In This Issue - October 2020

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In the October Issue: Dr. Wilson's Original Formulations; Calm Down, Taming the Flames of Stress-Related Illness; Embracing Joy and Strength when Times Are Tough; Stress Relief and Cannabis Retreats; Intestinal Gas and How to Alleviate It; Treating The Vagus Nerve; Time to Clear the Air about Wearing Masks; Choosing the Ideal Dentist and Dental Office; Stressors? No Problem!; and Much More....

Healthy Breakfast

A Better Breakfast: Healthy Tips and Recipes to Start the Day

Healthy alternatives to the high sugar and carbohydrates found in most traditional breakfast foods, including recipes for oats, toast, muffins and more to start your day off right. Read More »

Apple Seeks 2030 Carbon Neutrality

Apple, Inc., the maker of the iPhone, iPad and Mac computers, has committed to becoming 100 percent carbon neutral overall, from its supply chain to retail outlets, by 2030. Read More »

Blackest Fish in the Sea Aid Scientific Research

Scientists have found that the skin of deep-sea fish absorbs more than 99.95 percent of the light that hits them, aiding research in ultra-black substances for sensitive optical equipment. Read More »

Calm, Stress-Free Individual

Calm Down: Taming the Flames of Stress-Related Illness

Stress can be harmful to our overall health. Here are lifestyle changes to release trauma and relieve stress through diet, safe herbal remedies, gentle energy modalities and more. Read More »

Pet Owner with Healthy Cancer-Free Dog

Cancer-Free Pets: Five Ways to Help Keep Them Healthy

Practical nutrition and lifestyle tips to help protect and prevent a dog or cat from developing cancer as well as symptoms that pet owners need to be aware of. Read More »

Caramel Apple Cinnamon Crisp Overnight Oats Recipe

Caramel Apple Cinnamon Crisp Overnight Oats

This recipe for overnight oats with caramel apple cinnamon crisp is a great dessert/breakfast mix that’s healthy and delicious, including a caramel sauce using dates. Read More »

Cauliflower Hash Egg Muffins Recipe

Cauliflower Hash Egg Muffins

This is a healthier, low-calorie alternative to the classic breakfast of hash browns and eggs, and more nutritious, too, because cauliflower is packed with fiber, minerals and vitamins. Read More »

Staying Connected Virtually During the Pandemic

Coronavirus as a Calling

The pandemic can be transmuted into golden opportunities if we look for purpose and meaning in it. Here are four ways to respond to the call of these turbulent times. Read More »

Patient Suffering from Depression and Anxiety

Ease Depression and Anxiety with Probiotics

Studies find that probiotics can help to reduce depression and anxiety as well improve cognitive reaction time. Read More »

Fruits Vegetables Whole Grains

Eat Fruit, Veggies and Whole Grains to Lower Diabetes Risk

Two new studies find that the risk of diabetes can be decreased by consuming a diet full of fruit, veggies and whole grains. Read More »

Electronic Waste

Electronic Waste is Out of Control

According to a recent report on e-waste, a record 53.6 million metric tons of electronics were discarded in 2019 and could likely increase to 74.7 million tons per year by 2030. Read More »

Falling Fertility Rate Threatens World Stability

The global total fertility rate (TFR) nearly halved from 1950 levels, when women had an average of 4.7 children each, to 2.4 in 2017, and it could fall below 1.7 by the turn of the century. Read More »

Plate of Avocado and Beets

Improve Exercise and Recovery with Avocados and Beets

Research finds that avocados can speed recovery after exercise while beet root juice improves muscular endurance. Read More »

Mark Nepo on Living a Wholehearted Life

Bestselling author, poet, cancer survivor and inspirational spiritual teacher Mark Nepo discusses his latest book, The Book of Soul: 52 Paths to Living What Matters. Read More »

Oarweed Odyssey: Scottish Kelp Provides Clues to Climate Change

Experts have discovered kelp that has survived for 16,000 years since the last ice age and are hopeful that this find will show how marine plant life survives extreme changes in climate. Read More »

BPA Shopping Receipts

Paperless Shopping: BPA Exposure from Store Receipts

Despite health risks, BPA-laden thermal receipts continue to be used widely in the retail industry. Here are ways to eliminate or reduce BPA exposure from receipts when shopping. Read More »

Record Methane Emissions Driven by Agriculture and Fossil Fuels

A worldwide inventory of methane sources reveals that atmospheric levels of the heat-trapping greenhouse gas are at an all-time high due to agriculture, fossil fuels and landfill waste. Read More »

Salmon Cakes with Fennel and Parsnips Recipe

Salmon Cakes with Fennel & Parsnips

This gluten-free breakfast recipe for salmon cakes combines wild-caught salmon with fennel and parsnip vegetables for a healthy way to start the day. Read More »

