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Health Briefs

Dealing with Childhood Trauma

October 31st, 2021 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

The National Institute of Mental Health defines childhood trauma as “The experience of an event by a child that is [&hellip

Global Briefs

Cross-Laminated Timber Emerges in Sustainable Building

October 31st, 2021 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

A Swedish method of building using cross-laminated timber (CLT) is emerging as a climate-friendly alternative to traditional, concrete-based construction. The [&hellip

Global Briefs

Renovating the Recycling Stream

October 31st, 2021 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Americans use a single recycling stream in which everything goes into one bin to be sorted and cleaned at the [&hellip

Global Briefs

Banned Invasive Weeds for Sale

October 31st, 2021 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has labeled cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica), a native plant of Southeast Asia, as one of [&hellip

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Water Shortage in the Middle East

October 31st, 2021 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Lake Urmia, in Iran, has decreased in size by 50 percent from 2,085 square miles in the 1990s to 965 [&hellip

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Entomophagy Industry Sees Growth

October 31st, 2021 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

It may come as a surprise to most Americans, but people have been eating insects (entomophagy) for thousands of years, [&hellip

Global Briefs

EPA Bans Chlorpyrifos Pesticide on Food

October 31st, 2021 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

After a multiyear effort, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ruled that chlorpyrifos, a pesticide linked to neurological damage [&hellip

Health

Live Healthfully to Mitigate Genetic Cancer Risk

October 31st, 2021 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Healthy lifestyle factors such as exercise, proper diet, low body mass index and abstinence from smoking and drinking correlate with [&hellip

Health

Eat High-Flavonoid Foods to Reduce Cognitive Decline

October 31st, 2021 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Eating foods high in flavonoids—the antioxidant-rich plant compounds found in strawberries, oranges, peppers and apples—can reduce the risk of cognitive [&hellip