The Life Organizer: A Woman’s Guide to a Mindful Year by Jennifer Louden — Louden explores a feminine, heart-based approach to life planning that makes room for, and even embraces, chaos and interruption. Her intuitive approach for organizing accepts that there are times in our lives when we do not know the big picture and […]
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River Serene
April 30, 2014
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River Serene by Timothy Wenzel — Wenzel, who has played piano all his life, primarily makes his recordings with a synthesizer (including a sequencer and computer), and his albums feature a wide array of instrumental sounds, including piano, violin, cello, flute, harp, guitars, drums and percussion. His music has great appeal in the New Age […]
Voyage of The Troubadour
April 29, 2014
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Voyage of The Troubadour by Jack Gates — The CD is inspired by the music of Brazil, Afro-Cuban and jazz. Enjoy the sounds as Gates takes his music through the realms of sparse acoustic New Age-style guitar improvisations to the sounds of an upbeat rhythmic Latin jazz. You will make stops in-between on tunes featuring […]
Nocturnes
April 28, 2014
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Nocturnes by Dan Chadburn — Chadburn’s piano music explores the dreams, fears, mysteries and quiet serenity that can appear after dark. His music is entwined with other musicians playing English horn, French horn, violin and viola. This is beautiful music that will transport you to a place of comfort and peace. danchadburn.com Reprinted from […]
Types of magnesium supplements
April 27, 2014
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Types of magnesium supplements by Joanne Henning Tedesco — Studies show that up to 80 percent of Americans may be deficient in magnesium. So what do we do? Organic, green leafy vegetables like spinach and Swiss chard are excellent dietary sources of magnesium, as are some beans, nuts and seeds. Avocados are also a good […]
Using sound to eliminate pain
April 26, 2014
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Using sound to eliminate pain by Jill Mattson — Did you ever wonder why we instinctively groan or cry out when we are hurt, or scream when we are frightened? Or why the karate master lets out a yell before he strikes? Such exclamations are the body’s way of releasing pain, sadness, fear and anger. […]
Spiritual or spirituality?
April 25, 2014
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Spiritual or spirituality? by Sherry Anshara — What if being spiritual means being connected to your deepest level of consciousness? What if spirit and spirituality mean the actualized physical expression in which you experience an experience? According to the workshop “Wordology Is Your Biology,” the word “spirit” means you spear “it,” which means you get […]
Mimulus for courage
April 24, 2014
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Mimulus for courage by Linda Crider — Unlike most of his medical colleagues, Dr. Edward Bach perceived correlations between human personalities and the illnesses they manifested. Disillusioned with the medical practices of his day, Bach was prompted to create his 38 flower remedy system based on close examination of human behavior. In the early stages […]
Climate change may be shrinking avocados
April 23, 2014
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Climate change may be shrinking avocados by Mary Budinger — The food chain Chipotle Mexican Grill is keeping a close eye on its ability to continue serving guacamole dip due to increasing avocado prices as climate change affects availability. The company uses 97,000 pounds of avocados per day. “Food prices for a number of our key […]
Doctors in the dark about changes in drug safety
April 22, 2014
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Doctors in the dark about changes in drug safety by Mary Budinger — When drug companies have an important new warning about their products, they tell doctors about it in what is called a “Dear Healthcare Professional” letter. These letters inform doctors about serious risks of a medication and protocols to ensure the medication’s safe […]
Lessons from a vacation gone bad
April 21, 2014
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Lessons from a vacation gone bad by Debbie Williams — Imagine that you had planned the perfect vacation for you and yours. How would you deal with that vacation if it turned into a nightmare? My story is just that — how my perfect vacation turned into a nightmare because of a bug bite. Something […]
The trouble with tiny coffee cups
April 20, 2014
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The trouble with tiny coffee cups by Mary Budinger — Love those convenient single-serve cups of coffee or tea made with the new style of individual brewing machines, first launched by Keurig®? Well, think again. Turns out we threw away so many of those convenient single-serve packages last year that, if assembled like a daisy […]
New teeth in an hour
April 19, 2014
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New teeth in an hour by Dr. Nicholas Meyer — Perhaps you have seen the ads or have heard of someone who had this procedure. So, what is it? It is quite the miracle. Imagine, walking into a dental office and relatively soon thereafter walking out with a new set of teeth. Is it too […]
May 1, 2014
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