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Soil Savers: The Need to Protect Precious Native Topsoils

Jun 30, 2015

Our food supply depends on the quality of our topsoil, and with strategies as simple as a rain garden and paving stones, we can start to protect it right at home.

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Jeffrey Smith Warns Against GMOs

Jun 30, 2015 ● By Linda Sechrist

The leader of the anti-GMO movement explains how health-conscious consumers are causing Big Food to reconsider its GMO push.

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Food Democracy: By the People, for the People and Toward a Stronger Nation

Jun 30, 2015 ● By Melinda Hemmelgarn

Across the country, support is spreading for a food network that sustains local economies while providing better nourishment and GMO transparency.

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Stress Ramps Up Inflammation: Anxiety Affects More than the Mind

Jun 30, 2015

Dwelling on a stressful event—such as a public speaking performance—raises levels of C-reactive protein, an inflammation marker linked to heart disease.

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Bee Aware: Lowe’s to Stop Selling Toxic Pesticides

Jun 30, 2015

Lowe’s Home Improvement says it will phase out sales of neonicotinoid pesticides, a leading factor in the disastrous global bee decline.

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Eating Peanuts Early On Reduces Allergy Risk: Decrease Chances of Reactions Later in Life

Jun 30, 2015

Scientists have found that letting high-risk children eat peanuts before their first birthday sharply slashes their allergy risk.

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GMO Gains: Food Supplies Increasingly Under Siege

Jun 30, 2015

Trees, grass, apples and bananas are among the genetically modified products entering the biosphere and the marketplace.

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Mindfulness Meditation Lowers Blood Pressure: Reduces Four Markers of Hypertension

Jun 30, 2015

Just 15 minutes of mindfulness meditation a day lowered four markers of hypertension in a study of 15 African-American men.

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Social Isolation Linked to Earlier Death: Loneliness Just as Damaging as Smoking, Excessive Drinking and Obesity

Jun 30, 2015

A study of 3 million people concluded that people that are lonely and isolated have as great a risk of early death as heavy smokers, alcoholics and the obese.

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No Worries: Cats Naturally Eat Less in Summer: Take Appetite Swings in Stride

Jun 30, 2015

British veterinarians found that cats do indeed pick at their food in hot weather—eating 15 percent less—and logically eat more in winter.

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Manly Foods: Boost Testosterone with the Right Choices

Jun 01, 2015 ● By Kathleen Barnes

When men eat certain foods from lean meat and nuts to cabbage and strawberries, their bodies naturally produce more male hormone, lowering the odds of infertility and impotence.

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Walking The Cat: Harness a Curious Cat for a Lively Stroll

Jun 01, 2015 ● By Sandra Murphy

Given a gentle introduction, a cat can learn to love a leash and relish daily walks around the neighborhood.

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The Teeny-Tiny Vacation Option: Mini-Dwellings Make Travel a Lark

Jun 01, 2015 ● By Avery Mack

Ever longed to try out downsizing? Teeny-tiny rentals a tenth the size of an average home are springing up at vacation sites ranging from national forests to urban centers.

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Don’t Get Ticked Off: Natural Ways to Avoid and Treat Lyme Disease

Jun 01, 2015 ● By Linda Sechrist

As Lyme Disease cases mount, we must arm ourselves this summer with preventive and natural healing strategies.

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Rethinking Recovery: Holistic Approaches to Healing Addictions

May 29, 2015 ● By Lisa Marshall

By emphasizing nutrition, exercise, meditation and coaching, new approaches are successfully moving people off habitual drug and alcohol use.

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Natural Dads: How They Raise Conscious Kids

May 29, 2015 ● By Lane Vail

Dads that are highly involved in their kids’ lives can impart critical lessons about caring, eco-ethical choices and daily resourcefulness.

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Ayurveda Body Therapy Training Program Starts in August

May 29, 2015

The Institute of Beauty and Wellness is offering a 52-hour body therapy training program this August.

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Summer Life Coaching Classes

May 29, 2015

THRIVE! Life Services, in Brookfield, will hold a summer intensive life coach certification program that will run from noon to 5 p.m every Tuesday and Thursday from July 14 through August 6.

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Catey Ott Dance Collective Celebrates 10 Years

May 29, 2015

Catey Ott Dance Collective, a professional choreography company based in both New York City and Milwaukee, will celebrate 10 years of dance this June.

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Tamarack Waldorf High School Open Enrollment

May 29, 2015

Tamarack Waldorf High School has expanded its curriculum through grade 10 and is currently accepting applications for grades nine and 10 for the 2015-2016 academic year.

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Share International Expo Focuses on the Future

May 29, 2015

Share International USA invites those interested in the future of our planet to join them at the free Milwaukee Share International Expo from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., on June 27 and 28.

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Treasures of Oz Eco-Tour Promotes Sustainability and Fun

May 29, 2015

Six parks, preserves and nature areas throughout Ozaukee County will be featured in the sixth annual Treasures of Oz Eco Tour, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., June 20.

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Wellspring Summer Camps Now Enrolling

May 29, 2015

Wellspring, an organic farm and nonprofit education and retreat center in West Bend, is offering summer camps for children in grades kindergarten through 10.

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Midwest Renewable Energy Association Energy Fair

May 29, 2015

The Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) will host its popular annual renewable energy and sustainable living educational fair June 19 through 21.

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Letter from Publisher

May 29, 2015

These are critical times for our planet, and each of us has a spiritually enlightened role to play. Every business, organization and individual that strives to improve the well-being of our community is a blessing, and my hope is that we can all support each other as we work toward the common good.

