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

May 29, 2015 08:12AM

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 08:12AM

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 08:12AM

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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Hidden Treasures: Neighbors Discover Their Wealth of Resources

May 29, 2015 08:12AM ● 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 08:12AM ● 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 08:12AM ● 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 08:12AM

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 08:12AM

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 08:12AM

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 08:12AM

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 08:12AM

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 08:12AM

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 08:12AM

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 08:12AM

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

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Revealing the Bicycle Path to Enlightenment

May 30, 2012 03:33PM

A visually stunning adventure by bike, Reveal The Path, explores the world’s playgrounds in Europe’s snow-capped mountains, Scotland’s lush valleys, Alaska’s rugged coastal beaches and Morocco’s high desert landscapes. The 7 p.m., June 19, showing at The Loft Cinema will feature live, pre-show music by soundtrack artist Dominique Fraissard and a post-film Q&A with Producer/ Director Mike Dion.

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