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New Musical Yoga Studio Opening in Shorewood

Sep 04, 2018

Sacred Sound Yoga, a unique musical studio opening in October, will hold yoga classes that include sacred sound healing and beautiful original music played by owner Rosie Rain and her friends.

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Santosha Yoga & Ayurveda Welcomes Swami Yatidharmananda

Sep 04, 2018

In September, Swami Yatidharmananda will travel from India to appear at Santosha Yoga & Ayurveda, in Delafield, to teach his unique practices of mindfulness, meditation and living a spiritual life of devotion.

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Natural Health Services Welcomes New Naturopathic Doctor

Sep 04, 2018

Dr. Mary Simon, a naturopathic doctor, is now accepting patients at Natural Health Services, located on Milwaukee’s East Side.

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Dirt Houses Cancer-Protective Microbe: Soil Contains Bacteria That Kills Melanoma

Aug 31, 2018

Soil contains bacteria that kills melanoma cancer cells, say Oregon State University researchers.

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Doctors Underestimate Opioid Prescriptions: Survey Enlightens Physicians

Aug 31, 2018

A survey of 109 emergency room doctors found they frequently underestimated how often they prescribed opioids and that they prescribed fewer when alerted to the situation.

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Ballet Dancing Boosts Senior Fitness and Energy: Classes Improve Health

Aug 31, 2018

Australian seniors reported feeling more fit, energetic and flexible after taking 10 ballet classes over three months.

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Meditative Melodies: How Sound Deepens Meditation

Aug 31, 2018 ● By Dudley Evenson

Combining music with our meditation practice can lift our spirit and enhance healing.

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Forever Flexible: Keep Joints Naturally Healthy

Aug 31, 2018 ● By Lisa Marshall

Applying smart holistic strategies, we can sidestep the all-too-common creaky knees, sore hips, and other arthritic pains of getting older—all without meds or surgery.

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Summer Therapy Specials at Alive & Well Naturally

Aug 03, 2018

Options include a combination of microcurrent frequency therapy, OZone sauna and the Halo Bed dry salt therapy and much more.

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Understanding Reiki

Aug 03, 2018 ● By Rhiana Tehan

During a reiki treatment, the energy is said to clear and balance our physical, etheric, mental, emotional and spiritual bodies by transmitting high frequency healing energies of unconditional, universal love through the practitioner to the client.

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The Elephant in the Room

Aug 03, 2018 ● By Aruna Tummala

Suicide is the most feared emergency of them all. It’s a hard topic to discuss, in both clinical and non-clinical settings. It is the elephant in the room, and society needs to have a conversation about it.

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Take Magnesium to Metabolize Vitamin D: Needed for Proper Absorption

Jul 31, 2018

Without adequate amounts of magnesium in the body, vitamin D supplements can’t be metabolized; high amounts may even increase the risk of vascular calcification.

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Turmeric Helps Heal Skin Ailments: Effective Natural Treatment

Jul 31, 2018

A recent meta-study concluded that turmeric has proved effective in treating acne, mouth inflammation, itchy skin and psoriasis, among other conditions.

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Holding Hands Reduces Pain: Study on Loved Ones Finds Connection

Jul 31, 2018

The brainwaves of couples tend to synchronize when they are in each other’s presence, and holding hands markedly lowers pain levels—especially if the man is empathetic.

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Multilevel Healing: Embracing All Dimensions of Well-Being

Jul 31, 2018 ● By Linda Sechrist

Staying healthy is more like cultivating a garden than fixing a car, say proponents of a multidimensional approach to healing that incorporates beauty, nature and loving connections.

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Be Reiki Expands Services in New Location

Jul 03, 2018

Healing arts practitioner Rhiana Tehan, of Be Reiki, has opened a new, larger energy healing facility located at 3082 Main Street, in East Troy.

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Warming Planet Will Worsen Sleep: Rising Temperatures to Cause Restless Nights

Jun 29, 2018

Rising temperatures could cause six additional nights of poor sleep per 100 people by 2050 and 14 by 2099, say scientists.

