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Antioxidant Supplements Improve Eye Health

September 1st, 2014 | by Natural Awakenings Staff

Eye health may be improved by taking certain antioxidant supplements, according to researchers at Austria’s Medical University of Vienna. They [&hellip

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Pre-K Education Linked to Better Health 26 Years Later

September 1st, 2014 | by Natural Awakenings Staff

In addition to an increased likelihood of achieving academic success, children that participate in game-based educational training also have significantly [&hellip

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Mindfulness Meditation Can Hinder Onset of Alzheimer’s

September 1st, 2014 | by Natural Awakenings Staff

A pilot study from the Harvard Medical School indicates yet another benefit of meditation. The researchers tested 14 people with [&hellip

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Yoga Boosts Hearts, Shrinks Waistlines

September 1st, 2014 | by Natural Awakenings Staff

Two scientific reviews of human clinical research have found that hatha yoga significantly reduces heart disease risk factors. Researchers from [&hellip

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Licorice Root Reduces Dangerous Fat

September 1st, 2014 | by Natural Awakenings Staff

A new study published in the journal Nutrafoods has confirmed that licorice extract helps reduce visceral fat among obese adults. [&hellip

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Raisins Lower Blood Pressure and Diabetes Risk

August 28th, 2014 | by Natural Awakenings Staff

Researchers from the University of Kentucky have determined that snacking on raisins can decrease high blood pressure and reduce the [&hellip

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A Good Midlife Diet Prolongs Health in Later Years

June 1st, 2014 | by Natural Awakenings Staff

A Harvard Medical School study found that how well women age in their 70s is linked to the way they [&hellip

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Unconditional Love Hastens Healing

June 1st, 2014 | by Natural Awakenings Staff

Researchers from the University of Miami found that compassionate love and faith in a compassionate Higher Power increases healing and [&hellip

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Beets Beat Down Blood Pressure

June 1st, 2014 | by Natural Awakenings Staff

Two small studies have linked beets with lower blood pressure. A study from the University of Reading, in England, served [&hellip

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Mindfulness Meditation Reduces the Urge to Light Up

June 1st, 2014 | by Natural Awakenings Staff

Mindfulness meditation training may help people overcome addiction by activating the brain centers involved in self-control and addictive tendencies, suggests [&hellip