In This Issue - December 2020

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In the December Issue: Calcium Cure: Promising Therapy with Anti-orbital Ionic Calcium; Nora Tyson: A Patriotic Trailblazer; Laugh Locally: Tucson Offers Many Outlets for Comedians; The New Story for the World: Re-Visioning the Script for a Healthier Society and Planet; Community for Comfort and Change; The Gift of Yum: Homemade Treats Spark Holiday Cheer; Nine Tips to Beat the Holiday Blues; Plus Much More...

Amazon Climate Pledge Friendly

Amazon Climate Label Facilitates Greener Choices

Amazon is labeling approximately 25,000 products with a Climate Pledge Friendly (CPF) designation to meet a commitment to become carbon neutral by 2040. Read More »

Healthy Society for All

A New Story for the World: Re-Visioning the Script for a Healthier Society and Planet

A revolutionary new way of viewing the world and our place in it points to a future that regenerates the natural environment and reinforces our essential interconnectedness. Read More »

Toxin-Free Cosmetic Make-Up

California Passes Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act

California governor has signed the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act into law, which bans 24 ingredients from cosmetics and personal care products sold within the state. Read More »

Christmas Cocoa Crunch Bark recipe for holiday gift ideas

Christmas Cocoa Crunch Bark

Spread cheer over the holidays with this delicious recipe for Christmas Cocoa Crunch Bark, a healthy way to sweeten the season. Read More »

Climate Change Map

Climate Refugees Could Reach One Billion by 2050

According to the Institute for Economics and Peace, more than 1 billion people worldwide will live in countries with insufficient infrastructure to withstand climate change by 2050. Read More »

Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Cruciferous Vegetables

Eat Cruciferous Veggies for Cleaner Blood Vessels

Research finds those that eat more than 45 grams of cruciferous vegetables a day, such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts and cabbage, are less likely to have calcium buildup in the aorta. Read More »

Energy bites recipe

Energy Bites

These customizable energy bites are the perfect snack to grab and go, taking 5 minutes or less to make. It's easy to create festive bites for the holidays by adding food coloring. Read More »

Pregnant with Healthy Baby

For a Healthy Baby, Take a Multivitamin, Exercise and Ditch the Devices

Studies find that device use can lower sperm quality, daily prenatal multivitamins can reduce the risk of autism, and healthy diet and exercise during pregnancy can protect against obesity. Read More »

Meditation welcoming in the new year

Fresh Rituals for a New Year

Here are several New Year’s rituals to help us connect more deeply to our loved ones, to ourselves and to a richer sense of purpose as we embrace the promise of 2021. Read More »

Dog waiting for homemade holiday pet treats

Holiday Treats for Pets: Homemade Recipes They Will Love

These festive holiday homemade pet treat recipes for Pumpkin Apple Pie, Eggnog, and Turkey Meatballs will have a dog woofing for more and a cat purring for seconds. Read More »

Child in giving spirit by holiday tree

Instilling the Giving Spirit in Kids

The holiday season is the perfect time for parents to encourage children to learn about the value of giving, teaching empathy and compassion as lifelong lessons. Read More »

Jar of lentil brown rice soup dry mix

Lentil Brown Rice Soup

Give your loved ones the gift of healthy food this holiday season with a recipe and jar full of all the dry ingredients to make Lentil Brown Rice Soup. Read More »

Matt Kahn on Transforming the Planet With Love

Interview with bestselling author, spiritual teacher and empathic healer Matt Kahn on mantras, lessons from turbulent times, advice for protesting and awakening on a collective level. Read More »

MilkRun Gives Farmers Direct Sales

MilkRun, a Portland, Oregon company, is supporting local farmers on small farms by enabling them to sell produce safely and directly to consumers. Read More »

Practicing mindfulness to benefit exercise workouts

Mind-Body Fitness: How Mindfulness Benefits Workouts

Have fewer exercise injuries, improve immunity, reduce stress and develop a commitment to fitness by applying mindfulness approaches to your workouts. Read More »

Midday Napping in Bed

Nap Less for Heart Health

For normal nighttime sleepers, taking a midday snooze for more than one hour may hurt cardiovascular health, reports a surprising new study. Read More »

Local Barber Business

Pay Where We Play: Boosting the Hometown Economy

Spending money on purchases from local businesses in the community is so important to help to build robust hometown economies. Here are ways to support your region with your buying power. Read More »

Practicing Yoga for Heart Health

Practice Yoga to Improve Atrial Fibrillation

Yoga postures and breathing may significantly reduce episodes of atrial fibrillation, suggests a new study. Read More »

Ras el hanout spice mix recipe

Ras el Hanout Spice Mix

Spice up dishes with the zesty blend of flavors in this recipe for Ras el Hanout, great for sprinkling onto roasting vegetables or added to falafel mixes, soups, stews and tagines. Read More »