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Exercise Benefits Cancer Survivors: Increases Cognitive Function and Reduces Fatigue

Jun 29, 2018

Breast cancer survivors that regularly perform moderate-to-vigorous physical activity show improved attention, memory and multitasking abilities.

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Steam Baths Ease Allergies: Helps to Reduce Symptoms

Jun 29, 2018

Thais with hay fever that soaked in half-hour steam baths three times a week reported fewer symptoms such as sneezing, nasal itching and congestion.

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Bee Venom Is Powerful Lyme Disease Remedy: More Effective than Antibiotics

Jun 29, 2018

Bee venom reduces the Lyme disease bacterium more effectively than antibiotics, reports the Lyme Disease Research Group, in Connecticut.

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Walking Speed May Predict Dementia: Slow Pace Could Indicate Cognitive Decline

Jun 29, 2018

Seniors whose walking slowed by as little as 0.1 percent a year were 47 percent more likely to decline cognitively.

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Better Options Than Opioids: Natural Ways to Reduce Pain

Jun 29, 2018 ● By Kathleen Barnes

As the dangers of opioids become increasingly apparent, study-supported options such as acupuncture, meditation, yoga and CBD oil are gaining ground in treating chronic pain.

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Pesticides Lower Birth Weights: Dangers of Exposure for Expectant Mothers

Jun 29, 2018

In one California agricultural region studied, the 5 percent of women with the highest exposure to pesticides had negative effects for all birth outcomes, including low birth weight, gestational length, preterm birth and birth abnormalities.

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All-Natural Beauty: Health Concerns Revolutionize the Cosmetics Industry

May 31, 2018 ● By Marlaina Donato

Half of American women say they want all-natural skincare products, and the growing demand is transforming a beauty industry long reliant on unnatural chemical formulations.

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Facial Exercises Ease Midlife Signs of Aging: Help for Looking Younger

May 31, 2018

Middle-aged women doing 30 minutes a day of specific facial muscle movements looked an average of two-and-a-half years younger in 20 weeks.

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Seek 15 Minutes of Device-Free Time: Why You Should Break Away From a Screen

May 31, 2018

Spending just 15 minutes away from a device reduced unhealthy intense emotions in young adults, reports a University of Rochester study.

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Preterm Births Down After Coal Plant Shutdown: Reduction in Pollution to Thank

May 31, 2018

After a polluting coal-fired power plant was shut down, women living 30 miles downwind had a 28 percent lower chance of a pre-term birth.

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People that Don’t Slight Sleep Eat Better: More Rest Equates to Healthy Eating

May 31, 2018

People that sleep more than seven hours a night are likely to eat less sugar, fat and carbohydrates the following day, British researchers report.

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SCHIZOPHRENIA: Novel Solutions to an Old Problem

May 01, 2018 ● By Aruna Tummala

These days, a relatively new thinking has emerged in the field of schizophrenia: that the underlying problem could be unchecked and chronic inflammation.

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Beyond Birth Control: The Naturopathic Approach to Hormone Balance

May 01, 2018 ● By Joanne Aponte

The naturopathic approach to this issue aims to restore normal hormonal rhythm and balance by looking at hormones produced by the ovaries and then by looking at the body as a whole.

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U.S. Midlife Women Choosing Natural Health Care: Using Complementary and Alternative Approaches

Apr 30, 2018

More than 80 percent of midlife women reported using complementary approaches in a recent survey, with herbal teas and vitamins the top choices.

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New Guidelines Lower the Bar for Risky Blood Pressure: Nearly Half of U.S. Adults Now Have High Numbers

Apr 30, 2018

With new guidelines that define high blood pressure as being 130/80 instead of 140/90, nearly half of U.S. adults are considered at risk.

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Young Women Outdo Male Peers in Oxygen Uptake: Important Fitness Marker

Apr 30, 2018

In an important fitness marker, young women were found by Canadian researchers to process oxygen about 30 percent faster and more efficiently than men their age when they began exercising.

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Waterborne Drugs: Meds in Urban Streams Drive Microbial Resistance

Apr 30, 2018

In urban streams, the presence of pharmaceuticals, including painkillers, stimulants, antihistamines and antibiotics, is causing microbial communities to morph and become resistant to drugs.

