Health & Wellness articles:

Book—One Spirit Medicine

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One Spirit Medicine offers readers a multi-layered wellness guide for the 21st century in the form of an easy-to-understand synthesis of ancient wisdom and recent research.

Book—Black Smoke

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To journey through the Ecuadorian jungle with composer and former Bard College music professor Margaret De Wys is to embark upon a first-rate adventure worthy of Indiana Jones.

Drowning in Plastic

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Few issues are more concerning than the growth of plastic marine pollution. Surprisingly little is actually known about it, or its impact. Why?

The Gadarene Swine

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The pièce de résistance here is a 12-course tasting menu that is Chef Lee’s culinary playground.

Book—Parenting with Presence

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Stiffelman helps parents shine a light on the roots of their own reactionary outbursts, and suggests new ways to communicate so that everyone feels heard, respected and connected.

Coconut Oil Lowers Blood Pressure

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While coconut oil and exercise independently lowered blood pressure, only the combination returned blood pressure levels to normal.

How Yoga Kept Me in an Unhealthy Relationship

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I began to realize that the yogic principles and precepts I’d learned over the years—and shared regularly as a yoga teacher—actually encouraged me to stay in an unhealthy relationship much longer than its expiration date.

Book—Shortcuts to Mindfulness

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Catherine Auman offers a rational perspective tempered with spiritual insights, emotional awareness and sometimes-offbeat observations.

Candy-coated Yogurt

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It might seem like a nutritional no-brainer to choose a cup of yogurt over a candy bar, but a shocking number of brands offer no more nutritional value,.