BE AFRAID, BE VERY AFRAID…

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Natural Awakenings

LEARN HOW TO AVOID THE REAL GOBLINS

Our little ones, masquerading this month as ghosts and goblins, only look scary. What’s really frightening are the toxic chemicals lurking in our families’ food and water.

Pregnant women, infants and children are most vulnerable, because expectant, young and growing bodies are less able to break down and excrete toxins. Halloween screams for a list of valid fears, plus strategies to keep our families safe.

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BETTER BREAST HEALTH

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Natural Awakenings

Make Prevention a Daily Habit

For some women, the thought of breast cancer elicits fears related to body image, surgery and mortality. It has likely affected every woman in this country, either through the trauma of personal experience or through another’s trials.

According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), some 207,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in U.S. women this year. Despite this staggering number, there is good news.

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Transition Towns – Where Sustainable Living is Real

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Natural Awakenings

More and more neighborhoods are making the transition to a climate-friendly community.

The coastal town of Lincoln City, Oregon, has a lot to lose if nothing is done about climate change. The town sits 11 feet above sea level, and unchecked climate change could erode its beaches or flood the town.

Residents are taking matters into their own hands. “We could ignore it, let the federal  government deal with it,” Mayor Lori Hollingsworth says. “We’re not willing to do that.” Last year, Lincoln City committed to becoming carbon neutral, through renewable energy, energy efficiency and carbon offsets.

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BE A CLIMATE HERO

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Natural Awakenings

Act up. Act now.

by Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org

At any given moment, there are a thousand things going wrong in the world. If we were to list just major environmental problems alone we could go on for a long time, citing everything from toxic contaminants in our food to the scarcity of safe drinking water.

This past summer, we all stared in horror at the slowly blackening Gulf of Mexico as the Deepwater Horizon oil slick spread on and below the water’s surface. Making such a list is such a depressing exercise that the temptation is to just walk away from the  task. We might feel like a surgeon at a wartime field hospital, forced to do major triage. Where do we turn first?

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Just Dance!

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Natural Awakenings

Seniors who regularly put on their dancing shoes benefit from more than just having a good time. According to University of Missouri-Columbia researchers, participation by older adults in dance-based therapy can improve both their balance and walking speed, key factors in reducing the risk of falls and injury.

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