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Good Harvest’s Dedication to Health and Sustainability Continues in New, Larger Store

May 29, 2015 ● By Sheila Julson

Like many people over the last 20 years, Waukesha County residents Joe Nolan and his wife, Jody, have grown conscious of eating natural and ...

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Antioxidant-Rich Berries Thwart Alzheimer’s: Berry Good for the Mind

May 29, 2015

All kinds of berries protect brain cells from Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.

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An Avocado a Day Keeps Bad Cholesterol Away: Reduces Risk of Artery Hardening

May 29, 2015

Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL), known as “bad cholesterol”, was reduced by 60 percent when overweight adults added an avocado to a moderate-fat diet.

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Stroke Risk Rises with Two Drinks a Day: Alcohol Increases Chances During Middle-Age Years

May 29, 2015

Having two drinks a day in one’s 50s and 60s increases the risk of stroke by a third and lowers the age at which it occurs, Swedish researchers have found.

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Hatha Yoga Boosts Brainpower: Improve Cognitive Health

May 29, 2015

In just two months of three-times-a-week yoga classes, older adults improved their cognitive functions, reaction times and working memory.

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Acupuncture Treats Prostate Enlargement: Natural Alternative to Treat Symptoms

May 29, 2015

Chinese researchers report that acupuncture and a prescribed heat therapy were 89 percent effective in treating symptoms of benign enlarged prostate.

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Hidden Treasures: Neighbors Discover Their Wealth of Resources

May 29, 2015 ● By John McKnight and Peter Block

To build loving communities, we need only to locate and engage the talents right in our midst.

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The Gut-Mind Connection: David Perlmutter on How Stomach Microflora Affect Brain Health

May 29, 2015 ● By Linda Sechrist

Our stomach bacteria—derived from the foods we eat—turn out to be key in everything from moods to hunger levels to diseases such as diabetes and autism.

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Yoga for the Bro’s: Men Find it Builds All-Around Fitness

May 29, 2015 ● By Meredith Montgomery

Don’t get hung up on the om-ing! Increasingly men are turning to yoga for its physical and therapeutic benefits.

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Farm Therapy: Veterans Heal Through Agriculture

May 29, 2015

Efforts are underway to recruit and train veterans to work on small farms for both financial and therapeutic reasons.

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Lost Lands: Salinity is Eating Away Farmland Worldwide

May 29, 2015

Eight square miles a day of irrigated land is vanishing worldwide due to low rainfall and poor agricultural practices.

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Euro Space: Forty Percent of Hamburg Will Be Green Space

May 29, 2015

To combat rising sea levels and absorb more water, the port city of Hamburg, Germany, is creating 27 square miles of linked green space

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Creature Crime: Feds Make Animal Abuse a Felony

May 29, 2015

Abuse and torture of animals is now classified by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as being on a par with homicide.

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Plastics Ping-Pong: China Reverses Its Recycling Policy

May 29, 2015

Once an importer of 70 percent of the world’s electronic and plastic waste, China recently decided to prohibit certain plastics; it puts new pressure on U.S. recycling programs.

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Solar Harvest: New Technology Makes Windows Power Producers

May 29, 2015

Small organic molecules that absorb sunlight have been harnessed by scientists to produce power when built into windows and mobile devices.

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Antisocial Insects: Natural Ways to Keep Crawling Critters Away

May 29, 2015

Ants won’t bother your picnic or barbecue if you use natural materials like cinnamon and garlic to keep them at bay.

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Pain and Depression Ebb with Flotation Therapy: Float Your Worries Away

May 29, 2015

After floating twelve times in sensory-deprivation tanks, Swedish subjects reported less depression, lower pain and better sleep.

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Center for Well-Being Launches Soul’s Journey Program

Apr 30, 2015

The Center for Well-Being Lake Country has introduced a new program designed for people seeking ways to expand awareness and connection to their soul’s purpose.

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Spiritual Journey to Peru with Golden Light Healing

Apr 30, 2015

Amy Wilinski, co-owner of Golden Light Healing alternative and holistic retreat center, has partnered with renowned teacher and shaman Jose Luis Herrera to lead a spiritual journey to Peru from October 17 through 31.

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Meet Your Match Fundraiser 
to Benefit Penfield 
Children’s Center

Apr 30, 2015

WGIRLS Milwaukee, a volunteer organization comprised of professional women, will present its annual list of Milwaukee’s 24 most eligible singles at the bachelor and bachelorette auction, Meet Your Match, May 8.

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Dance for the Hearts Benefit 
for Veterans

Apr 30, 2015

Nonprofit Starfish Foundation, helping emotional trauma survivors, pairs with Healing Warrior Hearts to hold the Dance for the Hearts and Poker Run fundraiser May 23.

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New Book Penned by 
Terri Humphrey

Apr 30, 2015

Life coach and energy healer Terri Humphrey’s new book, Into the Flow of Life, is a collection of photographs and thoughts to inspire and empower readers.

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Receive Fresh Produce from Wellspring’s Community 
Supported Agriculture

Apr 30, 2015

Organic farm and nonprofit education and retreat center, Wellspring, is accepting subscriptions for its community supported agriculture program.

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Santosha Fitness Hosts 
Educational Series on 
Body Image

Apr 30, 2015

Eat Breathe Thrive (EBT)— a nonprofit dedicated to aid in the recovery of individuals struggling with eating disorders, disoriented eating and negative body image, will launch a series of workshops for integrative health.

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Spring Seedling Sale and Open House at NuGenesis

Apr 30, 2015

NuGenesis Farm is showcasing its newly renovated Giving Garden Greenhouse on May 23.

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