weakens as we grow up, in part due to conditioning from guardians telling us to “finish our plate” or simply eating when […]

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