Stressed Out Teenagers Relaxing

Stressed-Out Teens: Ways to Help Them Chill

With teenagers reporting record levels of stress, anxiety and depression, here are effective ways that parents can help to calm teens during stressful times. Read More »

Stretching Joints

Strong and Supple Joints: How to Keep Hips and Knees Happy

By taking simple, natural preventive and remedial measures proactively, we can strengthen knee and hip joints, handle related problems if they arise and remain physically strong and active. Read More »

Sweet Potato Toast with Avocado Recipe

Sweet Potato Toast with Avocado

Replace bread for toast using sweet potatoes with this healthy, gluten-free recipe for avocado toast. Top with eggs or go vegan and use tempeh. Read More »

Tai Chi Qigong Practice

Tai Chi and Qigong: Life Force in Motion

The many health benefits of tai chi, the modified martial art of gentle meditative movement, and qigong, the mind-body wellness system that uses breath, simple movement and stillness. Read More »

Cinnamon Sticks

Try Cinnamon to Reduce Migraines

According to a new study, cinnamon, long known to help blood sugar levels, can diminish migraine attacks. Read More »

Recycled Plastics

Wishful Recycling: What Not to Put in the Bin

"Wishful recycling" is when residents place waste items in the recycling bin that cannot be recycled. Here are ways to avoid wishful recycling with dos and don'ts for proper disposal. Read More »

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patient

Manage Bowel Disease to Reduce Dementia Risk

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, may also suffer twice the risk of dementia, according to a new study. Read More »

Online Meditations with Tucson Meditation Group

The timeless scientific methods of yoga meditation taught by Paramahansa Yogananda enable one to rediscover, by direct personal experience, the universal consciousness of God that dwells within. Read More »

Stressors? No Problem!

People get stressed. It is part of being human. Experiencing stress can be seen as far back as prehistoric times—maybe even the very beginning of human existence. Read More »

Choosing the Ideal Dentist and Dental Office

What differentiates one dental office from another? How can we tell if our dentist or hygienist is the person we need to keep our mouth healthy? Read More »

Now Open: Yoga Pod Tucson is for Every Body

At Yoga Pod Tucson, anyone new to yoga can find safety to explore their body in classes with structured intention. Read More »

Time to Clear the Air about Wearing Masks

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the issue of wearing masks has become the symbol for the line drawn in the sand between those who believe masks are essential and critical for protecting themselves and others, versus those who believe that masks are a farce, protecting no one—and are even harmful. Read More »

Treating The Vagus Nerve

The vagus nerve is the 10th cranial nerve in the body, but also one of the longest and most important nerves within the body. Read More »

Intestinal Gas and How to Alleviate It

Some gas is a normal part of intestinal health and functioning. Excessive and painful gas is not. Read More »

Mobile Thai Massage Brings Massage Home

Hope Huerta, a certified massage therapist, is providing a new and unique service to the Tucson area—Mobile Thai Massage. Read More »

Web of Life Animist Minister Ordainment Online Training

We are all connected by, and equal threads in, the Sacred Web of Life. Read More »

Stress Relief and Cannabis Retreats: Offered by Natural Healing Care Center

For stress, there are a variety of tools for relief. Nature, meditation, breath work, herbs, nutrition, body work, essential oils—these are just some of those tools. Read More »

Embracing Joy and Strength when Times Are Tough

Each of us is really a divine, unique, shining spiritual being: soul. Soul exists because God loves it. Read More »

Can We Find Peace in this Chaos?

The world is calling for peace, and yet it seems so elusive. Stress, fear, anxiety, anger and discord is all around us, and we notice the negative effects on our lives. Read More »

Dr. Wilson's Original Formulations: Local Leaders in Natural Health

The effects of long-term stress on the body can often result in physical and mental fatigue, unexplained weight loss or gain, cravings, interrupted sleep patterns and other health issues that for many, remain unaddressed. Read More »

Beat the Joint Pain Woes

Sponsored Content Dealing with joint pain? As we age, it seems more of us feel aches and twinges in various joints. Read More »

A Recipe from Govinda’s Kitchen... Vegan Ranch Salad Dressing and Dip

In our warm weather climate, there is nothing so satisfying as a crisp salad or steamed veggie with a tasty dressing. Try this vegan version of Ranch Dressing for your next meal. Read More »

Free Workshops Share Teachings of Ascended Masters

The Summit Lighthouse of Phoenix is a community teaching center. Read More »

The Yoga Connection Offers Hybrid Classes

Tucson’s nonprofit The Yoga Connection center starts hybrid classes this month (health guidelines permitting). Read More »

Spa Daze Relieves Stress and Pain

Spa Daze specializes in pain relief, stress management and lifestyle maintenance for individuals committed to living a healthy and stress-free life. Read More »

Holly Baker, publisher

October 2020 Letter From Publisher

I knew I had to write an endorsement this month despite the fact that Natural Awakenings typically steers away from politics. Read More »

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