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Healing the Hard Stuff: Natural Approaches Resolve Major Illnesses

Apr 30, 2018 ● By Linda Sechrist

Although gentle, natural modalities effectively treat a host of major health issues, people that happily use them as a first resort to ward off illness often turn to mainstream medicine by default when confronted with a serious problem.

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Personalized Health Care: Functional Medicine Leads the Way

Apr 30, 2018 ● By Linda Sechrist

What began 25 years ago as holistic healthcare has evolved into functional medicine that looks at underlying causes of disease and incorporates genetics for customized diagnoses and non-drug treatment strategies.

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Intravenous Nutrition Therapy 
Now Available at Zuza’s Way

Apr 03, 2018

Dagmara Beine of Zuza’s Way Integrative Care is now offering intravenous (IV) nutrition therapy, which is a method of feeding vitamins, minerals and amino acids directly into the bloodstream to correct intracellular nutrient deficiencies.

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Herbs Ease Polycystic Ovary Symptoms: Natural Remedy Provides Relief

Mar 30, 2018

Ingesting a combination of five herbs returned menstrual cycles to normal durations for 55 percent of women with polycystic ovary syndrome among those participating in an Australian study.

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Less REM-Stage Sleep Linked to Dementia Risk: Impact on Mental Acuity

Mar 30, 2018

People older than 60 that get less rapid eye movement (REM) sleep may have a greater risk of developing dementia.

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Air Pollution Linked to Psychological Distress: Mental Health Connection Found

Mar 30, 2018

People living in areas with the highest levels of airborne fine particulates were 17 percent more likely to be psychologically distressed, feeling sad, nervous or hopeless.

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Touching the Earth: The Healing Powers of Going Barefoot

Mar 30, 2018 ● By Martin Zucker

Simply going without shoes for 30 to 60 minutes a day drains the body of inflammation, pain and stress and generates greater well-being, research shows.

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Rise Yoga Studio Off ers Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga for All Abilities

Mar 01, 2018

Paula Evans offers a flowing style of yoga that connects the movement of the body with the breath. Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and Sri T. Krishnamacharya developed Ashtanga during the 20th century.

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Outpost Natural Foods: Healthy People, Healthy Communities

Mar 01, 2018 ● By Sheila Julson

Now over 22,000 owners strong, Outpost is a testament to society’s shift toward healthy food awareness.

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Saunas Lower Blood Pressure: Reduces Risk of Hypertension

Mar 01, 2018

Four to seven saunas a week halved high blood pressure risk in a study of 1,621 Finnish men.

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Positive Outlook Powers Osteoarthritis Patients: Feeling Optimistic Helps with Symptoms

Mar 01, 2018

People with osteoarthritis that wake up feeling enthusiastic about getting things done in their day end up exercising more and feeling less plagued by symptoms.

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Sunshine on Our Shoulders: Makes Us Happy and Healthy

Feb 28, 2018 ● By Kathleen Barnes

Wait a few minutes before slathering on natural sunscreen or covering up with long sleeves. It turns out we need five to 10 minutes of direct sunlight a few days a week so that our bodies can produce the vitamin D we need.

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Body Mind Spirit Expo Returns 
to Milwaukee

Jan 31, 2018

The Body Mind Spirit Expo will share a weekend of insights and life-affirming wisdom from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., March 10, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 11, at the Grand Stay Hotel & Suites Milwaukee Airport.

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1212 Bodyworks Moves to 
New Location

Jan 31, 2018

Emily Yenor, physical therapist and owner of 1212 Bodyworks, has moved to a bigger space near Goerke’s Corners: 20720 West Watertown Road, Suite 100, in Brookfield.

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Big Breakfast, Lower Body Mass: Eat More in the Morning, Less at Dinnertime

Jan 31, 2018

People that make breakfast their largest meal of the day have lower body mass, while those that make dinner the biggest meal are likely to weigh more, a recent study concluded.

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Zinc Inhibits Throat Cancer: Supplements Affect Esophageal Cancer Growth

Jan 31, 2018

University of Texas researchers have found that zinc supplements can inhibit or slow the growth of esophageal cancer cells.

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