Meaningful holiday gift idea

Reinvent the Holidays: More Meaning, Less Stuff

The pandemic is shifting this year’s holidays, motivating parents to seek out affordable, meaningful, sustainable and non-material gift ideas for kids, saving money and creating memories. Read More »

Orange Citrus with Vitamin C

Retain Muscle Mass with Vitamin C

New research shows that older people that simply eat lots of vitamin C-rich fruits and vegetables have greater skeletal muscle mass than those that don’t eat these foods. Read More »

Rosemary infused vinegar recipe as a holiday gift

Rosemary-Infused Vinegar

This fragrant, versatile rosemary-infused vinegar recipe makes a delightful holiday gift that can be enjoyed for months, delicious in salad dressings, on vegetables or added to sauces. Read More »

Saving Arctic Ice Using Glass Beads

Arctic Ice Project is proposing to scatter a thin layer of reflective silica glass particles over parts of the Arctic in an effort to protect it from the sun and help ice to re-form. Read More »

Group of people singing and playing music to uplift and heal

Sing to Heal: Using the Voice to Uplift Mind and Body

Singing along to music, humming or chanting mantras can boost mental and physical health, from improving immunity, memory and mood to reducing stress, depression and anxiety. Read More »

Learning to hum and sing listening to music

Starting Off Singing: Humming and Singing Tips to Try

Expert advice on how to start reaping the health benefits of singing by consciously humming, listening to an uplifting playlist or chanting a mantra. Read More »

Homemade holiday food gift idea

The Gift of Yum: Homemade Treats Spark Holiday Cheer

Edible homemade gift ideas that make for healthy holiday treats to help slow down the shopping frenzy of the season and provide nourishing food to loved ones. Read More »

Eco-Friendly Holiday Tree

’Tis the Season to Save the Planet: Eco-Friendly Holiday Ideas

Reduce holiday-related waste with these sustainable twists on classic traditions and eco-friendly, low-waste gift ideas and tips. Read More »

WellExplorer App Can Warn of Toxic Drinking Water

WellExplorer is an interactive tool that allows residents and scientists to find out what toxins have been deposited in their drinking water as a result of hydraulic fracturing (fracking). Read More »

Nine Tips to Beat the Holiday Blues

For many of us, the holidays bring the joy of shopping, community and being together with family. Read More »

New Form of Calcium Offers Interesting Effects

Calcium is the dominant mineral in our bodies. We can’t live without it, and paradoxically, it contributes to our aging and often untimely death caused by diseases. Read More »

Rev. Michael Bush, Senior Minister of Casas Adobes Congregational, United Church of Christ

Ours is a fractured time and place, evidenced by the recent vitriolic election season. Read More »

Laugh Locally: Tucson Offers Many Outlets for Comedians

Comedy is a lot like sports in that you can be a spectator, a player or both Read More »

Community for Comfort and Change

“Every blessing of the kingdom will be given to every man when all do collectively reach a state of ultimate love.” ~El Morya Read More »

Help for Depression with Chiropractic

With so much uncertainty in our political, health and economic world, it’s no wonder that depression and anxiety is spiking. Read More »

Reflexology: A Body Meditation

Meditation, a powerful practice impacting the body and mind, helps cultivate inner wholeness and peace in a fragmented and conflicted world. Read More »

Nora Tyson: A Patriotic Trailblazer

Nora Tyson’s path to a career in the U.S. Navy was not exactly planned. Read More »

KnoWEwell Platform Offers One-Year Free Memberships in December

KnoWEwell, a collaborative partner with the Natural Awakenings family of publishers, is offering individuals and providers the opportunity to receive a complimentary one-year membership to its global community and marketplace. Read More »

The Big Picture of Life Helps Young People Tackle Big Questions

Many young people—children, teens and young adults—want good answers to life’s biggest questions: Read More »

Shop Spiritual Products at Desert Moon Mystical

New to Tucson, woman-owned Desert Moon Mystical features reiki energy and chakra healing services, alongside a serene shop offering products to help all people on their spiritual journeys Read More »

Connect with Life and Heal from Loss Through Dreams

Being with dear friends and family is one of life’s great joys. When one of them passes—too soon, it often seems—how do we heal from losing their company? Read More »

Mahatma Gandhi & Paramahansa Yogananda

Learn Kriya Yoga Meditation 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 »

Find Stability and Transformation in Book, Way To Be

The more chaos outside of us, the more stability we need to create within. Read More »

Holly Baker, publisher

December 2020 Letter From Publisher

What a 2020 we’ve all had! Finally at the end of such a tumultuous year in our country and the world, let’s take a deep breath and focus on moving forward with renewed energy and positivity. Read More »

Lose Weight and Live in Food Freedom

Brenda Reynolds, a Certified Health/Life Coach with Joyful Life Health Coaching, specializes in helping those who struggle under the burden of excess weight. Read More »

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